Bridget Brennan
Bridget Brennan is the Indigenous Affairs Editor. She was previously the ABC's Europe Correspondent in London and the National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent. She's covered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities for more than a decade and is a Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta woman. Follow her on Twitter @bridgeyb
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analysis:After 11 years this family is closer to learning what happened to their loved one. Many others will never get answers
This criminal case is at the heart of an unfolding crisis few Australians are aware of. This week there was an important breakthrough, writes Bridget Brennan.
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analysis:Whatever the debate, Pat Dodson had the same reminder for journalists: Study Australia's history
Pat Dodson's departure from parliament will leave a cavernous hole in Canberra, as he takes with him a dignified approach to diplomacy and a lifetime of hard-won battles in the fight for his mob, writes Bridget Brennan.
'I knew it was doomed': What are the lessons learnt for the Yes campaign?
"Where to now" is a universal question being asked in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the country in the wake of the failed Voice referendum. And there's another question that often runs alongside it: "What went wrong?"
Indigenous leaders break their silence, call referendum defeat 'appalling and mean-spirited'
Indigenous leaders who supported the Yes case at last week’s Voice referendum have written to the prime minister saying the No vote was a “shameful victory”.
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analysis:For some, reconciliation can never be revived after the Voice loss
Ask an Aboriginal person how they define reconciliation and the answers are not flags, morning teas and welcomes-to-country. Their answers are land rights, greater autonomy and treaties, writes Bridget Brennan.
'We thought Australia can't be this bad': Elders grieve Voice referendum result
Indigenous elders and community leaders are reacting to the weekend's No vote with shock, anger and sadness. Some say it'll be too late for them to see change in their lifetime, but are calling on Australia to do better by the next generation of First Nations people.
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analysis: We will never forget the day Australia said No
We are witnessing a profound moment in the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's struggle with this nation, writes Bridget Brennan.
'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.
Karinda lost her father to a preventable disease when she was 14. Now she works to save lives in her community
Karinda Taylor runs an Aboriginal-led health service, where short election cycles make it difficult to secure long-term funding. She believes the Voice could help achieve generational change.
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analysis:The Voice debate has put the worst of Australia on display. Indigenous people deserve better
As an Aboriginal person, it feels impossible to digest the freight train of messages coming towards us each day. Most of it is about us, without us, writes Bridget Brennan.
'We still seem to be carrying that baggage': For Uncle Gary, a national Voice is a crucial step in addressing dispossession
For Aboriginal activist Uncle Gary Murray, the 1967 referendum and the Voice boil down to the same crucial idea: Do the right thing by people.
A change of heart, a black no and a reluctant yes: How Aboriginal people see the Voice
Australians are familiar with the prominent Aboriginal faces fronting the conservative No campaign against the Voice. But there's a community-led "Vote No" campaign that hasn't captured as many headlines but aims to influence the outcome of the referendum.
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analysis:Above the noise, there's one Voice we could be listening to
The debate over the creation of a Indigenous advisory body has burst into a cacophony of noise, misinformation, confusion and abuse. We've been here before, writes Bridget Brennan.
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analysis:This is a major moment in our history — and we may never get a re-run
Six years ago, while the sun crept up into the crevices of Uluru, history was being made by a few hundred First Nations people. Now, the rest of Australia can join in, writes Bridget Brennan.
In Australia's homicide capital, there's not enough money to keep women safe
First Nations women in the Northern Territory are murdered at up to 12 times the national average. Yet, ABC's Four Corners can reveal the territory receives just 1.8 per cent of the funding designed to prevent it.
An unspeakable crime in plain sight: The tragic story of Constance Watcho
A shocking discovery in inner-city Brisbane confirmed a family's worst fears yet four years later, Constance Watcho's death is simply listed as "suspicious" and her family is no closer to getting answers.
'There's just silence': She fought to stop violence against women. Why didn't her murder start a movement?
First Nations women are being murdered at up to 12 times the national average. But a Four Corners investigation reveals we will likely never know the true scale of how many First Nations women have been lost.
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analysis:On a dark day for the AFL, the full impact of Australia's history weighs heavy
This could be the AFL's darkest hour. The heartbreaking stories recounted by First Nations families to the ABC's Russell Jackson should shame us as a nation, writes Indigenous affairs editor Bridget Brennan.
'This is their history too': First Nations Australians on what comes next for the Monarchy
The passing of the Queen leaves a complex legacy for First Nations people here in Australia and across the world.
'If not now, when': PM calls on Opposition and crossbench to embrace proposal for Indigenous Voice to Parliament — as it happened
PM Anthony Albanese signals his intention to put forward a proposal for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in his speech at Garma Festival — as it happened.
'Our constitution remains racist': Marcia Langton calls for decisive action from the government ahead of Garma Festival
Indigenous leaders say they want the Prime Minister to spell out a path towards Australia's first referendum in 20 years, as he travels to make a significant address to Aboriginal communities.
Boris was the most divisive British PM since Maggie Thatcher. Now they share a unique status
He was the charismatic rogue who delivered the Conservatives their biggest majority since 1987. But now Boris Johnson's legacy will be defined by a series of political scandals that ultimately brought him undone.
Eddie Mabo 'took on the government' and won. His victory changed Australia
As Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo sketched out his plans to shake the foundations of Australian law, he told his teenage daughter his prophecy: "One day, all of Australia will know my name." He was right.
There's a 'black wave' of women coming into the parliament, and it could be a game changer
As Australians begin to make way for a new "teal wave" of independent female politicians, many First Nations communities across Australia are waiting to see what a new "black wave" of Indigenous MPs and senators will mean for the nation.
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analysis:Debate over Indigenous Voice to Parliament may define Albanese's government
After decades of protracted debate over whether the constitution should be amended to give First Nations people more say over their lives, Anthony Albanese's vow to hold a referendum on it is a notable shift, writes Indigenous affairs editor Bridget Brennan.