indigistream

14/12/2025

A mining company developing a goldmine in the central west of New South Wales has told the federal court the government did not properly assess a Dreaming story at the centre of a heritage protection order issued over part of the site.

Regis Resources has challenged the decision by the former environment minister Tanya Plibersek to issue the order last year under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.

Regis Resources told a federal court hearing the partial protection order, which blocks construction of a planned tailings dam, would make its development unviable

22/11/2025

This is absolutely disgraceful.

The family of a 17-year-old Indigenous boy says he was racially profiled when he was pulled from a Canberra bus by police officers who handcuffed him before realising he was the wrong person.

17/11/2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of his family.

World renowned anthropologist, filmmaker and Yolŋu leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra has been posthumously honoured with a PhD.

In announcing the milestone, Charles Darwin University digital humanities professor Jennifer Deger said Dr Gurrumuruwuy was now the first Yolŋu person to be awarded a PhD based on their own original research.

World-renowned anthropologist, filmmaker and Arnhem Land Indigenous leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra has become the first Yolŋu person to be honoured for his work with a PhD for original research.

24/10/2025

The International Data Week conference was so important about Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) and AI.

How can researchers apply Indigenous data governance? Dr Donnie Johannessen, Gooreng Gooreng and Kabi Kabi journalist and producer, shares his takeaways from Data Week and gives tips for researchers on applying Indigenous data governance. Donnie recently finished his PhD at QUT (Queen...

07/10/2025

The rugby league was great but the local businesses felt out of pocket.

27/09/2025

The teacher is 13-year-old Jaz Fusi; while her students are the adults who are normally her teachers.

The young Paakantyi/Ngiyampaa woman is teaching them Paakantyi, one of the traditional languages spoken by Indigenous people of the Darling River.

Jaz Fusi has been passionate about learning Paakantyi language for most of her life. Now, she teaches it to her local school's teachers and is eager to see other kids do the same.

14/09/2025

Indigenous musician Liam Tunkin is using song to continue his father's legacy and tell the history of the Maralinga bombs.

The guitarist is participating in the 21st Bush Bands Bash as part of a program to help Indigenous people break into the music industry.

For Liam Tunkin, making music is about continuing his late father's legacy and sharing a dark part of Australia's history.

04/09/2025

An Aboriginal woman has revealed her Yidinji mother questioned whether it was safe to go outside in the wake of the March for Australia rallies.

Comedian Steph Tisdell, best known her role in the Stan series Bump, recounted the conversation she had with her mother on TikTok.

The pair were discussing the anti-immigration protests, which took place nationwide on Sunday, when her mother asked a heartbreaking question.

Aussies were heartbroken by the simple question asked by an Aboriginal mother after thousands marched in anti-immigration protests over the weekend.

02/09/2025

An attack on a First Nations protest camp in Melbourne by white supremacists should be investigated as a hate crime, Aboriginal leaders say.

About 40 men dressed in black, some armed with flagpoles and sticks and led by known Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, violently attacked Camp Sovereignty following Sunday's anti-immigration March for Australia rally.

Camp Sovereignty founder Krautungalung elder Robbie Thorpe told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team the men targeted women first, destroyed Aboriginal flags and injured four people.

The attack on Aboriginal protest site Camp Sovereignty is just the latest attack on First Nations sites and people. Indigenous leaders want it declared an act of terror.

24/08/2025

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains names and images of Indigenous people who have died, used with the permission of family.

They were deciding on what symbolic gesture the prime minister was about to perform, as the eyes of the nation turned to a tiny community in the Northern Territory.

Before the plane skidded to a halt at the end of the dinky runway, a plan had been hatched.

The gesture?

A handful of sand.

This photo was burned into Australia's memory, but the story behind the 50-year-old snap might shock you.

21/08/2025

A 1980s TV star is facing questions over her Aboriginality in a claim brought before the Fair Work Commission.

A petition signed by senior members of a NSW Indigenous community has been submitted to the premier's office, raising concerns over the woman's position on a government taskforce.

Malinda Rutter was a reporter on Simon Townsend’s Wonder World and currently sits on the government’s Aboriginal Business Taskforce.

A 1980s TV star is facing questions over her Aboriginality in a claim brought before the Fair Work Commission. A petition signed by senior members of a NSW Indigenous community has been submitted to the premier's office, raising concerns over the woman's position on a government taskforce. Malinda R...

19/08/2025

Breakout star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera will remain at St Kilda after signing a landmark two-year deal, becoming the AFL’s first player to earn $2 million per season.

AFL legend Chris Johnson says Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera's record AFL deal is a huge boost for young Aboriginal footballers and Indigenous pathways.