ABC Indigenous
'I failed you': Former WA corrections boss apologises to mother of 16yo who died in custody
The former boss of WA's Department of Justice says the death of an Aboriginal teenager in youth detention was preventable and apologises to his mother for the failure.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice
New or recycled? Opposition finds its voice on First Nations policy
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price outlines her "Advancement Movement" vision for Indigenous Affairs after the Voice referendum defeat.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Policy
Queensland set to become last state to decriminalise public drunkenness
Queensland will become the final state in Australia to decriminalise public drunkenness, more than 30 years after it was first recommended by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government Policy
Chrystalle asked her local hospital to keep her alive. She was offered tea and left alone to die
Chrystalle had a history of self-harm and was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. One day she presented to the local hospital but was left alone for too long.
Published: Source: 7.30Topic: Mental Health
Five kids, two bedrooms: Inside the battle for a better childhood education
Liam and Nicole want their children to have the education they didn't. How focusing on the early years impacts a child's future trajectory.
Published: Source: 7.30Topic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Pub the hottest ticket in town after wild weather forces remote festival indoors
A celebration of First Nations music wasn't going to be stopped by 150-kilometres-per-hour winds as punters packed out the Ceduna Hotel to be inspired by big-name artists.
Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)
Ellen van Neerven has won a stack of awards for their poetry. But they're an 'apprentice' in theatre
Ellen van Neerven didn't grow up watching theatre. Now, after a prize-winning career as a poet and author, they premiere their debut play, Swim.
Published: Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Theatre
Tarnika found her mum living in a cardboard box and addicted to drugs
Like her mother, Tarnika became addicted to drugs and went to prison. The number of First Nations women being incarcerated is on the rise.
Published: Source: 7.30Topic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
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