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1 week ago | 
nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Andrew Mathieson |Callan Morse
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge expects troubled forward Jamarra Ugle Hagan to "blend in" full-time to the program again after making commitments around his return to the club this week with "some basic objectives" while declaring a playing comeback was still not certain.
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1 week ago | 
nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Andrew Mathieson |Callan Morse
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws, the World Bank says in a new report which urges closing the gender gap to boost economic growth. The World Bank economic update for the Pacific also forecast regional growth slowing to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 5.5 per cent in 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
nit.com.au | Andrew Mathieson |Joseph Guenzler |Giovanni Torre
Three Te Pāti Māori (Māori Party) MPs who took part in a haka within Aoetearoa's Parliament have been suspended from the house, two for 21 days and one for seven days, following hours-long debate on Thursday. In November, MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke rose and tore the controversial then-proposed Treaty Principals Bill before beginning a haka, joined by Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi.
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2 months ago | 
nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Andrew Mathieson |Callan Morse |Giovanni Torre
Over the past 25 years of engaging with community, industry, academia, and government, I have strongly argued that substantive reconciliation involves a number of critical components, including recognising Indigenous rights, including self-determination, challenging racism and white fragility, addressing truth-telling and education, respecting Indigenous cultures and knowledges, and achieving distributive and reparative justice.
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2 months ago | 
nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Dechlan Brennan |Andrew Mathieson
Reconciliation Australia have reiterated their core priorities for whichever shade of federal government, and broader Parliament, is elected on Saturday amid "rancorous political divisions". The non-for-profit group, described as Australia's lead body for reconciliation, proposed foundational action areas for the next term of government "to set our course towards a reconciled nation that benefits all Australians" in an election platform earlier this month.
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2 months ago | 
nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Joseph Guenzler |Andrew Mathieson |Phoebe Blogg
The New South Wales government needs to increase the support for the Aboriginal community-controlled sector in delivering holistic support for people impacted by alcohol and drugs, a new report has found. Coming after a landmark four-day summit held in Sydney, Griffith and Lismore into ways to reduce drug-related harms, the report also recommended the government cease the use of drug detection dogs and strip searches at music festivals.
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2 months ago | 
nit.com.au | Joseph Guenzler |Andrew Mathieson |Phoebe Blogg |Dechlan Brennan
Gunggari and Gubbi Gubbi man Steve Renouf is calling for better access to diabetes education and care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The rugby league legend draws from his own experience living with type 1 diabetes for more than 30 years. Diagnosed during his professional playing career at age 22, Mr Renouf said having the right support early on helped him manage the condition and continue playing at an elite level. "I was lucky," he told National Indigenous Times.
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2 months ago | 
nit.com.au | Andrew Mathieson |Phoebe Blogg |Dechlan Brennan |Callan Morse
Warning: this report contains some disturbing details, including references to torture and sexual assault. A landmark conviction in Papua New Guinea relating to the murder of a mother-of-five, accused of sorcery, has been hailed as a victory in the fight to stop attacks and murders in the country. For the first time, the National Court has found a person guilty of accusing someone of sorcery under the Glasman Act - passed by the Port Moresby parliament in 2022.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Andrew Mathieson |Dechlan Brennan |Joseph Guenzler
A leading Catholic priest has spoken out against the Papua New Guinea parliament's move to recognise Christianity in its constitution. Father Giorgio Licini, who is completing a two-term Caritas service as the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, said impressions Papua New Guinean life is set to improve by the parliament declaring Christianity that includes Catholicism the nation's official religion is an "illusion".
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Andrew Mathieson
Every budget since being elected under a promise of reform for First Nations people has seen a decline in Labor's "interest and commitment", independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has said. Responding to Tuesday night's budget, the Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Senator noted that while there was $1.3 billion in funding across a range of Indigenous-specific areas, much of the measures had already been announced.
