Indigenous Australia
Silence on the Australian Wars no longer an option

A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of ...  
INDY EYE VIDEO PODCAST: Media legend Jeff McMullen joins IA

Media legend Dr Jeff McMullen AM shares his thoughts on Donald Trump and the conservative ...  
Child suicide in care: A tragedy the State won’t count

Systemic data gaps and secrecy are masking a national crisis in child protection.  
Tasting the truth: Australia’s native cuisine reclaims its power

Native ingredients reveal a story of abundance long obscured by colonial tastes and it’s time ...  
Lionel Rose — a champion revealed

Indigenous Australian boxing world champion Lionel Rose become one of Australia's most famo ...  
Albanese Government’s COP31 push leaves First Nations out in the cold

Despite a Pacific charm offensive, the Albanese Government’s COP31 campaign risks collapse as ...  
Why Keating’s greatest speeches still matter after the Voice failed

Paul Keating’s Redfern and War Memorial speeches, written over 30 years ago, remain a powerful ...  
Long may Liberal Jacinta Nampijinpa Price say the quiet bits out loud

Senator Jacinta Price’s blunt words have thrown the Liberal Party’s quiet racism strategy into ...  
Synchronicity and the legacy of colonial killings

A shocking coincidence uncovers a family link to Australia’s hidden history of massacres, ...  
Justice denied: Prisoner rights missing in WA’s broken system

Western Australia’s rising prison population exposes systemic neglect, with overcrowding, ...  
Anthony Albanese’s Palestine declaration — his Wave Hill moment

PM Anthony Albanese’s recent actions, including his decisive step this week to at last recognise ...  
Colonial killings hidden in code spark truth-telling debate

A settler’s coded diary of killings is challenging Australia's comfort with its colonial past ...  
Murray Watt overrides UN safeguards to clear way for Woodside

Environment Minister Murray Watt has been accused of sidelining UNESCO safeguards to smooth the ...  
Myall Creek Memorial marks 25 years amid ongoing silence on Frontier Wars

On its 25th anniversary, the Myall Creek Memorial stands as a quiet rebuke to the national silence ...  
Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

With states jostling to prove their tough-on-crime credentials by introducing racist laws, will ...  
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EDITORIAL: Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

The Yoorrook for Justice Report into Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems ...  
Kate Grenville re-examines our nation's origins in 'Unsettled'

Kate Grenville retraces her ancestors’ colonial paths across Australia, confronting the legacy ...  
Australia’s identity crisis: Still lucky, still lost

Australia once swaggered with sunburnt certainty. Now, it's a nation in flip-flops, fumbling for ...  

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