In the 1930s, pearlers were subjected to racist and controlling measures by government officials until their collective ...

Australia has recorded the highest number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody in more than four ...

UK airframer Britten-Norman (B-N) has secured the latest commitment for its revitalised Islander utility aircraft, with Australian charter operator Torres Strait Air signing a letter of intent to take ...

1. What is the Voice? The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Voice will be a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that will give advice to the Australian Parliament ...

Deepen your understanding of January 26 through a curated week of First Nations programming and coverage exploring the truth, ...

Australia has a mixed relationship with the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Irritation, dismissal and even the occasional openly hostile comment, have registered. But in 1994, the Toonen ...

In October, Australians voted to reject a plan that would have given more political rights to First Nations people in the country – and a “Voice” in the constitution. This Voice would have served as ...

TORRES STRAIT, AUSTRALIA (CNN) — Almost every able-bodied Indigenous man throughout Australia's Torres Strait Islands signed up to defend their country against the threat of invasion during World War ...

SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) - Australian federal court officials on Monday began hearings on a lawsuit filed by a group of Torres Strait Islanders alleging the Australian government had failed to protect ...

GENEVA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations committee found on Friday that Australia had violated the human rights of a group of islanders off its north coast by failing to adequately protect them ...

A man whose boat capsized in stormy seas off Australia's north coast was rescued on Wednesday after he survived for almost 24 hours in shark- and crocodile-infested waters by clinging to a piece of ...

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