Latest news: Indigenous Australians

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 20 times more likely to be in prison in the ACT than non-Indigenous people.

Federal and territory governments are expected to receive a report on potential measures to reduce crime in Alice Springs, pledging to take action.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are overrepresented in child protection and youth justice systems.

Supporters and sceptics of the voice are turning to young Australians with a key coalition figure the latest to raise questions about the ambitious reform.

First Nations Australians must be given access to the power and potential of genomics and the health benefits it delivers, a leading health researcher from The Australian National University (ANU) says.

Indigenous advocate Natalie Brown has been appointed as the Chair of the Our Booris, Our Way Implementation Oversight Committee.

A new, independent Commissioner will be established in the ACT next year to advocate for Indigenous children and young people.

The Sista 2 Sista: Hear Our Voices forum on Tuesday 15 November is an Indigenous women’s advocacy event on family violence, demonstrating that “Blak (sic) women’s lives matter”.

Thousands have gathered across Australia to protest the alleged murder of 15-year-old Indigenous boy Cassius Turvey.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described the alleged murder of Perth teenager Cassius Turvey as heartbreaking as a police investigation continues.

Steps are underway to improve the diagnosis rate of Indigenous Australians living with rare genetic disorders. The Garvan Institute of Medical Research has partnered with ANU’s National Centre for Indigenous Genomics (NCIG) in creating a database that aims to house an accurate representation of the rich genetic make-up of our First Nation People.

The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate program will hold three signup days in the ACT so Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can apply for and receive their birth certificate. Children who were not...

Four objects from the Warumungu people will be returned from a New Zealand museum to country in the Northern Territory. 

Groups have gathered across Australia on the Queen's National Day of Mourning to protest colonisation and demand the monarchy be abolished.

Coming to Canberra next week, the team from Our Yarning Collection travel across Australia holding workshops to help First Nations People tell their stories.

The Papunya Tula Artists' Gallery in Alice Springs is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with the opening of a new exhibition.