Stephanie Boltje

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tahnee Jash |Stephanie Boltje |Rahni Sadler

Cheers erupted among the thousands of people gathered on the steps of Victoria Parliament as the Yoorrook Justice Commissioner, Travis Lovett, reached his destination after 508 kilometres and 25 days of walking. "The silence ends here, the time of not knowing, of choosing not to know, is over," Commissioner Lovett told the sea of supporters. "Truth-telling is not a ritual, it's not symbolic. It's a reckoning, it's a commitment to change. Truth-telling is treaty in motion.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evelyn Manfield |Isobel Roe |Shalailah Medhora |Stephanie Boltje

The Greens have ditched their internal investigation into West Australian senator Dorinda Cox, saying they have no jurisdiction over her and cannot apply any sanctions now she has left the party. Senator Cox spectacularly quit the minor party on Monday to join Labor, announcing the move alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Perth. Following her defection, state director of the WA Greens Dean Smith told ABC News the investigation had not been concluded on Tuesday.

1 month 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 months 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.

Mar 12, 2025 | 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".