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Koorie Klaus made a special appearance at the Koorie Heritage Trust’s (KHT) annual Koorie Krismas celebrations at Federation Square in Narrm on Saturday.

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NSW: BEGA Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) has received funding to compile data and collect evidence to prove to government agencies and insurance companies that cultural burning provides benefits far beyond western-style hazard reduction burning.

WA: The grieving mother of an Indigenous teenager who fatally self-harmed in detention has been forced to re-live the pain of her son’s death, as a coroner found long-standing failures in the justice system caused the tragedy.

VIC: A formal apology to VIC Aboriginal people for one state’s past atrocities has fallen short of attaining unanimous support, irking Elders and leaders.

TAS: KARADI Aboriginal Corporation celebrated the opening of their much-anticipated new health clinic, their history and Christmas all wrapped into one earlier this month.

NT: A HOTEL hosting tourists visiting one of Australia’s NT iconic landmarks will change hands to a US private equity-owned tourism company, with the deal to benefit Indigenous communities.

QLD: A NEW study highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge.

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Yothu Yindi performed along with Baker Boy at Treaty celebrations in Melbourne

Treaty, Yeah!

Friday, 19 December 2025 11:21 am

Australia’s first treaty between First Peoples in Victoria and the Victorian government was celebrated at a huge concert at John Cain Arena in Melbourne on Friday.

It followed an earlier apology from the Victorian premier, which, like the treaty, the opposition refused to support.

Read the 2026 hopes and dreams of Mob from around the country

New Year’s resolutions from around Australia

Friday, 19 December 2025 10:52 am

Each new year brings fresh hopes and wishes for all of us, no matter our age.

The Koori Mail’s Alf Wilson spoke with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across the country to hear their resolutions.

Having begun his career as a member of Indigenous rock band, No Fixed Address, music trail blazer Joe Geia is on his way to completing a PhD. Picture: Bob Nebe

Joes’s musical journey

Thursday, 18 December 2025 11:14 am

By BOB NEBE
Joe Geia has had a long and distinguished career, starting in the early 1980s with the trailblazing Indigenous rock band, No Fixed Address.

He has inspire and influenced the Murri/Koori contemporary music scene for well over 40 years.

His latest work, which has been years in the making is the two hour show, From Rations to Wages to Treaty, which has evolved into a combination PhD and album.

A sign at the National Day of Action protest to stop Black Deaths in Custody at Town Hall, Sydney, Nov 1, 2025 (AAP)

Calls for action as deaths in custody reach ‘horriific’ high

Thursday, 18 December 2025 11:14 am

By KEIRA JENKINS
Political point scoring is costing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people their lives, advocates say, as data reveals Indigenous deaths in custody are at a 45 year high.

Official figures show 33 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people died in custody across the nation. It is the highest number since 1979/80 and brings the total to 617 since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Payarri Traditional Owners celebrate their native title determination. Picture: Central Desert Native Title Services

Payarri Native Title Recognised

Wednesday, 17 December 2025 3:47 pm

By GEOFF VIVIAN
“So many of the old people that started this journey have passed on,” Ngalia man Kado Muir said.
Muir was speaking a few days after the Federal Court handed down its 125th consent determination recognising native title in WA, in favour of the Payarri Traditional Owners to the west of Lake Wells.

Maisie Harkin holds anthropological records of herself at 15.

Maisie’s Long Journey to Recognition

Wednesday, 17 December 2025 2:50 pm

By GEOFF VIVIAN
After 88 years, Nanatadjarra woman Maisie Harkin has received her birth certificate and acceptance as an Australian citizen.

She had been born on Country in the Great Victoria Desert east of Laverton and had tried several times to obtain the birth certificate when she needed to get a passport.