Police speech stuns descendants gathered at site of outback mass killing
By Erin Parke
Ronnie's great-grandfather collected bones and teeth from an outback creek bed. Now police say they're 'not proud' of what occurred.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-21/forest-river-massacre-families-return/106778146
#History #RegionalCommunities #IndigenousAustralians #LawCrimeandJustice #IndigenousPolicy #ErinParke
The immersive Indigenous language class where English is left at the door
By Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick
After learning from Native American Yuchi families, Pertame elders and young mothers in Alice Springs are raising babies in a total immersion Language Nest and hope to extend the model into primary school.
#AboriginalLanguage #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousAustralians #ChrisMurrkaranyFitzpatrick
Qld minister tight-lipped about 'Project Invisibility' Indigenous sackings
By Ellen Fanning and Kenji Sato
Under the direction of Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek, eight Indigenous directors have disappeared from the boards of south-east Queensland's cultural institutions.
#IndigenousAustralians #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CulturalPolicy #EllenFanning #KenjiSato
NT government extends town camp alcohol bans
By Matt Garrick
The NT government is extending alcohol bans in town camps beyond 2027, in a move welcomed by the health sector as a win for community safety.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/nt-government-extends-town-camp-alcohol-bans/106817950
#Government #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #MattGarrick
Pauline Hanson says she ‘had to have a conversation’ about immigration and the Aboriginal flag with new Farrer MP
By Tory Shepherd
David Farley was told One Nation’s policy was to fly only the Australian flag, party leader tells conference
#OneNation #PaulineHanson #Australianpolitics #Australianimmigrationandasylum #IndigenousAustralians #Farrerbyelection2026 #Australianews #ToryShepherd
Mental health concerns raised weeks before Aubrey Donahue's death, inquest hears
By Rosanne Maloney
The inquest heard Mr Donahue's mother had shared concerns about his mental health in the weeks leading up to his death.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/aubrey-donahue-inquest/106815338
#PoliceSieges #Police #DeathandDying #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #MentalHealth #RosanneMaloney
Racism hindered NSW police investigation into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines, inquest found
By Australian Associated Press
Coroner overturned initial police finding of suicide, saying their investigation was ‘deeply flawed, superficial and inadequate from the outset’
#IndigenousAustralians #NewSouthWales #Australianews #Australianpoliceandpolicing #AustralianAssociatedPress
Rheumatic heart disease continues to rise in outback community
By Tim Little
Years after losing his sister to a preventable disease, a grieving Gulf of Carpentaria man is demanding urgent action to address a disease found almost exclusively in remote, Indigenous communities.
#IndigenousAustralians #PublicHealth #RuralandRemoteCommunities #TimLittle
Inquest finds 'no breakthrough' in mysterious death of Indigenous teen
By James Paras and Max Tillman
The death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines, whose body was discovered on railway tracks in northern NSW in 1988, remains a mystery despite a coronial inquest that stretched over 24 days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/mark-haines-inquest-findings/106807142
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