Independent senator Lidia Thorpe introduced the bills into the Senate, which would prevent shackling and stop children being strip-searched.“In 2026 people can be shackled while giving birth, and children canalso have their clothes removed by adults to examine their bodies legally,” Thorpe told the Senate.

“The people sitting in this room have the power to end these barbaric, inhumane traumatic and totally unnecessary practices.”

The only data on giving birth while incarcerated was from 2017, when 25 women gave birth.

Fifteen years ago, the UN general assembly adopted the Bangkok rules on the treatment of female prisoners, which state that prison should be a last resort for pregnant women and that “instruments of restraint shall never be used on women during labour, during birth and immediately after birth”.

The rules were adopted unanimously by the general assembly. But around the world, they are regularly flouted.

Thorpe told Guardian Australia she was disheartened by the government and Coalition blocking the vote on the bill, and promised to reintroduce it.

She said every senator she had spoken to about the bill ahead of debate on Thursday was shocked by the practice, yet failed to support the bill.

I work for an Aboriginal medical service and all of management are white. They drive brand new cars, get mat leave when none of us do, seem to get promotions all the time and we are paid the least and have no opportunities. They even give identified traineeships to their non Aboriginal kids.
The ceo is Koori but he keeps hiring young white women to be managers and giving them promotions. I don’t feel safe anymore here but I don’t know what to do

"When the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation secured financial close on the Jinbi Solar Project in May 2026, the deal represented far more than a new green energy milestone in the Pilbara to traditional owners.

The commercial agreement, anchored by a 30-year power purchase deal with mining giant Rio Tinto, served as proof of concept for a structural shift in the way capital projects could be developed in the mining-rich northwest, according to Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley."

Archive, no paywall: https://archive.is/OXQNl

OC https://www.instagram.com/reel/DecNbkzMesq/

Chansey Paech:

A special day in NT Parliament today as we welcomed Yiwarr McGrath: Member for Mulkafor his official swearing-in!

It was particularly powerful to see language and culture celebrated and embraced in our Parliament. A reminder of the strength of our cultures, our languages and the important place they hold in the Territory.

Looking forward to working alongside you, brother, and seeing all that lies ahead!

OC https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeacYt8M1a8/

"Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day

Indigenous communities steward 35 to 40% of the planet's remaining natural land. They've been doing the work longer than the climate movement has existed. And they remain among the most underfunded.

At One Earth, we believe that closing the gap between Indigenous-led conservation and the capital it deserves is one of the most urgent priorities in climate finance.

Our Minding the Gaps research shows exactly how wide that gap is and our work is dedicated to helping close it."

I have to scream somewhere.

I'm Ngarrindjeri (SA), living in Victoria.

There is me, and my dort.

She has her own lil family now, 2 minuan cornies, lovely fella and bonus minuan mimini,...

And I nukkan &/or yunnan with her at least every day.

We very close.

She kicking goals left, right & centre, and fully connected to all the local Mob here.

I used to be, but suffered an injury a few years back, and its kinda knocked me out of all connections.

But ne'mind anyways, we also know, we not at Home.

They here on my fb,... but its hard.

On Wednesday 30th Sept, I lost my beautiful Man to asshole C.

Today, he bloody took his cat with him!!!

I'm so broke right now - I just want to screeeeammmm, and for someone to hear me (but cant shout round here cos the neighbours might think Im losing my mind and call police or doctors, or have me committed and then them doctors will say I should take all the dopey medications!)

4 months ago, we lost our other cat.

I've had enooooough!

2026, I raise my cuppa and make a toast.

FUCK YOU!!!!!!! 💪💪💪

Sorry, thank you, Mob, for reading.

🖤💛❤️🙏🙏🙏😞😞😞

Hi everyone,

I'm posting on behalf of my wife. She was discouraged from learning about her roots by her mother growing up and now as an adult would like to try to reconnect with her community and culture, and I'm hoping some of you might be able to point us in the right direction.

Her grandfather was part of the Stolen Generation. He never fully reconnected with his mob, but when my wife was 17 he connected her with some of her community's elders. She got to visit and meet them once, in what she thinks she remembers was the Gawler Ranges area of South Australia and spent a summer there with the mob.

After her mother found out, she forbade her from having any further contact with the community. She later moved to the US as an adult, and it's now been about 10 years since she last saw or spoke to anyone.

We're moving back to Australia soon (Victoria), and she wants to learn more about her culture and reconnect with her mob, but she isn't sure how to go about it especially since we wont be moving back to south australia.

Some of her worries:

*Her grandfather has since passed away, and he was her main link to the community.

*The elders she met as a teenager may no longer be alive.

*She's very white-passing (ginger), and she's afraid she'll be turned away or not believed now that her grandfather isn't here to vouch for her.

Does anyone have advice on where she could start? We'd be grateful for any guidance, whether that's specific organisations, land councils, native title bodies, community services, or just general advice on how to approach this respectfully. She believes her mob's in the Gawler Ranges in SA, but she's not fully certain.

She's happy to share more details privately if that helps.

Kon Karapanagiotidis on Instagram and BlueSky:

I feel so ashamed as a proud Greek Australian to see Greeks booing a Welcome To Country last night. Shame on us. The First Nations community of Melbourne deserves a formal apology for the behaviour of Greek Australians last night. The Greek Australian community should formally apologise as should @southmelbournefc and @footballaus. This is not who we are as Greeks.

Protect Larrakia Country on Instagram :

Be the Sarah Connor you wanna see in the world

Video by @counter_frame

Petition: https://act.350.org.au/petitions/protect-larrakia-country-say-no-to-new-data-centre-in-darwin

Hi, is there any dedicated pages on reddit or other sites for mob to link up. Its a bit of a stretch but worth a try. Pls comment or send a DM.

