Ken Wyatt is a federal Liberal MP and minister for Indigenous Australians
September 2023
Ken Wyatt says Australians cannot ‘ignore’ the facts about colonisation after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price comments
Former Liberal minister’s response comes as Anthony Albanese urges ‘respectful’ referendum debate after conservative politicians were insulted by protesters at a no campaign event
April 2023
Indigenous investigations
Dysfunctional treatment of Indigenous Australians will continue unless voice exists, Ken Wyatt says
Former Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt quits Liberals over party’s voice opposition
March 2023
Ken Wyatt warns Liberals that opposing Indigenous voice could add to ‘perceptions’ party is ‘racist’
Exclusive: Former Coalition minister says of Dutton’s calls for detail: ‘if [he] was given [the answers] in tablet form from Moses, he still would not accept them’
May 2022
Australians urged to back Indigenous voice to parliament in History is Calling campaign
First Nations leaders call for referendum to ‘do what 1967 didn’t do, which is empower our people’
April 2022
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Election 2022: the view from Western Australia
Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to political reporter Paul Karp about the upcoming federal election and the issues that matter to voters in key Western Australian electorates
January 2022
Company that retains exclusive rights to make Aboriginal flags says Coalition has ‘misled’ community
‘Freeing’ of flag design does not extend to actual flags, according to manufacturers Carroll & Richardson Flagworld
December 2021
Indigenous Voice model revealed – but no national representation until after 2022 election
It’s unclear if the national body will be legislated with Labor branding the announcement a ‘fail’ that bears ‘little resemblance to the Uluru Statement’
November 2021
Indigenous voice to parliament legislation ‘imminent’, Coalition sources say
Voice design panel co-chair Tom Calma ‘very keen to see it happen before the election’, but it could be divisive in Aboriginal community
October 2021
‘Failures at every level’: changes needed to stop destruction of Aboriginal heritage after Juukan Gorge
Rio Tinto blast just one of many instances where Indigenous culture has been victim of development and commerce
August 2021
Coalition commits $1bn to Closing the Gap measures to reduce disadvantage for Indigenous Australians
Redress scheme to offer $75,000 to survivors of stolen generations in recognition of harm caused by forced removal
July 2021
Coalition reviews Indigenous jobs program that gave $90m to companies including Crown
Aboriginal flag quietly turns 50 amid last-minute date change and copyright dispute
June 2021
Low rate of Indigenous vaccination a worry, says minister, as NT Covid cases rise to seven
‘I don’t want to see any deaths,’ says Ken Wyatt, pointing to significant vaccine hesitancy in some communities
Jabiru handed to Indigenous owners the Mirarr people after long-running native title dispute
Former uranium mine town will become a hub to support Kakadu tourism with investment from federal and territory governments
Liberal senator says Coalition MPs shifting to support Indigenous voice to parliament
Andrew Bragg’s views backed by NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, who says Uluru statement contains ‘deeply liberal ideas’
April 2021
Barnaby Joyce says you can’t ‘redesign people’s brains’ with empathy training
'Most awful six months of my life': former Coalition staffer says she was bullied in Ken Wyatt's office
January 2021
Indigenous voice to parliament to have no veto power under interim plans
Labor says the current proposal fails to enable the voice to provide full and frank advice and to be secure
July 2020
Closing the gap: joint council approves draft strategy, but leaders say 'new money' essential for progress
The agreement outlining four priority areas for reform and 16 targets will not be released until after getting national cabinet approval
