Indigenous News

After winning $215,000, Ali Cobby Eckermann took time off from writing. Now her new book She Is the Earth has won the top prize at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Despite a government spotlight on juvenile crime in WA's Kimberley region, youth crime prevention programs like Together We Ride are struggling to continue due to a lack of steady funding. 

The $78 million Barkly Regional Deal sparked hopes of change for the troubled town of Tennant Creek. But many locals say there's been little progress in the years since its announcement, at the same time as conditions have worsened.

Kevin Waters is the last surviving Gomeroi man born at the Old Toomelah Aboriginal mission near the NSW-Queensland border. His life's purpose now is to ensure his family remains connected to a culture they were once forced to forget.

Kangaroos have joeys and dingoes have pups, but what do you call a baby platypus? If you think "puggle", think again.

With plans for Port Lincoln to employ more positive role models for Aboriginal kids, and continue a night bus that makes sure young people arrive home safely after dark, there's a thought among elders that positive change is happening. 

A statue of divisive colonial-era figure William Crowther has stood in central Hobart since 1889, that was until one night this week when it was toppled. Video has surfaced showing people carrying out the act.

Since it was established in 2022, Indigenous crisis line 13YARN has fielded 50,000 calls for help from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country.

In the 1860s, there was a "loathsome" rush to collect the bones of Aboriginal Tasmanians. It sparked a shameful saga, centring on unsuspecting Aboriginal man William Lanne, and aspiring politician William Crowther. It echoes to this day – culminating in the toppling of a statue in Hobart.

The Atyenhenge Atherre Aboriginal Corporation's alternative engagement program rewards students who go to and behave well at school by letting them participate in learning activities outside of the classroom.

Blending traditional Indigenous techniques with cutting-edge production methods, Renee Henderson creates stunning designs inspired by Aboriginal art and culture.

Canadian company Agnico Eagle has signed an agreement with traditional owner group Djaara to compensate First Nations people for gold mined at the Central Victorian-based Fosterville Gold Mine.

Adelaide's planned Tarrkarri Centre for First Nations Cultures is dealt a further blow, with a request for more federal government funding expected to be knocked back.

Koolyn Briggs is training to run the New York Marathon. But his lifestyle hasn't always been this healthy. Just eight years ago the Melbourne electrician weighed 130 kilograms, didn't exercise or eat healthy, and drank too much alcohol. 

Across Australia there's angst about youth crime, but what do the kids involved think about it? Reporter Erin Parke travelled to the desert to see first hand the hard work and emotional moments involved with trying to "divert" vulnerable kids away from bad behaviour.

Koorinya Moreton wants other Indigenous athletes to follow in her footsteps and tackle the gruelling sport of Ironman Triathlon.

It took four people months to draw Archie Moore's enormous family tree – but it'll all be erased soon.

A tiny Aboriginal community and former mission town in South Australia launches jobs and dreams as a rocket site, but one elder is concerned the burgeoning industry could destroy significant sites and dreaming stories.

The $12 million Red Centre Adventure Ride near Alice Springs is a "dead duck" due to years of failed negotiations between the NT government and traditional owners of the land. 

In the shadow of Uluru, an unprecedented football carnival was quietly held for young First Nations women from remote communities. More than sport was at play.

The Australian Book Industry Awards recognise the talented authors and publishers behind the books that generated the most buzz in the last 12 months.

The Northern Territory government has confirmed it's pulling funding from three youth hubs in Alice Springs town camps. 

Victoria Police's chief commissioner has announced 79 actions to achieve better outcomes for Aboriginal people, as part of the force's response to the state's truth-telling inquiry. 

Traditional owners and custodians have welcomed a High Court decision finding Parks Australia can be held criminally liable for allegedly violating a sacred site in Kakadu, saying it will set a precedent for future cases.

A Broome magistrate says WA's child protection system is ill-equipped to deal with vulnerable children, as he hands down a teen's sentence in court.