‘It’s given us hope’:The Indigenous clan that finally has a seat at the table

‘It’s given us hope’:The Indigenous clan that finally has a seat at the table

The Wamba Wemba people of north-west Victoria have become the first traditional owner group not recognised by the government to hold a seat on the First Peoples’ Assembly.

  • byJack Latimore

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‘Backwards and archaic’:Victoria ditches plans to give children presumption of bail

‘Backwards and archaic’:Victoria ditches plans to give children presumption of bail

The government has been accused of betraying Aboriginal youths and walking away from its commitments after dropping the plans.

  • byRachel Eddie
State stands by plan to raise age of criminal responsibility

State stands by plan to raise age of criminal responsibility

The Victorian government vows to press ahead with plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027 despite renewed police and opposition concerns.

  • byRachel Eddie
Image of cable-tied kids shocks,but sadly we’ve been here before
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Image of cable-tied kids shocks,but sadly we’ve been here before

The video has shocked Australia – small Aboriginal children sobbing,hands bound with cable ties as relatives hurl abuse at a strident white man.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHeather McNeill
Calls for Victoria to return remains of nearly 2000 Indigenous people to community
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Calls for Victoria to return remains of nearly 2000 Indigenous people to community

Leaked figures reveal 1834 ancestral remains of Indigenous people are being held by the Victorian government.

  • byJack Latimore
Prisoner performed surgery on his own toe due to lack of medical care

Prisoner performed surgery on his own toe due to lack of medical care

A report from the Victorian Ombudsman has found Indigenous prisoners in the state’s jails have not been able to get proper medical care.

  • byBroede Carmody
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‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’:Inside the Kumanjayi Walker inquest

‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’:Inside the Kumanjayi Walker inquest

The 2019 death of a young Aboriginal man in the Northern Territory has uncovered an alarming policing culture.

  • byJack Latimore
Police officer charged after allegedly hitting,killing Jai Wright

Police officer charged after allegedly hitting,killing Jai Wright

A NSW police officer who drove an unmarked police car that allegedly hit and killed the Indigenous teenager has been charged with his death.

  • byLaura Banks andAnthony Segaert
Special administrator clears Bunurong sites officer

Special administrator clears Bunurong sites officer

An independent review of a former cultural heritage manager found no evidence of any criminal conduct.

  • byJack Latimore
Anniversary of stolen generations apology brings mixed feelings

Anniversary of stolen generations apology brings mixed feelings

The significance of this year’s commemoration is heavily loaded after the landslide referendum defeat,with questions about whether it should be remembered as an annual event.

  • byJack Latimore
Captain Cook set for St Kilda return after council vote down proposed relocation

Captain Cook set for St Kilda return after council vote down proposed relocation

Captain Cook statue likely to return to St Kilda foreshore after council vote to continue with proposed resurrection.

  • byAlex Crowe andLachlan Abbott