The remote Yalata Indigenous community in South Australia, displaced by 1950s British nuclear tests, is opening its restricted fishing and camping spots to the public. To attract visitors, the Yalata Anangu Aboriginal Corporation unveiled a "Mighty Mulloway" bronze sculpture and a roadhouse sign, aiming for stable employment and community-controlled growth.
Indigenous community members told a federal inquiry they felt dismissed by authorities following an alleged terror attack at an Invasion Day rally in Perth. They highlighted a perceived lack of urgency and condemnation compared to other incidents, and a normalization of racism post-referendum.
An Aboriginal rock shelter in NSW was destroyed by bulldozers during the construction of a renewable energy zone, sparking outrage and calls for accountability among Indigenous leaders and government officials.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services in a remote Northern Territory town following the arrest of Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man suspected of murdering a five-year-old indigenous girl. Roughly 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals. Protesters threw projectiles, lit fires, and damaged vehicles, injuring police officers and medical workers. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. The prime minister, police commissioner, and the victim's family appealed for calm.
