Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aboriginal tourism experiences boom in NSW, with tourists spending $3b a year

More than 800,000 people spent $3.2 billion on Indigenous cultural tourism in New South Wales last financial year. The NSW government aims to increase visitor expenditure across the state to $91 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What will NSW Aboriginal treaty discussions look like and when will they begin?

From his home in Eden, on the south coast of New South Wales, Uncle BJ Cruse reflects on the continuous connection his people have to the region. "We're coastal people. We migrated up and down the ...
The Guardian

NSW government launches review after court hears Aboriginal baby’s aunt refused as carer due to same-sex relationship

Court told Anglicare Sydney refused to assess woman as a long-term carer and sought to have baby adopted to non-Indigenous couple The New South Wales government says it will review a case, the subject ...
SBS

Aboriginal deaths in custody in NSW have reached a record high

The number of Aboriginal people on remand has seen a marked increase over the last five years. Source: Supplied The head of the New South Wales Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) has condemned the state ...
Yahoo News Australia

NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NSW Education Standards Authority has announced that teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival will be ...
The Guardian

‘We should all be furious’: Aboriginal people make up record 31% of adult prison population in NSW

Premier Chris Minns says the statistics on Indigenous Australians in the state’s jails represent a ‘major issue’ The number of Aboriginal adults and young people in New South Wales prisons is the ...
NSW Police Online

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recruitment

The NSW Police Force recognises its role in being able to provide employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruits. The NSW Police Force acknowledges Aboriginal people as ...
The Weekly Times

NSW Aboriginal corporations to tap into 26,000 megalitres of free water

Aboriginal-controlled corporations and businesses have until December 10 to register their interest in receiving the free water shares, which they will be able to use or sell. A selection panel will ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Aboriginal flag to permanently replace NSW flag atop Sydney Harbour Bridge

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The NSW government has abandoned plans to install a third flagpole ...
Couriermail

NSW Government to transfer Goat Island back to Aboriginal community

The NSW Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Me-Mel (Goat Island) Transfer Committee. A plan is being worked out to remediate and restore Me-Mel, with $43m committed to ...
Couriermail

NSW ‘not ready’ for First Nations’ treaty, Aboriginal Affairs Minister says

The NSW Treaty Commission is hearing evidence from Aboriginal communities across the state after commissioners were appointed in late 2024. Appearing before a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday, ...
The Conversation

NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its years 7–10 syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education

The NSW Education Standards Authority will be removing the teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival from the Year 7–10 syllabus as of 2027. Since 2012, the topic “Ancient Australia” ...