Carly Williams
Carly Williams is a Quandamooka woman and journalist with the ABC's audio and current affairs team. Prior to this she was Senior Editor at HuffPost Australia and has worked at the Australian Associated Press and Pacific Magazines.
Latest by Carly Williams
'A compliment and a whack': Prime ministers reflect on Lowitja's legacy
By the Indigenous affairs team's Carly Williams and Stephanie Boltje
The late Lowitja O'Donoghue is being remembered for her trailblazing spirit, with leaders acknowledging she changed Australia's relationship with Indigenous affairs.
Why sharing the Survival Day spotlight with Gaza has mob talking
By the Indigenous affairs team's Carly Williams, Brooke Fryer and Stephanie Boltje
You may be wondering why the Aboriginal and Palestinian flags will fly together on Survival Day, but sharing the national spotlight with another minority group is not new for activist Paul Silva.
'Pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground': Elderly Indigenous Australians share racism experiences in online register
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams
A new report has found almost four in 10 First Nations people are experiencing high levels of violent and aggressive racism.
Further climate change inaction 'cultural genocide' for Torres Strait, experts say
Legal and climate experts liken rising sea levels and climate harms to “colonisation” as proceedings for the Australian Climate Case resume.
The people of Yarrabah feel 'rejected' by the Voice result and hoped a Yes vote would stop residents dying young
By Carly Williams and Julie Nimmo
Like many remote Indigenous communities, Yarrabah voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Voice to Parliament. The result of the referendum has left leaders feeling "rejected".
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'The Australian community couldn't comprehend what it was': Why the Voice failed
Many Yes campaigners have gone into "mourning", joining a collective week of silence, but others are speaking publicly for the first time on the failures of the multi-million-dollar campaign.
Indigenous Australians look to the future with hope despite Voice referendum defeat
By Carly Williams, Erin Parke, Marian Faa, and Andrea Mayes
While many say they are devastated by the No result in Saturday's referendum, First Nations leaders around the country are also hopeful that positive change can result.
The No campaign says this little-known agency is an existing voice to parliament. Here's why it's not
By the Indigenous Reporting Team's Carly Williams and Sue Lannin
The No campaign argues the National Indigenous Australians Agency, a government agency which funds programs for First Nations people, is an existing voice to parliament, but is that right?
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Noel Pearson argues Yes vote will 'complete Australia', says it's vital referendum succeeds — as it happened
By Mick Doyle and national Indigenous correspondent Carly Williams
Noel Pearson, an Indigenous Australian lawyer and land rights activist, addressed the National Press Club ahead of the Voice referendum.
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'I don't know where she gets information from': Aboriginal health workers 'saddened' by senator's colonisation claims
By national Indigenous correspondent Carly Williams
First Nations health professionals and those living with chronic health issues say they are "disappointed" and "deeply saddened" following Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's claims First Nations Australians are not living with ongoing negative impacts of colonisation.
'Thorn in everybody's side': Elders share thoughts on the Voice vote
In the 1967 referendum on Indigenous rights, the NSW electorate of Cowper recorded one of the highest "no" votes. Now, Gumbaynggirr elders are reflecting on past lessons as they prepare for the second Indigenous referendum in their lifetime.
PM warns there will be no other constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians if Voice fails
By Carly Williams and David Speers
Anthony Albanese tells ABC's Insiders program Indigenous Australians want constitutional recognition and he is not considering any other options if the referendum fails.
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‘Stand with us, Australia’: NAIDOC Award winner’s message on the Voice
By Tahnee Jash and Carly Williams
Black excellence and community leadership are honoured at the 2023 National NAIDOC Week Awards in Brisbane.
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'I thought it was just a game': Horrific abuse at the hands of matron at Aboriginal girls home
By National Indigenous Correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous Collections Researcher Kerry-Ann Tape
Telling her truth helps Lorraine Peeters heal from the trauma of being snatched from her parents as a child and sexually abused while being trained to become a servant for wealthy non-Indigenous families.
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'Grief will never leave us': Stolen Cootamundra women have a message for Australia on the eve of Reconciliation Week
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams
Survivors of the Stolen Generations gather for an emotional Sorry Day commemorative reunion on Gadigal Country, Sydney for a day of healing and connection ahead of Reconciliation Week.
A symbol of 'cultural erasure' or a 'gracious man'? First Nations Australians on King Charles and his coronation
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams
King Charles III's coronation has stirred up mixed emotions among Australians, but what do First Nations people think of the event?
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Slimy, bitter, salty and potentially unsafe: In Walgett, people with some health conditions can't drink the water
Welcome to Walgett, where bottled water can be more expensive than Coca-Cola, and Indigenous residents go to bed thirsty.
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This Arrernte teenager is helping to address youth issues in Alice Springs. But he needs more support
Communities have been calling for governments to support Aboriginal-led solutions to tackle youth issues in Alice Springs. With alcohol restrictions back in place, will the heart of this complex issue get solved?
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John and Sky's ancestors launched the first January 26 protest, 85 years ago. This is how their legacy continues
By Indigenous affairs reporters Jedda Costa and Kirstie Wellauer, and Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams
The first January 26 protest was held in 1938, when a thousand-strong group of Aboriginal men and women marched through Sydney protesting more than a century of brutal treatment.
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Meena is an Aboriginal girl with an Indian name and January 26 is complicated
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous affairs reporter Kirstie Wellauer
Meena walks in two worlds connected through a shared experience of British colonisation. And like a growing number of Australians, Australia Day brings up mixed emotions for her.
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Possum cloaks are undergoing a renaissance, but their history goes back thousands of years
By Indigenous affairs reporter Carly Williams
Possum-skin cloaks are making a comeback as a symbol of First Nations culture worn by Indigenous leaders at special events and in parliament. But the cultural practice wasn't always celebrated.
National Aboriginal Art Gallery being built on sacred site divides community as Indigenous leaders call for 'respect'
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By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous affairs reporter Kirstie Wellauer
It's being spruiked as a future tourist magnet that will celebrate 65,000 years of culture, that will stimulate central Australia's economy. But it is dividing the Alice Springs community
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'I love you my big cuz': Cassius Turvey's loving words to family before he died
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous affairs reporters Jedda Costa and Kirstie Wellauer
Indigenous Australians are not just mourning a "loved and treasured" boy, they’re grieving the loss of hope. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the names and images of deceased Aboriginal people.
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'Not a project of identity politics': Voice to Parliament about 'justice and unity', Noel Pearson says
By Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams
First Nations lawyer, academic and land rights activist Noel Pearson has given the first of four lectures to be broadcast by the ABC.
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Referendum for Indigenous Voice to Parliament to be held next financial year, PM says
by Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous affairs reporter Kirstie Wellauer
More than 60 of the country's prominent Indigenous voices gathered for crucial talks with the prime minister on Thursday to discuss the timing, question and education campaign around the Voice to Parliament.
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