ExclusiveIndigenousResearchers have discovered Aboriginal breast cancer patients are twice as likely to develop the most aggressive cancer type, prompting WA to expand life-saving telechemotherapy services.
EXCLUSIVEIndigenousWA Premier Roger Cook has been desperately pushing to get a ferry to Matilda Bay in his capital’s illustrious Golden Triangle – home to industry titans like Kerry Stokes and Gina Rinehart – and open up a ferry system to rival Sydney’s across the Swan.
InquirerInquirerAlmost a decade before Tanya Plibersek’s decision on the Blayney goldmine, an anthropologist’s report raised what critics see as red flags about a dissident Indigenous group’s growing authority.
Mining battleIndigenousOpponents of the scuttled $1bn Blayney goldmine say the project’s developer was not denied procedural fairness over claims that a rival Indigenous group had solicited ‘financial support’.
Heritage feudIndigenousGovernment lawyers have argued the former environment minister should not be bound to her public statements about blocking a gold mine with an Indigenous heritage protection order.
A judge’s decision to redact his own reasoning five times while blocking a goldmine based on disputed Aboriginal beliefs has created an impossible paradox for public confidence.
reportIndigenousDespite decades of reform efforts since the landmark Royal Commission, Indigenous deaths in custody have hit a devastating 34-year high with 33 recorded fatalities.
Court challengeIndigenousA court has heard explosive claims that Tanya Plibersek ‘strapped up’ her reasons for blocking a billion-dollar mine using a blue banded bee Dreaming story submitted at the last minute.
ExclusiveIndigenousGovernment lawyers fighting for a secrecy order in a review of a mine decision have rocked the confidence of resource companies, the Mineral Council says.
Land access rowNationParks Victoria has targeted Australia’s most vocal public land access advocate with a police complaint with no apparent evidence that the accused was anywhere near the alleged crime.
Actions and inactionsIndigenousVictorian Premier Jacinta Allan has delivered a sweeping formal apology to Aboriginal people in parliament, saying sorry 14 times for historical wrongs while the Coalition made a separate apology.
Federal CourtIndigenousFederal Court judge has imposed extraordinary suppression orders burying key evidence from Tanya Plibersek’s $1bn gold mine decision for up to 30 years.
ExclusiveNationCanadian First Nations leaders have visited the Pilbara to learn tactics from anti-Woodside campaigners as they prepare their own battle against the energy giant’s growth plans.
Death in custodyIndigenousA coroner has made 15 adverse findings against the WA Labor government over teenager Cleveland Dodd’s lonely death after 87 days of solitary confinement.
ExclusiveIndigenousGovernment lawyers have secured an ‘extraordinary’ 30-year suppression order burying evidence behind Tanya Plibersek’s decision to block a $1bn gold mine until 2055.
IndigenousIndigenousCoalition attacks Albanese government’s $1m spending on ‘yarning circles; while key Indigenous targets worsen, demanding evidence-based programs replace cultural training initiatives.
exclusiveNationVincent Tarzia’s leadership faces fresh scrutiny as the South Australian Liberals fail to agree on promising to scrap the state’s Indigenous voice for the March state election.
ExclusiveNationA gap in data is a problem for bipartisan agreement on Indigenous disadvantage, according to report about the risks and opportunities for AI to improve their health and wellbeing.
exclusiveNationAn extraordinary alliance between Aboriginal women and pioneer descendants has emerged to challenge a brewery development on what they say is sacred ground.
‘suicidal empathy’InquirerIndigenous kids are retaining the worst of their own cultures and learning the worst of ours – and it’s hurting everyone.
Education programIndigenousFormer AFL coach Gerard Neesham says we’re fooling ourselves if we don’t confront the reality of Indigenous kids exiting school far too early.
ExclusiveIndigenousA groundbreaking Indigenous education model has caught the attention of African community leaders seeking solutions for disadvantaged refugee families.
Under our plan, by the middle of this century, a child born in Cape York will have the same chance of finishing school, getting a job, buying a home and raising a family in security and pride as other Australian children.
Fiona Jose
As national Indigenous programs face setbacks, Cape York’s unique welfare model has quietly achieved extraordinary results that could reshape Australian social policy.
EXCLUSIVEIndigenousNoel Pearson’s Cape York Partnership has embarked on a major reboot of Indigenous politics and unveiled a post-welfare vision for the ‘bottom million’ Australians, no matter their race.
unseen letterIndigenousThe UN warned Australia that Western Australia’s Aboriginal heritage laws could violate Indigenous human rights, a previously unseen letter reveals.
exclusiveIndigenousThe discovery of 38,519 Aboriginal stone objects in the footprint of the Snowy 2.0 project has been hailed a win for archaeology. Ngarigo people say it marks a loss for them.
YipirinyaIndigenousStaff at an Indigenous community school in Alice Springs are urging the Northern Territory and federal governments to provide emergency funding to ‘Save Yipirinya’.
IndigenousIndigenousAustralia’s first formal treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed into law.
ExclusiveIndigenousCape York children thrive on the opportunities that come from student retention and supportive mentoring and the proof is laid out in a new report.
