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Follow the Dream: The Polly Farmer Story - new book set to inspire next generations
The Polly Farmer Foundation has launched a new book celebrating the remarkable l...
Advocates urge federal parliament to pass Thorpe bill to abolish shackling during childbirth
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls h...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
More Port Hedland students to Follow the Dream through new Polly Farmer-PLS partnership
More students in Port Hedland will be able to take part in the Follow the Dream...
Giovanni Torre 3 Sep 2026
US Tribal Nations and Native students file amended challenges to federal changes to Indian Education
Three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Chey...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2026
Public assistance sought to locate missing Indigenous girl
The Northern Territory Police Force is seeking public assistance to locate a tee...
Callan Morse 26 Aug 2026
First Nations dance, music and culture take centre stage at Apmerenge-ntyele Festival in Mparntwe

First Nations dancers and musical performers from across the continent - and the Torres Strait - will gather in Mparntwe / Alice Springs this weekend for a free, family-friendly celebration of First N...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 26, 2026
Reciprocal benefit in partnership between Aboriginal corporation and Tasmanian wind farm

An Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation and a remote wind farm have formalised access to a parcel of culturally significant land, with a long-term vision of the freehold title being returned to Tasmanian...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 25, 2026
Indigenous teen missing on Central Coast

NSW Police are seeking public assistance to locate an Indigenous teenage girl missing from the state's Central Coast. Summer Vernon, aged 17, was last seen in Ourimbah at about 3am on Saturday 22 Augu...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 24, 2026
Support for ‘vital’ Indigenous-led postvention service

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisation is ensuring the continued delivery of culturally safe support services to First Nations families and communities impacted by...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 21, 2026
Minjerribah prepares for annual celebration of Quandamooka culture

Preparations are in place for Queensland's Quandamooka Festival, which returns to Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island next month. The festival celebrates the rich, living culture of the Quandamooka...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 13, 2026
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocks Indigenous communities of Colombia

Indigenous communities living in and around the epicentre of Colombia's devastating earthquake on Monday have been left in disarray. It is estimated 132 Colombians have lost their lives throughout the...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 12, 2026
Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

A record flood that devastated Merrepen Arts hasn't stopped the centre mounting a special exhibition at one of Australia's biggest Aboriginal arts events.

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Liz Hobday (AAP) Aug 10, 2026
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opens to the public

The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) has officially returned for 2026. Now in its 20th year, the internationally recognised art fair held an impressive opening ceremony on August 6, featuring perform...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs

The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory inside the Brazilian border with Peru from "settlers" more than three decades ago, are under attack again.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous Business Australia launches First Nations Women in Business Coaching Program

Indigenous Business Australia has launched the First Nations Women in Business Coaching Program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women start, grow, and sustain successful businesses.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 6, 2026
State Library exhibition explores Mervyn Bishop’s life and works

A State Library of NSW exhibition is offering a personal look at the life, family and career of Wailwan Murri photographer Mervyn Bishop.'Mervyn Bishop: Close Up' brings together Bishop's best-known p...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 6, 2026
Malind-Anim Indigenous people in court to defend ancestral forests

The Malind-Anim Indigenous community are mounting a legal challenge to protect West Papuan ancestral forests from a planned commercial development.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 5, 2026
Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition to tour Australia

Generously supported by First Nations Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts, the National Gallery Touring Exhibition will take Emily Kam Kngwarray's works from the national collection to five galleries across...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 30, 2026
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