'Australia must sign a treaty with its First People'

Aboriginal activist Lidia Thorpe says a treaty is the only way to bring closure to Australia, which is after all, a settler-colonial project

Indigenous islanders complain against Canberra over climate change

The residents of the islands located in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea say the Australian government is not doing enough to …

Water in northern Australia: a history of Aboriginal exclusion

Ever since British settlement, water rights in Australia's north have favoured landowners over traditional owners, effectively locking Aboriginal …

Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities

Indigenous Australians living on remote country urgently need additional and functional housing

New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River's traditional owners

New legislation has recognised the Yarra River as a single, living entity. But what does that mean in practice?

Trouble for Adani’s Carmichael project continues as locals go to court

The Carmichael mining project in Australia faces another legal challenge as aboriginal group claims ownership of land

Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land

While renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia to a zero-carbon economy, they come with a caveat