Crisafulli told to ‘front up’ on Indigenous truth telling
The new Queensland Premier has been challenged to show his face in Aboriginal communities after ordering an immediate stop to Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry hearings.
Indigenous
One fringe group, two ministers hoodwinked
Indigenous land groups have alleged a heritage decision by Coalition minister Sussan Ley sparked ‘lateral violence’ and diminished their cultural authority, setting the path for the Blayney decision.
Crisafulli axes truth-telling inquiry, pumped hydro scheme
The new Queensland Premier has cancelled a landmark ‘truth-telling’ inquiry, as his newly elected LNP government immediately shuts down work on a mega pumped hydro project.
Land groups lash ‘bastardising’ culture
In their first public statements, the chief executive and chairperson of the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council have labelled Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek a ‘mission manager’.
Goldmine row sparks heritage law reform call
Heritage experts are pushing for a national forum on Indigenous cultural authority as NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils convene to discuss the Blayney goldmine decision.
‘Phoenixing’ mogul tied to mine block group
A controversial business operator is a director of a charity championed by the artist of a foundation with financial links to the Indigenous group associated with the Blayney goldmine ban.
Activists enlisted to help in mine ban
The controversial Environmental Defenders Office helped organise survey reviews of the Blayney mine site intended to torpedo the development.
‘Do-nothing ministers to face accountability hearings’
Victoria’s truth-telling body has threatened to haul Labor ministers before ‘accountability hearings’ for failing Indigenous people.
Jovi Boys turning Darwin suburb into ‘a war zone’
Violence on the streets of Darwin has escalated, as gang members armed with makeshift weapons cause mayhem, with video showing children as young as three hiding from the clashes.
Voice architect breaks ranks over referendum timing
Uluru Dialogue co-chair Megan Davis says the Albanese government did not give Australians enough time to be educated about the voice.
Indigenous rebels yell ‘cash’ a factor in Blayney mine process
A fringe Indigenous group responsible for toppling a billion-dollar gold mine wrote to Linda Burney accusing the local Aboriginal land council of seeking ‘financial support’ from miner Regis Resources and of ‘not consisting of traditional owners’.
‘This sends the message to green activists that criminal acts should be celebrated rather than condemned’
What do you call a Woodside-hating radical’s spray paint job over one of the nation’s greatest paintings by Frederick McCubbin? Vandalism? Criminal damage? The Western Australian Museum calls it history.
Lucashenko makes prize history
The highest-paying Australian literary prize has selected Melissa Lucashenko’s chronicle of Brisbane’s colonial conflicts as the recipient of its greatest honour.
Reverse truth-telling plan, mayors urge LNP
A Liberal National Party Queensland government will ignore the pleas of the state’s Indigenous mayors and shut down a landmark truth-telling and healing inquiry.
Thorpe rails against ‘colonial structures’ but has no issue with Chairman’s Lounge
Lidia Thorpe has racked up thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded interstate travel since entering parliament, and Peter Dutton says there is a ‘strong argument’ for her to resign after her tirade at King Charles.
A royal pain in the House: Rogue senator under fire from Indigenous leaders
Lidia Thorpe’s foul-mouthed protest in front of King Charles and Queen Camilla has reignited Indigenous Australia’s deep post-referendum divisions, with Marcia Langton saying she hopes the royal couple do not judge all Indigenous Australians by her actions.
Thorpe is a one-trick pony who craves shameless publicity over substance
The Victorian Indigenous senator’s predictable and embarrassing political stunts are all about boosting her profile rather than advancing causes she professes to fight for, all the while pocketing a taxpayer-funded salary of almost $260,000 from an institution she claims to rage against.
‘Oldest’ Pilbara Aboriginal site destroyed
The claims were challenged by another archaeologist, who labelled the 59,000 year estimate as “highly speculative”.
Pressure mounts on Plibersek to reverse goldmine ban
Crisis meeting called as NSW Premier weighs in on ‘bee dreaming’ drama, saying the Blayney goldmine site’s cultural heritage had already been properly assessed.
Land council behind biggest native deal caught spying on rivals
WATCH | A video shows how South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council was spying on the emails of rival corporations despite receiving $2m in federal funding this year.
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