Indigenous News

Daily runs around Burringurrah's dusty oval have helped build trust between the remote community's children and its small detachment of police.

One clear, bold vision and thousands of hours of specialised, meticulous work have resulted in Welcome to Country, a groundbreaking tapestry soon to go on show in Melbourne's west.

Discussions will get underway in the coming months with New South Wales Aboriginal communities across the state being asked: do they want a treaty?

The atmosphere outside the NT parliament was heavy with emotion on Wednesday night when hundreds of mourners gathered to call for change after Kumanjayi White's death in police custody in Alice Springs last week.

Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has called for the Australian Federal Police to step in and "take over" a criminal investigation into the death in custody of Kumanjayi White in Alice Springs last week.

Senior Rirratjiŋu elder M Marika, who devoted his life to protecting the natural environment and his people, has died at 64 years old in north-east Arnhem Land.

Mirning choreographer Frances Rings and Goolarrgon Bard artist Darrell Sibosado collaborate on Bangarra Dance Theatre's new production.

The bill passed in the upper house during a late-night sitting on Tuesday, after securing enough support from the state's crossbench.

The grandfather of a 24-year-old Aboriginal man who died in police custody in Alice Springs last week has renewed his demands for CCTV vision and an independent probe into the death.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has ruled out an independent investigation into the death in custody of an Aboriginal man in Alice Springs last week.

Many in the remote iron ore mining town of Pannawonica call it the Panna Hill, but Robe River Kuruma people know it as Parlapuni.

More than a century after his real name was written out of history, a chance encounter and a lucky find at a rubbish tip restore a soldier's true identity and return him to his family.

Former Alice Springs Coles worker Gene Hill says it was clear an Aboriginal man who died in police custody at the supermarket last week had a disability and needed extra support.

When Kelly Anderson suddenly lost her daughter, she became depressed and rapidly gained weight. A community exercise program helped turn her life around.

Twenty-five years ago hundreds of thousands walked for reconciliation. This community is keeping their spirit alive.

Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura traditional owners say an agreement with the mining giant, five years on from the Juukan Gorge disaster, marks a new start in what has been a historically tense relationship.

The long-awaited coronial findings into the 2019 death in custody of Aboriginal man Kumanjayi Walker will be delayed by a month, after the death of another Warlpiri man in Alice Springs last week.

The over-representation of Indigenous people in Australia's jails is at the centre of a new and powerful art exhibition at Melbourne's Heide Museum of Modern Art. Its curator says it's a "call to action".

In the Top End, cataracts often go untreated for years, becoming dense and leathery. A roving surgery team is tackling the backlog and restoring sight to remote Indigenous patients.

New post-election research demonstrates the Coalition is losing its long-held advantage in a key area.

The 24-year-old Yuendumu man died last week after being restrained by police officers on a supermarket floor following an altercation.

When he went to rehab, Denzel Coyne learnt how to carve artefacts such as spears and shields. It would change his direction in life.

In the shadow of the Kumanjayi Walker inquest, a number of similarities with this week's death in Alice Springs stand out — and not just the fact both men came from the same remote community.

Derek Councillor was leading a tour group along the banks of the Greenough River, east of Geraldton, when he found the statue sacred to Naaguja traditional owners smashed to pieces.

The Anthem of the Desert Pea echoed through the halls of parliament, sung by 1,000 voices determined for change.