Indigenous Australians

Delays in maintenance repairs, including mould removal, are forcing families to sleep on mattresses in living rooms, adding to overcrowding pressures in remote homes.

The first time Renae Powell waved her eldest child through the primary school gates she felt something was missing: play time.

Few families have given more joy to Australian sport than the Riolis. Now one of the famous sons has turned his back on the AFL to return home to the Top End. 

Paul Kennedy has this exclusive story which includes images of First Nations people who have died.

The use of pepper spray on an Aboriginal woman who was self-harming after being denied access to a cultural arts program was "inappropriate and should not happen," according to the ACT's prison watchdog.

Sammy Wurrawilya has taken out the title of spear-throwing champion at this year's Barunga Festival with an impressive effort of more than 30 metres.

Inside a quiet district courtroom in the heart of Sydney’s bustling CBD, a historic moment has unfolded involving a NSW Police sergeant.

Ieesha, Abdul and Jamaal Nasser are following in the footsteps of their mother Tatum Maybir, who entered medicine aged 45 after raising her six children.

Remote Indigenous communities across Australia are painfully aware that their life expectancy rates are worsening — and in one Northern Territory community, residents are calling for an investigation into a local death rate they feel is "not normal".

Newcastle Art Gallery presents the distinctive and intricate work of the Torres Strait Islander artist in its first major solo survey following a four-year refurbishment.

Some foster carers have voiced support for the NT's proposed changes to child protection laws, but others say the current legislation already outlines individual safety as the paramount consideration.

A NSW Police officer convicted over a fatal collision that killed an Indigenous teenager has avoided time behind bars.

Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour says the mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby had been living in insecure housing in Alice Springs so she could access specialist support for her daughter, before the five-year-old's tragic death in April.

Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety report, released by the state government on Wednesday, found the availability of adoption should "not be limited by cultural background or ethnicity".

South Australia's Electoral Commission was aware that forcing First Nations voters to queue twice for the Voice election would be perceived as "discriminatory behaviour". Despite that, voters say it still happened and, in some cases, they were turned away.

It's been more than a month since the alleged abduction and murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs sent shockwaves across Australia. 

As her family grieves, questions are being raised about the environment where the five-year-old was taken from. Matt Garrick and Emily Jane Smith filed this report from Alice Springs.

After the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, the state of Alice Springs's town camps shocked the nation. Now, the man in charge of servicing them is speaking out.

A bronze statue of influential Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue has been unveiled in Adelaide — the first of six monuments of prominent Indigenous South Australians that the state government has planned.

New documents suggest South Australia's inaugural Voice to Parliament election was hamstrung by advertising failures that left First Nations voters confused or unaware an election was taking place.

Katherine residents have welcomed a $2 billion lawsuit over PFAS contamination in the town, saying "it's about time we started holding large corporations to account".

Carly Sheppard is perhaps best known for experimental performance, but a coincidental meeting with a fellow dancer convinced her to go back to her roots.