Indigenous Policy

It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month. WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died, which have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing.

A young Indigenous artist will have her work circulated in wallets around the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

Victoria's first-of-its-kind treaty body has launched an official negotiations database, marking the state's first step on its nation-leading historic journey towards treaty.

Uluru Dialogues chair Pat Anderson has urged the government not to use the defeated referendum as a reason to stall work on other areas of Indigenous policy, arguing the Voice was a specific answer to a specific question.

After years awaiting compensation, Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation has called for an inquiry into the lucrative Solomon Hub iron ore mine claiming the it operates "below the current standard of industry regulation".

A woman whose great-grandmother refused to give up on better access to education says acknowledgement of her family's NSW south coast "healing place" has brought a sense of justice.

Victoria's health minister has described the treatment of an Aboriginal woman who self-discharged from hospital as "shocking", while government data shows an increase in the number of First Peoples leaving hospitals against medical advice

Aboriginal language experts say the survival and preservation of Indigenous languages needs to be treated as importantly as art and storytelling.

A trailblazer from the remote Northern Territory, Dr Gondarra was known as a straight-talking spiritual and cultural leader who never lost sight of his quest for equality.

Parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula are elevated to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list, but experts warn what many regard a coup, could be a double-edged sword.

Indigenous elders say a landmark native title claim in heavily urbanised and tourist destinations of south-east Queensland will not change the way people enjoy or live in the area.

The determination marks the first occasion on Australia's east coast where native title has been recognised in a heavily urbanised area.

One photojournalist follows the lives of Warumungu traditional owners in Jurnkkurakurr (Tennant Creek) as they detail their ambitious way out of a centuries-long housing crisis.

For three decades, hundreds of notebooks filled with detailed descriptions of sacred Indigenous practices were locked away in a museum's archives. Now, Ngadjuri man Vincent Copley Junior hopes to finally have access to his great-grandfather's history.

Yothu Yindi leader Witiyana Marika says he will "keep on dancing" for a treaty as thousands gather at weekend to celebrate Indigenous culture at Barunga Festival.  

An advisory body of six people is tasked with providing a "rapid review" into "best-practice prevention approaches" when it comes to domestic violence against women and children.

South Australia's Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People says First Nations children's rights are being "trampled on" by what she describes as a "institutionally racist" child protection system.

As Australia marks its first Reconciliation Week since voting no to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, young First Nations people and advocates for change say they are still hopeful the country can heal, but that truth-telling will be key.

Early education can have a huge impact on a child's path in life, but some kids are missing out. These experts say that needs to change, and they know how to do it.

Aboriginal suicides in hospitals and anger over Victoria's efforts to Close the Gap are raised as the Yoorrook Justice Commission begins its new inquiry into health, housing and education.

In the first Reconciliation Week since the defeat of the Voice to Parliament, the inability of our national discourse to reflect on its significance is stunning. It is, again, Indigenous people who have quietly been doing the heavy lifting on what should come next.

In the Kimberley town of Halls Creek, advocates and frontline workers say family violence is a huge problem and more must be done to stop the normalisation of harmful and destructive behaviour.

Alanah Scholes is a Gamilaroi Dunghutti mum trying to give her kids the best start to life but she's having to make tough choices as the cost-of-living bites.

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.

It is an area servicing one of the fastest-growing Indigenous populations in the country. But in Dandenong, in Melbourne's south-east, a vital centre for Aboriginal health is falling apart.