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AIATSIS celebrates Indigenous excellence with Summit awards
After a week of listening, learning, sharing stories and imagining what stronger...
Nicole Brown 6 Jun 2026
AIATSIS Summit panel explores Indigenous trade and traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge and Indigenous-led trade were highlighted at the 2026 AIAT...
Pacific leaders bring traditional knowledge to AIATSIS Summit
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard Pacific leaders call for traditio...
Joseph Guenzler 5 Jun 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre champions Indigenous data rights at AIATSIS Summit
Leaders from the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) are champi...
Natasha Clark 5 Jun 2026
From dependency to sovereignty: First Nations leaders call for new approach to economic governance
A growing movement is challenging the way economic development is designed and d...
Nicole Brown 4 Jun 2026
Yolŋu leader brings lessons of power and process to AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard from Yolŋu leader Professor Yalmay Marika-Yunupiŋu, who drew on language, culture and lived experience while speaking about truth, power and sh...

AIATSIS chair urges mob to carry Summit message home

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has become a meeting place for Indigenous leaders, organisations and communities to discuss truth-telling, culture, native title, language, justice and self-determ...

Why building economic influence for Aboriginal women matters

This week's AIATSIS Summit has heard despite increasing numbers of Aboriginal women completing degrees, scholarships and professional development programs, many are still being shut out of the rooms w...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 3, 2026
Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth, power and the future of Indigenous rights on Wednesday. Kaleb Mabo, the grandson of Eddie "Kioki" Mabo, used his address...

Plan to protect Country and reach net zero unveiled at AIATSIS Summit

Key points:- Proposal for national body and Caring for Country commissioner- Plan would see Indigeous leaders drive legislation- Urgency required to reach net-zero and other green commitmentsIndigenou...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 3, 2026
AIATSIS Summit hears call for First Nations authority in education

The AIATSIS Summit, being held this week on the Gold Coast, has brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, organisations, researchers and community voices under the theme 'Our Tru...

Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation brings tarkiner's story of self-determination to AIATSIS Summit stage

To some it is a bottle of kelp-based plant food sitting on a shelf at Bunnings, but for North-West Tasmania's Aboriginal community, tarkiner represents something much bigger.

Maria Marouchtchak Maria Marouchtchak Jun 3, 2026
Defiant Resistance shines light on violence against Indigenous women

Yuin scholar and advocate Dr Marlene Longbottom has launched her new book centring the voices of Indigenous women survivors and families who have lost loved ones to violence.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 29, 2026
How the return of Bardi Jawi artefacts set a new standard for repatriation

On a laptop screen in a small office in Broome, Bardi Jawi men leaned in close. Objects collected from their grandparents and great-grandparents — held for decades in a museum in Illinois &mdash...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 14, 2026
The same names, the same tables - It’s time for change

Strong governance is not only about who sits at the table today, but about who will sit there tomorrow. Across Aboriginal affairs, we speak often about leadership, representation and self-determinatio...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 22, 2025
Significant Warumungu cultural heritage items return home after long global journey

The Warumungu community of Tennant Creek gathered at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre on Thursday to celebrate the return of 40 culturally significant items from four international museums; a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 17, 2025
Cultural treasures returned to Larrakia people from British museum

A collection of culturally significant objects have been returned to Darwin's Larrakia people from a British museum. Thirty-three objects, including spears, spear throwers and a club, were returned by...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2025
AIATSIS Council appoints new Chair and Deputy

Karl Hampton has been appointed chair of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Council, with Professor Brenda L. Croft named deputy chair.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 28, 2025
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