Brooke Fryer

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Carly Williams |James Vyver |Stephanie Boltje |Brooke Fryer

Former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt has blamed Peter Dutton's "doubling down on culture wars", specifically in Indigenous affairs, as a significant contributor to what LNP insiders have called a "catastrophic" election loss. "To be divisive on a cultural and socio-economic group that lives with disadvantage is not the way in which you lead a country," the former Liberal National Party MP told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Brooke Fryer

Running for the Senate at just 20 years old is exactly where Laylah Al-Saimary once pictured herself. "I was really quiet as a child, and I didn't speak my mind," she said.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Brooke Fryer

Federal Parliament conducted an investigation into missing and murdered First Nations women and children last year but analysis by the ABC's Indigenous affairs team reveals first nations men are also over-represented among the long-term missing. The Australian Federal Police says it has the technology to identify many of the 700 unknown human remains being held across the country, but not the funding to do it.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Brooke Fryer |Stephanie Boltje |Ali Russell

WARNING: This story contains distressing content. Jimmie Mongoo wears his son's favourite footy shirt while relaxing at home, after long shifts operating a crane at a mine. It's one way he can feel close to Brenton, his 37-year-old son who has been missing for almost a year. "His hobbies were watching the football, especially the Hawks … so I wear it every time I'm home," explained Jimmie, a Wadjarri Nanda man.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Boltje |Brooke Fryer |Kirstie Wellauer

The Productivity Commission says governments are shirking "meaningful action" to close the gap, as new data reveals soaring rates of Indigenous imprisonment and ongoing failures to reduce rates of suicides and children in out-of-home care. Productivity Commissioner and Gungarri man Selwyn Button called the continuation of business-as-usual by governments "the definition of insanity".