Indigenous Policy

Premier David Crisafulli and his team have a long list of priorities they hope to achieve, including reforming the public service, easing the housing crisis, improving cost of living stress, and strengthening Queensland's health system.

First Nations people across Queensland are reacting to the new government's stand on truth-telling.

Chair Joshua Creamer says he has had "no communication from the new government" following Saturday's election, but would welcome the chance to discuss the inquiry's work.

A CHOICE investigation across four remote First Nations communities has found grocery items cost more than double capital city prices, with calls for the federal government to introduce price monitoring tools and price caps on essentials. 

Aboriginal Land Councils are seeking legal authority to represent their communities in planning matters on non-native title land after the federal government halted a NSW gold project.

About 8,500 Aboriginal people who were underpaid or had their wages withheld due to discriminatory policy between 1936 and 1972 will be reimbursed by the state government following the court's decision.

An Aboriginal elder who forks out more than 80 per cent of her income on groceries hopes the government can further subsidise the cost of transporting goods to her Gulf island community.

WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has shocked Equinox Resources by declining an application to begin drilling near Karijini National Park, a move welcomed by traditional owners.

The current A-League Men's competition has less than a handful of Indigenous players, but emerging talent Bailey O'Neil and mentor Travis Dodd want to "get that ball rolling" when it comes to improving pathways.

Just 40 minutes were set aside for a parliamentary reception for the royals, but independent senator Lidia Thorpe only needed one of those minutes to make international headlines.

Saibai Islanders say they have been left to "fend for themselves" as confrontations over illegal fishing expose flaws in border security, putting their livelihoods and safety at risk.

Inquiry chair Joshua Creamer says it is about unity while the LNP leader says he will stop it because he does not want a repeat of the "division" of last year's Voice referendum.

Rather than a National Apology-style watershed moment, the anniversary of the failed Voice to Parliament referendum is one that many Indigenous people and the more than 6 million who voted Yes want to forget.

On the first anniversary of the failed Voice referendum, Linda Burney — the minister responsible for delivering the vote — wants to set the record straight.

Di Spotswood, one of eight people elected last month to the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, says it is a "continual fight" with the state government to negotiate land returns. 

A year on from the Voice referendum, the country remains split about what the result means — and about the best path forward.

Speaking to the ABC's Insiders: On Background podcast, constitutional law expert Megan Davis also ruled out supporting any purely symbolic constitutional recognition for Indigenous people, and said it would be a broken promise if the Albanese government were to not proceed with establishing a Makarrata Commission.

Sealing the Tanami Road is one of northern WA's biggest projects and local Indigenous people say the jobs being created are life-changing.

First Nations people in the Torres Strait and Cape York are dying of preventable diseases at more than twice the overall rate for Queensland, prompting calls to return to a healthcare model developed 30 years ago. 

A National Indigenous Disaster Resilience gathering hopes to lead the way on disaster responses that meet the needs of all communities.