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

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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
This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJack Latimore
The Coalition says cultural heritage rules are ‘unworkable’. But it once claimed credit for them
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The Coalition says cultural heritage rules are ‘unworkable’. But it once claimed credit for them

The “strict” criteria in the Aboriginal cultural heritage management legislation that apparently spurred the Victorian Coalition into withdrawing its support for a treaty appears to be largely the result of efforts by a previous Coalition government.

  • byJack Latimore
Indigenous leaders on where to next after Voice blow

Indigenous leaders on where to next after Voice blow

After a bruising referendum,Aboriginal political leaders share their views on what the Albanese government needs to prioritise in 2024 and beyond.

  • byJack Latimore
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I’m an Aboriginal doctor. Don’t change Australia Day on my behalf

I’m an Aboriginal doctor. Don’t change Australia Day on my behalf

There is growing discomfort with January 26 as our national day,but there is power in discomfort. Let’s use it to confront Australia’s identity crisis.

  • byJordan Cory
WA women’s prisons to stub out smoking
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WA women’s prisons to stub out smoking

About 82 per cent of WA prisoners are smokers,compared to about 11 per cent in the broader community,and tobacco products are by far their most-bought items.

  • byHamish Hastie
Just when you thought he’d given up,Albanese surprises on Indigenous empowerment
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Just when you thought he’d given up,Albanese surprises on Indigenous empowerment

Making 99-year leases available on all native title land would be a historic step towards closing the gap.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Emotional traditional owners see 150-year-old artefact for the first time

Emotional traditional owners see 150-year-old artefact for the first time

A rarely seen smoked bark etching dating back to the 1800s has been briefly displayed as part of a bid to secure Commonwealth heritage protection for Victoria’s largest inland saltwater lake.

  • byJack Latimore
Judge refuses to send 17-year-old to ‘horrendous’ Perth prison

Judge refuses to send 17-year-old to ‘horrendous’ Perth prison

A 17-year-old Perth boy was released from custody for Christmas despite a serious crime spree,the judge calling the unit he would go to a “barbaric dungeon”.

  • byEmma Young