A massive native title decision covering 365,000 hectares of the Sunshine Coast has granted the traditional owners the right to “take resources from the area for any purpose” in a first for southeast Queensland. The Kabi Kabi people have been formally recognised as the native title holders over a hugeContinue Reading
Public servants in Queensland have reportedly been left scratching their heads after being asked to take part in a Welcome to Country ceremony in an unusual way. Staff with the Department of Justice and Attorney-General attending a recent awards ceremony “were asked to take their shoes off, wiggle their toesContinue Reading
Terrifying scenes emerged from Alice Springs on Tuesday afternoon with videos posted to social media showing a group of 150 rioters storming the streets damaging cars and businesses. Staff inside the Todd Tavern were forced to take cover as rioters kicked in doors and smashed windows with rocks and bricks.Continue Reading
Disturbing footage has captured the moment a 16-year-old girl was brutally beaten by a gang of 10 females in a “disgraceful” attack in Alice Springs. The footage, obtained by Sky News, shows the teenager being kicked and stomped on in the middle of the street about 3am on Saturday, MarchContinue Reading
A meteoric rise from small town deputy mayor to the leader of the No campaign has led to Jacinta Nampijinpa Price being short-listed for a prestigious prize for political leadership. The McKinnon Prize announced its nominations for political leadership across three categories: federal, state and emerging leader on Thursday. SenatorContinue Reading
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has marked her return to Parliament with a fiery speech against the government’s renewables push. The opposition Indigenous affairs spokeswoman was welcomed at the farmers’ rally by a cheering crowd outside of Parliament House on Tuesday. “You are the custodians of our land. You know better thanContinue Reading
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has said the idea of reconciliation has been “weaponised” in the aftermath of the Voice, calling the cancellation of January 26 celebrations “un-Australian” as leaders break their silence on the next steps for Indigenous rights in the new year. The conservative senator, who led the No campaignContinue Reading
Journalist and academic Stan Grant has slammed Australia as “a cold-hearted no of a country so comfortable it need not care” over the referendum result as he criticised the small-target strategy of Yes campaigners. In a speech at the ANU’s Crawford Leadership Forum on Monday night, the Wiradjuri man suggestedContinue Reading
Central Australia’s peak organisation representing local Indigenous people spent more than half a million dollars promoting the Voice. In the lead-up to the referendum, the Central Land Council spent $602,635 to fund a Voice information team manned by three full-time staff and two casuals. But chief executive Les Turner toldContinue Reading
Indigenous leaders devastated by the outcome of last Saturday’s Voice to Parliament referendum are set to end their week of silence this weekend, but what comes next remains unclear. The referendum – the result of years of consultation and the express request of Indigenous Australians through the 2017 Uluru StatementContinue Reading