Police witnesses resume at Walker inquest
The inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will continue to hear evidence from police witnesses.
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Walker arrest team ‘randomly’ picked
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the team picked to arrest the 19-year-old was randomly chosen.
Historic treaty deal signed in Victoria
Treaty negotiations will begin in Victoria next year after the state government signed a deal with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.
NT cop warned not to trust other police
An NT policeman was warned his colleagues were snakes he shouldn't trust after he shot an Indigenous teen dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has heard.
Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told
The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.
NT killer cop banned from Qld police force
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a NT policeman has heard the officer was banned from the Queensland police for 10 years over a violence fine.
NT cop incorrectly briefed team on teen
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard the policeman who pulled the trigger incorrectly briefed his team before the bungled arrest.
Kiwis share treaty insights with states
New Zealand's treaty negotiations minister has met with officials from Victoria and Queensland as both Australian states pursue their own Indigenous agreements.
Consultation ‘oversight’ in clinic closure
An inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker has been told Aboriginal health staff should have been consulted over an evacuation decision.
Little consultation over NT clinic closure
A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting has been told consultation on a move to withdraw health staff from the town was inadequate.
NT nurses stoned after cops forgot them
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard a nurse used by police to deceive community members was later pelted with rocks and injured.
Race to document ancient boab carvings
Archaeologists are in a race against time to record ancient Indigenous carvings found etched into boab trees in the Tanami Desert.
NT nurses shouldn’t have fled community
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has been told health workers evacuated from his remote Northern Territory community shouldn't have left.
Qld blue card fixes first flagged in 2017
Proposed fixes to barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Queensland's blue card system were flagged in a review five years ago.
NT medicos scared off before Walker death
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death was told nurses should have considered the risk to community members before they fled over safety fears.
Qld govt backs Indigenous women’s report
The Palaszczuk Government has announced its support for the Australian Human Rights Commission's Wiyi Yani U Thangani report and project.
NSW park name ditches blackbirding legacy
NSW has renamed a national park in the state's south to Beowa, replacing its controversial settler namesake with a local Indigenous term for the killer whale.
Parks in the clear over sacred Kakadu site
Parks Australia is immune from prosecution in the Northern Territory after it allegedly illegally disturbed a Kakadu Aboriginal sacred site, a court has found.
NT cops lawyer up after inquest evidence
Northern Territory police officers are hiring lawyers after a senior officer's damning evidence at an inquest into an Indigenous teenager's shooting death.
Cops used RFDS to deceive remote community
A senior Northern Territory policeman has told an inquest he used an RFDS plane to deceive an Indigenous community after an officer shot a teenager dead.
Labor to ‘refresh’ referendum laws
Labor is continuing to review how to best put the referendum question to enshrine an Indigenous voice to Parliament to the Australian public.
NT cop’s murder trial evidence questioned
An NT police officer's evidence after he shot an Indigenous teen dead may have been contaminated at a barbecue with colleagues, an inquest has been told.
NT cop says sorry to grieving community
A Northern Territory officer has admitted police made mistakes as she apologised over the death of an Indigenous teenager fatally shot during a failed arrest.
Fake blood-soaked flags burned at protests
Thousands of people have gathered across Australia on the Queen's National Day of Mourning to protest colonisation and demand the monarchy be abolished.
Artist responds after Queen mural defaced
A mural of the Queen has been painted over with the colours of the Aboriginal flag and fake blood has been smeared on the British consulate.
Indigenous population nears one million
New census data has revealed the country's Indigenous population is fast-approaching one million people, growing 23 per cent in five years.
Yuendumu cop shocked by racist texts
A police sergeant has told the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker she would not have called in a special arrest team if she knew some held racist views.
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Tiwi Islanders win landmark court case
A traditional owner has been successful in a legal bid over a regulator's decision to allow Santos to drill eight wells in a gas field off the Tiwi Islands.
Inquest told of shooting payback fears
The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard of concerns an officer had about potential payback after the shooting.
Cop knew Kumanjayi Walker as a ‘runner’
A police officer has given evidence to the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker that he knew the teenager to be a "runner" and not dangerous.
Origin exits Beetaloo for ‘cleaner’ energy
Origin Energy has sold its stake in the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin for a loss, sparking calls from Traditional Owners and environmentalists for others to leave.