A national election in the Pacific island nation of Samoa has resulted in a resounding win for the incumbent FAST party, but will deliver a new leader after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa split from FAST before the poll.

In communities across the country, grassroots and local leaders help propel self-determination, economic independence, care for Country, Native Title rights and more.

The High Court has granted Traditional Owners leave to appeal the Northern Territory Government's approval of a massive groundwater extraction licence at Singleton Station.

The Northern Territory's Child Commissioner has criticised the treatment of an Aboriginal teenager in custody, who was denied food and access to services while being kept alone in a cell for more than 80 hours.

A partnership between an Aboriginal Corporation and civil contractor is promising strength for future generations in the Northern Territory's remote communities.

A Queensland jockey who was caught filming "racially charged" conversations mocking Indigenous people in Darwin last year plans to appeal against his horse racing suspension.

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been refused bail over an alleged attack at Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne last Sunday.

A delegation of First Nations Victorians recently showcased their strengths and talents on the international stage at the World Expo 2025.

Liberal and Labor MPs have sharply rebuked Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's doubling down on remarks about Indian migrants on Thursday, despite initially walking them back.

The federal government's special envoy for remote communities has shared a deeply personal letter reflecting on her son's long struggle with methamphetamine addiction.

The Law Society of South Australia has warned that new proposed laws in the state could drive up the number of children going to prison.

Victoria Police have charged a man over the booing which disrupted the Anzac Day dawn service in Melbourne/Naarm earlier this year.

Government grants totalling $300,000 will be provided to the Victorian Aboriginal Controlled Health Organisation to deliver a dedicated Aboriginal women's health workforce initiative.

Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned the attack on Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne, declaring there is "no place for hate in Australia".

Australia's over-reliance on imprisonment is failing children and communities, with sky high rates of re-imprisonment.

A La Trobe University program is supporting Indigenous high school students to explore university life, build confidence, and feel connected before they even enrol.

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says she has nothing to apologise for over her comments about Indian migrants, despite falsely claiming Labor is deliberately bringing them to Australia to boost its vote.

Samoa is set to confirm La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polata'ivao Schmidt as the Pacific nation's new Prime Minister by the end of the week.

At the halfway point of Women's Health Week the work of Jaki Adams is being celebrated, a woman whose life has been dedicated to care, equity and community.

A funding boost over the next three years will help boost food security and create a collaborative hub for the Ieramugadu community in Roebourne.