Indigenous Australians

Conflict over Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws

Conflict over Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws

The Wire

Backlash against Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws has caused the state government to amend the legislation, in favour of...

First Nations people are descending on Alice Springs due to rural medical crisis

First Nations people are descending on Alice Springs due to rural medical crisis

The Wire

In Alice Springs, a local elder says the town is coming under ever increasing pressure because there has been a...

Indigenous Custody Deaths Remain High

Indigenous Custody Deaths Remain High

The Wire

Thirty-one years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Indigenous fatalities remain alarmingly high.Findings from the Australian Institute...

Closing the Gap shows mixed progress across 18 targets

Closing the Gap shows mixed progress across 18 targets

The Wire

The recently released Closing the Gap report of 2022 reveals that out of 18 targets, four targets are on track,...

Australian incarceration rates continue to rise

Australian incarceration rates continue to rise

The Wire

Australian incarcerations rates have more than doubled since 1985, with indigenous Australians bearing the brunt of the rising trend.According to...

Concerns WA precinct laws unfairly target Indigenous people

Concerns WA precinct laws unfairly target Indigenous people

The Wire

Numerous Indigenous organisations fear that newly proposed precinct laws in Western Australia will disproportionately affect Indigenous people.The Protected Entertainment Precinct...

Indigeneity not always equal to citizenship

Indigeneity not always equal to citizenship

The Wire

Indigenous non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia, ending the former Coalition government’s attempt to...
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