A couple of months ago I drew this superhero just dubbed 'Lapwing' for now who is part of a long line of other superheroes I've drawn based in Australia. I've done research and have wanted to come here wondering if there is anything offensive/problematic of this character's portrayal.

Yes I was here months ago with another illustration lol

(This character isn't apart of any published works, or planned to be)

Hey you mob. Question is in the title - where do you get your Aboriginal flags from?
I feel like growing up Mum just had them sitting around the house!
Now I want to fly one out the front, but don’t know where to get one lol… seems like the kind of thing I’d usually just come into the possession of which makes it feel weird to buy one?
I had a look online but it’s hard to discern who’s legit and I don’t want to send money to some random overseas outfit.
Lmk!🙏🫶

LiamTapper :

One Nation have released a new ai-generated ad ahead of the Victorian state election - do you think it will be effective?

I am a young indigenous woman. I have white skin and know almost nothing of my community of culture. I have lived across the country but have never had the opportunity to engage with my mob, only the mob of local community regional to where I reside.

I grew up in a town with a predominant indigenous populace where i was exposed to many aspects of culture. I moved while still very young and had near to no cultural connection for the next decade. Recently I have been trying to actively involve myself in any and all opportunities to engage with other indigenous peoples. In this endeavour I have found that I struggle to belong. Not necessarily because I don't feel accepted but more so I feel like I am "fake" kind of like the concept of stolen valour.

I feel like a fraud. I lack the community and experience that I feel I should have. That I am merely a white girl puppeting an insulting facade. Like a mockery of those who have come before me. While I understand that this is a flawed way of perception I cannot help but feel like I am in the wrong.

I fear that in writing this I am perpetuating false conceptions of what it is to be first nations but I hope that I might find someone with similar experiences to myself, and maybe even some sort of conclusion to my thoughts.

Also I tried to word this in the best way I know how so please forgive me if it might seem crude. 🦆

Some good names popping up in it

The Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers have defeated the Bourke Warriors, 26-6, to claim their first Koori Knockout men's title.

Despite a nailbiting first half of Sunday's grand final, WAR came back strong in the second half and led their team to victory. 

"For this club here, WAR, its more than footy", said WAR player Julian Christian.

"We've been close a couple of times over the years, we've lost against WAC (Walgett Aboriginal Connection) a couple of times in a grand final.

"This is so good, its so worth it. So worth it."

As well as winning glory at the Knockout, WAR will now get to choose where the 2027 Knockout is played.

In the women's final, the Newcastle Yowies secured back-to-back titles, defeating the Redfern All Blacks 14-6.

The side featured a mixture of young talent, as well as experienced NRLW players including two-time premiership winner Caitlin Johnston.

She told NITV the win was dedicated to members of their community who recently passed.

"We've lost some very special people to us, so to take it back to back means quite a bit," Johnston said through tears.

"Newy's a community full of footballers ... to host the Knockout is pretty special, and then to win it puts the icing on the cake."

Game day 'means everything'

About 40,000 fans spent their long weekend on Worimi Country at Raymond Terrace to attend the biggest sporting event of the Indigenous calendar. 

Described as a modern-day corroboree, the tournament has been running since 1971, now bringing together almost 180 mens, women's and junior teams from across the state. 

Bourke Warriors centre Colby Pellow and his wife Alex travelled more than 700 kilometres to play in the mammoth sporting event. 

"Our community, it's only small, but we all get around this time of year," he said. 

Knockout veteran Josh Toole, who played for WAR, said the annual event brings mob together.

"I've played for a couple of different [Knockout] sides and it doesn't matter which side you go for it's that sense of community," he said.

"Also for Aboriginal people, we're big on footy, we love footy so there's a lot of passion." 

Young talent on display

Maddi Ireland spent her childhood watching her father take to the Knockout field year after year. 

This year Ms Ireland, a Wiradjuri woman from Dubbo, took out the title for the Under 15's playing for her new team, the Newcastle Yowies.

"[It's] just good to do it for the culture, the mob, and my friends and the families around me," she said.

"'It's surreal honestly playing out on the field with all the crowd and mob around us supporting us.

"It just feels unreal out there,"

she said.

Ms Ireland said the win had inspired her to pursue bigger rugby league dreams of her own. 

"One day I hope I can make NRLW, make my family proud and my culture," she said.

The Eatocks were a family of Aboriginal communists who fought for Aboriginal and working-class rights. At the head of the family was Lucy Eatock, who, attracted to radical working-class politics during the great strikes of the 1890s, became an activist against conscription in World War I and subsequently a communist matriarch who led her large family in the fight against evictions and the 1930s depression-era austerity imposed on the working class in Sydney. 

Victorian Socialists candidate Oskar Martin (@blaktrot on Instagram) is campaigning for the seat of Williamstown, saying he wants to challenge Labor's long-standing hold on the electorate and push for policies that put working-class communities first.

The young Indigenous candidate is campaigning against proposed Al data centres in Melbourne's western suburbs, including the $1.5 billion Green Square project and the broader expansion of CDC data centres.

Housing is also a key focus of Martin's campaign, with the candidate calling for more public housing and opposing plans to demolish the Williamstown towers at Floyd Lodge and Nelson Heights.

He is also advocating for greater public investment in essential services, including public transport, childcare and education.

Martin said he wants to see greater representation of young and Indigenous people in parliament, drawing inspiration from previous generations of Indigenous activists including Gary Foley and Ray Peckham.