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Grants support First Nations participation in Victorian sports carnivals and pathway programs
The latest round of grants to support First Nations athletes and sides to compet...
Jarred Cross 2 Jun 2026
First Nations-guided AIS program empowering the next athlete community leaders
Since 2020, the Share a Yarn program at the Australian Institute of Sport has be...
Jarred Cross 8 May 2026
Fan-favourite Tai Tuivasa faces uncertain future after seventh straight UFC loss
First Nations UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa is facing an uncertain future in the o...
Jackson Clark 4 May 2026
'Truth-telling, cultural strength, and collective healing' returns with Ngarra Jarra Noun ceremony
Members of the Stolen Generations and their families will be honoured at the fou...
Jarred Cross 1 Apr 2026
Registrations open for 30th Indigenous Nationals
Registrations have opened for UniSport Australia's 2026 Indigenous Nationals, a...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Mar 2026
The Under-12s taking more than a basketball to the national stage

A new generation of First Nations athletes from Darwin is preparing to take to the national stage, carrying with them a powerful message of healing, culture and hope.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 16, 2025
Funding boost aims to ease costs for Indigenous Victorian athletes

The Victorian Government has opened a new round of the state's Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program to support Indigenous athletes with uniforms, equipment, travel and participation costs acro...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 14, 2025
Canadian government's substantial investment in Indigenous sport

The Canadian government has committed $1.5 million to support sport-focused social development projects in Indigenous communities across Winnipeg.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 30, 2025
Keep politics "out of cricket" Jacinta Nampijinpa Price tells Cricket Australia in talks around January 26

Opposition spokesperson for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, says Cricket Australia needs to stay out of politics, after the body said they would engage with Traditional Owners regard...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 22, 2024
Indigenous All-Stars to face Dockers in pre-season exhibition match

AFL football boss Laura Kane says her phone has been running hot, while veteran Fremantle Dockers forward Michael Walters has already declared himself unofficial leader of the team.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 22, 2024
Tiny NSW First Nations rugby club faces uphill battle to get to Koori Knockout

A tiny northern NSW First Nations rugby league club recovering from the devastating floods in 2022 is trying to raise money to play in one of Australia's biggest Indigenous sports events.

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Brendan Foster Sep 30, 2024
Wildcats, Lynx players take school kids through their paces in the Pilbara

The Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx have partnered with Rio Tinto in a new sponsorship deal that aims to enhance basketball in WA, from emerging young talent to the elite level of competition.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 27, 2024
Koorie Basketball Academy hosts successful clinic on Gunaikurnai Country

The Koorie Basketball Academy visited Gunaikurnai Country (Gippsland) on Sunday, running a successful basketball clinic attended by more than 100 Koori children.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 17, 2024
Charity giving promising Indigenous athletes a chance to recover from injury

For amateur athletes, injuries can often spell the end for a promising career. Huge medical bills, debilitating recovery time out of work and no health insurance have meant many promising, young Indig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 14, 2024
"It's on the field, it's in the grandstands": Nicky Winmar healing ceremony returns to Vic Park to fight racism

A leading figure in Naarm's Aboriginal sport community says a gathering recognising Nicky Winmar's iconic stand at Victoria Park sends a powerful and necessary message 31 years on, with racism still r...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 22, 2024
Nicky Winmar announces return of many healing ceremonies at Victoria Park

Indigenous footy icons Nicky Winmar and Nathan Lovett-Murray are putting culture, community and performance at the centre of this Sunday's Ngaara Jarra Noun Healing Ceremony at Victoria Park in Naarm.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 18, 2024
'On a number of radars': Sienna-Estelle Burraston is a cross-code star on the rise

Rhett Burraston is entitled to a parenting boast probably more than most dads standing the sidelines are allowed over his vastly overachieving daughter.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Apr 17, 2024
Sanders gets benched twice in blunt message from Western Bulldogs coach

Ryley Sanders is only five matches into a potentially great career and his relationship with Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge appears strained at best, in jeopardy at worse.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Apr 14, 2024
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