This Month
Voice architect fears Indigenous policy ‘deja vu’ trap
Uluru Dialogue co-chairwoman Pat Anderson warned Labor not to throw its promise of a Makarrata commission “out with the referendum bathwater”.
- Tom McIlroy
PM’s Indigenous economic plan ‘not enough’
Businessman and Voice advocate Sean Gordon says many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are not well placed to benefit from renewables development.
- Tom McIlroy
PM promises major Indigenous economic plan
Anthony Albanese will attend the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land on Saturday, saying his determination to close the disadvantage gap has not wavered.
- Tom McIlroy
July
End of the road for Kakadu’s Jabiluka uranium lease
The NT government has refused to extend a mining lease over the Jabiluka uranium deposit, cheering native titleholders but angering nuclear power advocates
- Updated
- Peter Ker
The soaring success and unspeakable grief of Linda Burney
Linda Burney has been a pioneering advocate for Indigenous Australia, but her life has been peppered by tragedy.
- Julie Hare
- Banking Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
‘Everyone wins’: Financing renewables at scale
Brighte looks to boost the renewables transition through its ‘one-stop shop’ model, winning the Banking and Financial Services category.
- Prashant Mehra
June
Fortescue should face EPA audit, native title group claims
Fortescue’s stoush with the Yindjibarndi people has deepened, with the native title group asking the WA government to review permits for the Solomon mining hub.
- Peter Ker
Long walk to treaty resumes in a fractured federation
The Albanese government has backed away from a promise to strike a treaty with Indigenous Australians. In a federal policy vacuum, some states are picking up the baton.
- Peter Ker and Tom McIlroy
Uranium miner not deterred by Jabiluka lease portent
An NT government ruling has raised traditional owners’ hopes that the Jabiluka mining lease will not be renewed, but mining company ERA hasn’t given up.
- Peter Ker
Ignorance rather than greed behind Sandfire’s Indigenous blunder
An investigation conducted by Gilbert + Tobin concluded there was a “clear failure” by the copper producer’s former management to understand “ESG obligations”.
- Peter Ker
- Explainer
- Indigenous justice
What can Indigenous groups do with native title?
Unlike native title rights in other countries, the Mabo decision provided only a limited bundle of rights that must be tied back to a group’s traditional laws and customs. Here’s how it works.
- Michael Pelly
May
High Court rejects Crown immunity for sacred sites damage
The custodians of Kakadu National Park have won a test case in the High Court over a walking track at picturesque Gunlom Falls.
- Michael Pelly
- Opinion
- Indigenous justice
The great success story of Indigenous enterprise is missing
Indigenous businesses have proven robust and resilient against all the odds – that should be included in the Closing the Gap reports as well.
- Michelle Evans and Cain Polidano
April
Captain Cook’s first Australian souvenir returned to Indigenous owners
Cambridge University has surrendered a set of spears taken the momentous day when Sydney’s Indigenous people first set eyes on their eventual colonisers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Truth-telling risks inflaming community conflict: report
Amid heightened scrutiny on community cohesion, a new report says 60 per cent of Indigenous Australians have major concerns about a Makaratta process.
- Tom McIlroy
March
Rio Tinto’s ERA takes on traditional owners in Kakadu stoush
ERA has formally applied to extend a mining lease in the Kakadu region only one day after it was slammed by traditional owners.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Rio Tinto’s reputation clean-up faces a $1b uranium test
The miner did well out of uranium in Kakadu for years – now it is paying for it. The prospect of writing a cheque to fund rehabilitation is raising questions.
- Anthony Macdonald
Albanese pledges $4b for Indigenous housing
Anthony Albanese and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney will visit the NT on Tuesday to announce a major package for remote homes.
- Tom McIlroy
AFL inclusion boss says Paul Keating was wrong on the Voice
Eight years into her role, and still recovering from the amputation of her lower right leg last year, Tanya Hosch keeps pushing on in a job where there is no finish line.
- Simon Evans
February
How a tiny NT school became an exemplar for Indigenous education
The town of Gunyangara, 11 hours east of Darwin, decided to take education into its own hands. The results have been stunning.
- Julie Hare