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Jaru and Yindjibarndi doctor receives WA Day Award for health leadership
A Jaru and Yindjibarndi doctor has been recognised for his work improving health...
Natasha Clark 4 Jun 2026
Stephen Pigram honoured for lifetime contribution to First Nations music
The Pigram Brothers have helped shape the sound of modern Broome. Their music ha...
Natasha Clark 2 Jun 2026
Creative Australia announces First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recipients
Creative Australia has announced this year's recipients of the First Nations Art...
Phoebe Blogg 29 May 2026
Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure
Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four...
Rebekah Rasmussen 27 May 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards
Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on...
Giovanni Torre 22 May 2026
The late Rhoda Roberts AO honoured with National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award

The National NAIDOC Committee has named the late Rhoda Roberts AO as the recipient of the 2026 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award. A proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from Bundjalung Country, Ms Ro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 21, 2026
National Indigenous Music Awards nominations open for 2026

The National Indigenous Music Awards will return to Garamilla / Darwin for its 22nd edition, with nominations now open for First Nations artists across the country.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 19, 2026
Finalists for Supply Nation's top awards announced ahead of Connect 2026

Finalists have been announced for one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business sector's biggest nights at Supply Nation's Supplier Diversity Awards.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 18, 2026
From quiet achiever to award finalist: Young Territory leader Connor Hopkins is inspiring the next generation

In a time where conversations about youth are too often focused on challenges and disadvantage, young Indigenous Territorian Connor Hopkins is quietly changing the narrative.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 15, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing police station named finalist in excellence awards

Fitzroy Crossing police station, in the heart of Western Australia's remote Kimberley region, is a finalist in the State's Police Recognition of Excellence awards.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 7, 2026
'More than a classroom': Award-winning educator strengthens culture in Milikapiti

Elise Thornthwaite, 25, is reshaping what education looks like in the remote Tiwi community of Milikapiti. Her impact was recently recognised across the Northern Territory after being named the NT Gov...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 4, 2026
Young Indigenous eco warrior named as finalist in Queensland awards

Scarlett-Jean Cheetham has been named a finalist in the 2026 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards after years of community work, fundraising and marine conservation efforts in Gimuy (Cairns).

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 4, 2026
Emily Wurramara named Emerging Songwriter of the Year at the 2026 APRA Music Awards

Folk-pop songstress Emily Wurramara has been honoured as Emerging Songwriter of the Year at the 2026 APRA Music Awards for her incredible body of work over the past year.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 30, 2026
Bundjalung entrepreneur Jenni Walke takes home global Women Changing the World award

More than 1,500 nominations were made to 2026 Women Changing the World Global Awards and Bundjalung woman Jenni Walke was honoured in the First Nations leadership category, awarded in Paris this week.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 29, 2026
Queensland's Regional Artist of the Year, Djawarray, to headline CIAF 2026 Opening Night

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has congratulated Djabugay and Western Yalanji songman Djawarray (Bertie Riley) on being named 2026 Regional Artist of the Year at the QMusic Awards, ahead of his headline p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Indigenous artists recognised at Queensland Music Awards

Indigenous artists were among the standout winners at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards, with seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists recognised across major categories, industry awards and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 23, 2026
From community fields to business success: Courtney McCabe is building a reputation across the Territory

Courtney Jane McCabe, 26, is quietly building a reputation in the Northern Territory, blending leadership, creativity and community in a way which feels both authentic and deeply needed.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Apr 10, 2026
From Maningrida to Darwin: Tayha Duggan-Hill is shaping the future of education

Tayha Duggan-Hill, 25, is making a powerful impact across the Northern Territory, emerging as a strong contender for the NT Government Young Aboriginal Educator Award.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Apr 10, 2026
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