Mustering cattle,bush medicine,making beauty products from plants and learning about Country. At Seven Emu Station,Indigenous teenagers are learning new skills and keeping out of youth detention.
Kumanjayi Walker was shot dead by an NT police officer in 2019. The inquest into the teen’s death revealed racism within police ranks and the officer’s past use of force.
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.
Murderers Flat,Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay:Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.
Australia’s corporate watchdog has defended itself against claims its ban on credit purchases from a retail chain that targets remote Indigenous communities is having a “disastrous impact” on First Nations customers.
The Wamba Wemba people of north-west Victoria have become the first traditional owner group not recognised by the government to hold a seat on the First Peoples’ Assembly.
Registered sex offenders have signed up as members of Aboriginal meeting places that run cultural tours for children,raising community fears that abusers can get access to kids.
Major projects like the North East Link have altered the landscape while introduced species such as foxes,carp and deer continue to harm complex ecosystems.