Advocates say overcrowding in government-owned houses in the Kimberley is straining resources, contributing to poor living conditions, and exacerbating health and social issues.
The world's biggest AI models were trained using images of Australian kids, and their families had no idea
The privacy of Australian children is being violated on a large scale, with their personal images — and sometimes their names and locations — being used to train the AI powering most of the world's image-generators.
Photo shows A visualisation of a computer drawing of a face dissolving.Rock art dating back 17,000 years nominated for World Heritage tentative listing
Parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula are elevated to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list, but experts warn what many regard a coup, could be a double-edged sword.
Photo shows Rock art of a person andanimals in Quinkan Country.Reactions to gas extraction project near the Twelve Apostles range from 'devastating' to 'necessary'
The Victorian government's announcement of the first new gas extraction project approved in a decade has been met with mixed reactions, with some saying gas is still necessary while others believe "enough damage has been done".
Photo shows The Twelve Apostles.'Inefficient, ineffective, and unsustainable': Damning report released on NSW child protection system
The auditor-general's report found the child protection system was "inefficient, ineffective, and unsustainable" and the Department of Communities and Justice had ignored numerous reports calling for improvement.
Photo shows A sad child sits in a chair with their face hidden behind their hairDaughter of missing WA man 'looks for Daddy' every day
The family of Pilbara man Zane Stevens believes someone knows something a month after the 21-year-old's disappearance near Broome.
Photo shows Man, woman holding little girl wearing pink standing on a beach.Linda Burney discusses Reconcilliation Week following the Voice referendum
Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, discusses Reconciliation Week following the defeat of the Voice referendum.
Photo shows Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney speaks during a sit-down television interview.Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds.'Truly a coming-home' for Kaurna artefacts returned from German museum after 180 years
Almost 200 years after Indigenous artefacts were gifted to Lutheran missionaries, the items have been ceremonially handed back to the Kaurna people.
Photo shows Aboriginal artefacts on display in Adelaide.David Gulpilil's repatriation home documented in new film
The final journey of one of Australia's most celebrated actors, David Gulpilil has been captured for a new documentary.
Photo shows Journey Home Documentary, David Gulpilil: Face of young Indigenous man with facial paint and traditional adornments.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds.Remote op shop initiative wins NT Rural Women's Award
An op shop project which donates clothes to Indigenous communities is set to expand after its win at the 2024 NT Agrifutures awards.
Photo shows Tanya Egerton NT rural womens award pictured leaning on the front of her truck.Students switch off the tech to connect with country in WA
A program designed to reawaken the connection between children and nature is getting primary school students away from technology and into the bush.
Photo shows A student looking through binocularsIs the council meeting opening prayer a human rights violation?
About a third of Victorian councils still open meetings with a Christian prayer, but at least one council has voted to ditch it after receiving a complaint claiming its inclusion violates the Victorian Human Rights and Responsibilities Charter.
Photo shows The Australian flag and a crucifixInvasion Day marches sweep the country
Many First Nations people and their supporters marked January 26 with Invasion Day marches and survival day events.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 6 seconds.Kakadu National Park traditional owners take Parks Australia to High Court
Four years ago Parks Australia violated the wishes of traditional owners of Gunlom Falls, in the Kakadu National Park, and the matter has now reached the highest court.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds.US museum returns Indigenous man's stolen remains to WA after 126 years
Yawuru traditional owners have welcomed home the remains of an ancestor stolen from their lands and held in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC.
Photo shows Two men taking two large boxes out of a larger wooden box and placing them on the ground.A new breed of super-fit athlete is discovering the rugged trails of Victoria's Grampians and climbers aren't happy
Western Victoria's jagged Grampians mountains have long been a favoured destination for hikers and climbers, but they're also emerging as a must for a new type of fitness fanatic.
Photo shows two runners on the top of a mountain ridge in regional victoria'Kick in the guts' Aboriginal elder outraged by scrapping of the Acknowledgements of Country
The Kaurna community is angry with the decision by the two South Australian councils, with the Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians saying the move is telling about the climate in Australia.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds.This area was once targeted by miners. It's now on track to be a national park
The 2.5-billion-year-old Helena and Aurora Range is on track to join its namesake national park, due to expand significantly with the Mount Manning Conservation Park's addition.
Photo shows Banded Ironstone outcrop Bungalbin East, Yilgarn region, WACouncillor loses bid to scrap 'tokenistic' Welcome to Country protocols amid Indigenous backlash
A local government in Western Australia's South West has rejected a controversial proposal to abolish ceremonies that pay tribute to Aboriginal people.
Photo shows A bald man in a dark coloured suit looks directly at the camera.Questions over travel, business expenses as Aboriginal corporation AGM boils over
East Kimberley traditional owners say MG Corporation has cut back support for scholarships and funerals, amid concerns over travel and business expenses incurred by its leadership.
Photo shows two aboriginal men leave a buildingTraditional owners allege prominent Aboriginal corporation breached rules during chair's vote
Lawford Benning is a well-known Indigenous advocate in the East Kimberley, but some traditional owners have been left angry and hurt by the circumstances surrounding his re-appointment in 2022 as MG Corporation's executive chair.
Photo shows A man with a long-sleeved shirt stands next to a cotton crop.