A teenager has died by suicide in a WA youth detention centre, becoming the second child to die in custody in the state in less than a year. Indigenous readers are advised this article contains the name & image of the person who has died. abc.net.au/news/2024-08-3…

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"What good is the coronial process, the pain and heartache that we have to go through, if they just let these people walk? No charges to be laid over Veronica Nelson’s death in custody — who pleaded with prison guards 49 times in the lead-up to her death abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2…

“If anyone old or young… is looking for encouragement or inspiration, they only need to see what Tyrone Munro did on Friday night. I don’t think anyone has ever done anything like that – gone out and played football after losing a mum and uncle.” moreeonlinenews.com.au/2024/08/31/mor…

Remember the name: Telaya Blacksmith 🫡 Telaya proves she is made of grit. Already the first Australian woman to contest the 400m T20 at the Paralympic Games, the proud Warlpiri woman has made waves breaking the Australian and Oceania record by running a lap of the track in

The “unsung heroes” & “backbone” of the cattle industry, Aboriginal people have a long history as stockmen & drovers While their stories have often been untold, a permanent exhibition is drawing a relatively unknown part of bush history out of the shadows abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

"…he intended it never to be known & disguised his hand in every way he could." A descendant of Australia's second PM, Alfred Deakin, has told an inquiry his great-grandfather's role in drafting laws that helped enable the Stolen Gen has been understated abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

"Not telling the truth is never going to get any of us anywhere." Elizabeth lives metres away from a historical massacre site. She says understanding it’s horrors will create a ‘better future’ abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

The federal government has settled a historic stolen wages class action in the NT for up to $202m. Under federal legislation in place at the time, Indigenous workers could either be paid no money at all or significantly less than non-Indigenous workers. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

"We've been accused of lying, accused of profiting… We've had our members threatened & harassed." Aboriginal elders behind a successful bid to protect a sacred site in Central West NSW from a gold mine development say they have been harassed. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

Residents of a town camp near Jabiru say they are devastated Mirarr traditional owners plan to demolish their homes to make way for a new road. The corporation representing the Mirarr says some homes were demolished because they were dilapidated & unsafe abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

The discovery of worms in tap water in a Kimberley Aboriginal community has brought sharp focus on the provision of water services in the region, revealing very little of a $350 million fund has been spent on upgrades since it was allocated in 2023. nit.com.au/09-09-2024/135…

NT plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 10 could contribute to ‘child jail crisis’, advocate says theguardian.com/australia-news…

Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools theguardian.com/australia-news…

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA has been fined $5,200 after damaging a registered Aboriginal heritage site. Aboriginal elder Brian Champion described the penalty as a "slap on the wrist" unlikely to deter others from similar offending. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…

Asbestos was banned in Australia two decades ago, but there remains more than six million tonnes of the dangerous material in buildings across the country. ab.co/3MMpAX8

Ugandan Olympian killed by ex-boyfriend to be buried bbc.in/4d0Q1mE

Brian was stolen from his family, 'flogged with a cricket bat', and 'thrown into sewers'. The state insisted it was helping him abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…

CCTV footage of Tammy Shipley's final minutes show her face down, alone & covered in urine in the floor of a cell at Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre. The mother of five died in custody in December 2022 after drinking up to 20L of water in one day abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…