Global health leaders sign 2040 declaration to end rheumatic heart disease
In the lead-up to running her first marathon in 2019, Cecilia Johns received some “shocking” news. She had…
Aboriginal-owned water testing lab opens, showing ‘science can thrive’ in regions
Australia’s first Indigenous-owned water testing lab has opened, empowering more traditional owners to work on sea country and…
Scrapping Victoria’s Treaty would be a ‘devastating’ setback, Aboriginal leaders say
Victorian Indigenous leaders have accused Opposition Leader Jess Wilson of using Treaty as a “political football”, warning decades…
Amid national ice crisis, Aboriginal community rehabilitation centres are fighting back
Kane Wandin’s withdrawn demeanour shifts when asked if he has a favourite tattoo. The 26-year-old pulls back the…
Foxes, feral cats spotted in first camera survey of Malupirti springs
About three hours’ drive inland from the coastal Kimberley community of Bidydanga, the sacred freshwater spring sites of…
Most prisoners have mental illness
Rachel Mealey: There are fresh calls for specialised help for prisoners after more grim statistics showing most have…
Impact of colonisation on First Nations people far greater than previous estimates, research finds
Australia’s Indigenous population was up to seven times larger before colonisation than previously estimated, but was devastated following…
Campaign to uncover new details about Monique Clubb’s disappearance
Monique Clubb was the quintessential older sister, a strong person with a heart of gold. “She always stuck…
Empty chairs spoke loudest, months into racism inquiry testimony
A family who are alive only because a bomb that landed at their feet didn’t explode. An Olympian…
Musicians and health workers ‘draw a line’ on tobacco industry with award-nominated song Voices of Resistance
Sara’s baby is crying. She can hear him where she stands outside, but she can’t go to him…
Victoria Police investigating alleged assault at Camp Sovereignty
Activists from Melbourne’s Camp Sovereignty say they have been deeply traumatised after a member of their group was…
In a remote Aboriginal community, a boy asked a question no child should
In the tiny community of Baniyala in East Arnhem Land, I sat next to a 13-year-old boy on…