Giovanni Torre and Dechlan Brennan, National Indigenous Times reported this story on 5th February 2026. The 31-year-old man alleged to have carried out the attempted bombing attack on the Invasion Day rally in Boorloo / Perth on January 26 has… Read More »Suspect in January 26 attack charged with terrorism
A joint media release on 18 November 2025: A historic meeting between ACT Cabinet Ministers and the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body (ATSIEB) marks a turning point in Closing the Gap. The ACT Government and the ACT… Read More »Turning Point in Closing the Gap
Article by Bronte Charles. Source: NITV. The Statewide Treaty Bill – supported by Labor, the Greens and crossbench MPs – passed the upper house on Thursday, paving the way for Treaty to commence before year’s end. Victoria has made history… Read More »Victoria makes history as Treaty legislation passes Parliament
This article, by Parry Agius, was published in National Indigenous Times on 26 September 2025. For ten years, South Australia’s Aboriginal procurement policy has been treated as optional. Plans have been drafted, policies softened, targets overlooked. The result? A lost… Read More »From policy to law: Why Aboriginal business needs 25 per cent legislated, not promised
More than 300 delegates representing 150 Traditional Owner bodies from across the continent and the Torres Strait met from 15 to 17 September 2025, at The National Gathering in Port Douglas. Delegates explored the need for a national representative body,… Read More »The National Gathering
David Prestipino and Dechlan Brennan report in The Indigenous Business Review on August 18, 2025. A federal audit has found that the majority of large Commonwealth contracts designed to support Indigenous employment and enterprise have failed to comply with core requirements of… Read More »Audit finds most federal Indigenous contracts breach employment rules
Report by Dechlan Brennan in NIT on 15 August. Victoria is edging closer to finalising Australia’s first statewide Treaty, a landmark agreement which would formally recognise and embed shared decision-making with First Peoples. After years of consultation, community engagement and… Read More »Landmark Victorian Treaty close to finalisation
Nick Place, Journalist, Institute of Community Directors Australia writes: Work to secure Australia’s first Treaty with First Nations peoples is gathering pace with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria inviting potential allies to two online briefings. The Victorian government hopes… Read More »Victorian Treaty push gathers pace with call for allies
UNESCO has voted to include the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, home to the world’s greatest collection of ancient rock art, on the World Heritage List. The bid for the listing was driven by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation and supported by the… Read More »UNESCO includes Murujuga Cultural Landscape on World Heritage List
Croakey’s final report from the conference sums up the 4th Biennial International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference held on Kaurna Country in Adelaide in June. Associate Professor Danielle Manton weaves together conference themes and highlights, to put a focus on… Read More »Writing Indigenous Futures – “boldly”, “fearlessly”, “together”