Indigenous News

Yowies playmaker Kyle Laybutt kicks a mammoth field goal to seal victory in the men's final, while the Yowies women keep a clean sheet in their grand final.

Health workers say new data showing hepatitis B cases have almost tripled in the NT reflects better access to care, with the territory also leading the nation in reducing mortality rates.

Around 600 people attend a justice march for Kaiden Morgan-Johnston, who died after he was allegedly stabbed while walking to a friend's house in Morwell.

The South West Aboriginal Medical Service has expelled several of its members who it has accused of sowing community division.

A scientist who quit a major study on WA rock art is accusing the government of downplaying findings linking damage to heavy industry. 

The family of an Indigenous man who died in prison says an apology from Corrective Services NSW has come "too little, too late". 

Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.

A community group in an outback town is fighting high prices to offer more affordable food, clothing, and other essentials that were previously only available hundreds of kilometres away.

Friends and family have gathered in Victoria's east to remember the life of a beloved young man who died in an alleged attack on the weekend.

The cost-of-living crisis means fresh produce is more expensive for all Australians, but residents in some remote WA towns are paying up to triple for some items compared to city prices. 

Justin Welsh says joining the Moorambilla Voices children's choir helped steer him away from the challenges that face many young men in small country towns.

The federal environment minister was advised pollution from Woodside's Karratha Gas Plant may be causing irreversible changes to ancient rock art, before granting the company a 40-year extension with strict conditions.

A class action on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people alleges a Commonwealth Work for the Dole scheme was tougher on remote participants than on jobseekers in cities.

Many Aboriginal people in Tennant Creek live in overcrowded makeshift shelters with no running water or electricity as they wait up to a decade for a home. But experts say the social housing being built is not safe for today's climate, let alone the future.

The family of vanished Yolŋu leader Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda is calling on the Northern Territory coroner to pursue an ABC investigation's lead on his mysterious disappearance.

More First Nations remains are being returned to Australia from international institutions, but these Woppaburra men say laying them to rest on country can prove a fresh challenge.

Jaz Fusi has been passionate about learning Paakantyi language for most of her life. Now, she teaches it to her local school's teachers and is eager to see other kids do the same.

A coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal woman in custody will be free to assess police actions, after a legal challenge by police was dismissed.

A shortage of foster carers in regional WA is pushing vulnerable children, especially First Nations kids, thousands of kilometres from their families, culture and country. 

The debate over Santos's Narrabri gas project reignites, with traditional owners condemning 'disgraceful' comments made by two state premiers.

Andrea James will take the helm of Australia's oldest Indigenous theatre company Ilbijerri, as outgoing artistic director Rachael Maza steps back after almost 18 years.

An Indigenous high school student's essay on the Anzac Day heckling of an Indigenous elder by far-right supremacists has earned her a nationally recognised award.  

Health providers in outback Queensland are taking a light-hearted approach to promoting safe sex, as new data shows sexually transmitted infections are on the rise.

The Purnim Bears were supposed to be the feel-good story of country football — a team uniting black and white communities. But their 1987 grand final was so violent it ended with their expulsion.

The autopsy into the Aboriginal man's death in custody in Alice Springs has been completed, with the police brief of evidence handed to prosecutors to determine whether any charges should be laid.