Indigenous Policy

How best to address inequality experienced by Indigenous people is again front and centre for politicians, after a long post-Voice referendum hiatus.

Thousands of Australians who collectively lost millions of dollars to failed funeral insurer Youpla could now get some of their money back, under a newly announced government scheme.

An Aboriginal corporation in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek is facing allegations it misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funding. 

The commission also that found that if governments continue to put money towards programs that don't align with what the community is saying will work, then governments will continue to allocate public money ineffectively.

Anthony Albanese has denied his government has failed to outline a way forward on Indigenous policy following last year's unsuccessful Voice referendum.

The late Lowitja O'Donoghue is being remembered for her trailblazing spirit, with leaders acknowledging she changed Australia's relationship with Indigenous affairs.

A relationship that's built on mutual respect between Australian soldiers, US Marines and traditional owners is empowering the people of Timber Creek and ensuring the protection of their cultural history.

Prominent leaders have united in sympathy to pay their respects to one of the nation's most acclaimed and admired Indigenous leaders, Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this story includes images of an Indigenous person who has died.

The independent review will first assess how the ACT has acted on previous recommendations and then offer practical measures to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates. 

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this story includes images of an Indigenous person who has died. Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, who fought endlessly for the rights of her people, has died aged 91.

They have pledged to bring back a version of the controversial scheme if they win the next federal election, suggesting there have been "devastating consequences" since it was scrapped.

The Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO says she had no choice but to employ her close family members in additional youth worker roles amid ongoing welfare dependency, feuding, and substance abuse in the East Kimberley.

Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

The Queensland government has announced it's to increase the graduate salaries of child safety officers as experts say heavy caseloads and a lack of staff are creating delays in response times.

The Victorian opposition says concerns over the state's cultural heritage laws are behind its decision to retract its support for a state-based treaty.

Seven months out from an NT election, Labor's promise to persevere with a treaty sets up a definitive alternative to the CLP. But can either party deliver on their pledges?

Elderly people in a remote Western Desert community missed out on medication and healthcare because of the actions of a "few kids", community leader Devon Cuimara says.

In Alice Springs, addiction has a stranglehold. But a group of local Aboriginal men are hoping to break cycles, one conversation at a time.

The veteran actor says filming the final season of Total Control, while debate on the Voice raged, put a "razor-sharp focus" on the message of the show, which in its final season features the country's first Indigenous prime minister.

The director of liquor licensing issues a show cause notice to liquor retailers in Broome and Derby to provide reasons why they should not implement the stringent new restrictions from February 23.

Questions remain about how an Indigenous corporation in the Kimberley employed multiple close family members to work in the much-vaunted Target 120 program. Local leaders want the state to take a closer look.

An Indigenous corporation in the Kimberley is under pressure to explain how multiple close family members of a Target 120 manager were employed in the program.

The Koya Aboriginal Corporation says its staff have been left with little certainty about whether they'll have jobs to return to in the new year. It says their experience is a direct example of why Closing the Gap targets are slipping.

The incorrect attribution has upset the local Barngarla people, who say the wording looked like "a cut and paste job'" with little cultural consultation.

The Department of Communities says it never had any intention of evicting 74-year-old Melba Munmurrie from public housing in Coolgardie, despite telling her she would be evicted on Wednesday.