Stephanie Boltje

The number of indigenous babies born at a healthy weight hasn't improved in nine years according to the latest data from the Productivity Commission.  

The Productivity Commission's latest Closing the Gap data shows just four out of 19 targets are on track. Advocates call for urgent funding to address low birth weights.

Experts are warning elders are suffering in silence and are calling for more awareness around financial abuse to understand how it manifests within families and communities.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the "racism and hatred" and "white supremacy ideology" behind the alleged terrorist attack on the Invasion Day rally in Borloo/Perth last month.

The first standalone national plan to tackle domestic violence against First Nations women and children was "hard fought for by Aboriginal women", an advocate says.

Federal parliament officially condemns the attempted bomb attack at Perth's Invasion Day rally on its first sitting day, acknowledging the harm caused to the First Nations community. 

The artists of Mimili, in the APY Lands of South Australia, are using new methods to share crucial knowledge of Country and culture, including repurposed car parts.

First Nations leaders say WA Police's investigation of Monday's alleged Invasion Day rally attack as "a potential terrorist act" is a step in the right direction.

First Nations leaders have urged governments to take stronger action in response to the alleged attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on Monday. Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss says failing to do so "sends a message that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not matter".

For First Nations recruits the path to firefighting is demanding, competitive and often deeply personal.

Invasion Day rallies will go ahead on Monday after being exempted from NSW protest bans. Here's the story of how they started in the first place.

The stark beauty of Australia's protected APY Lands is alive with ancient songlines and culture. But Elders see a need for change to secure the future of today's children.

For the family of Dunghutti teen Jai Wright, the guilty finding against police officer Benedict Bryant for dangerous driving occasioning Jai's death lifts a "weight off their shoulders". Legal experts say it's the first time a police officer has been convicted in relation to the death of a First Nations person in custody.

Hundreds of treaties exist between First Nations people and governments around the world. One state in Australia just became one of them.

Peak medical bodies are backing a Melbourne hospital that is helping to close the gap in waiting times between Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients.

Doctors and medical associations have backed a Melbourne hospital's emergency department triage policy to improve care for First Nations patients, describing criticisms of the closing the gap measure as 'opportunistic, uninformed'.

Financial Counsellors are warning of catastrophic impacts of unregulated gambling, known as "scambling", spreading like wildfire in First Nations communities. New data shows $2.8m in all types of scam losses were reported by First Nations people in the first six months of this year.

First Nations youth have put forward their demands to leaders in Canberra, and they have asked for a "real response".

With more than 600 Indigenous deaths in custody since the royal commission, First Nations families say the staggering toll is Australia's shame.

After a federal court judge found Torres Strait Islanders will likely become "climate refugees" without urgent action, the two traditional owners at the heart of the case invite the prime minister to their islands to witness the impacts firsthand.

Judge Michael Wigney rules the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change, but also finds Australia's emissions reductions targets up to 2021 are not based "on the best available science".

Kumanjayi Walker's family members have welcomed the Northern Territory coroner's findings after six years of waiting for answers. As they mourn the death of another loved one, they say the fight for justice isn't over.

A Northern Territory coroner has handed down her findings on the police shooting of the Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

After decades of advocacy from her family, 'Cindy's Law' closes a loophole that allowed a young woman's perpetrator to walk free. 

Cheers erupted among the thousands of people gathered on the steps of Victoria Parliament as the Yoorrook Justice Commissioner reached his destination after 508 kilometres and 25 days of walking.