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'We're the sleeping giant': Natasha Short sets 20 per cent procurement target
Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its bu...
Reece Harley 27 May 2026
The women they call 'too much' are usually the ones creating change
Quiet strength is often lauded, but sometimes strength means refusing to stay si...
Nicole Brown 26 May 2026
Former Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney receives honorary doctorate from University of Sydney
Former Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has received an honorary...
Jarred Cross 26 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
Bringing healthcare home: A culturally responsive model of care in the Pilbara

In Port Hedland, access to healthcare has never been straightforward. Distances are vast, services are stretched, and for many Aboriginal families, the health system itself can feel unfamiliar and dif...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 14, 2026
First Nations leadership central to 2026 Paul Ramsay Foundation Fellowships

The Paul Ramsay Foundation has named five leaders as recipients of its 2026 Fellowship Program, supporting community-led work aimed at reducing disadvantage across Australia.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 12, 2026
Aboriginal business leaders call for deeper partnerships beyond procurement targets

Aboriginal business leaders, corporate executives and finance representatives have called for a shift in how Indigenous procurement is approached, warning that access to contracts alone is insufficien...

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Zak Kirkup May 11, 2026
Niue makes historic shift with greater proportion of female MPs

Niue has made Pacific political history following its 2026 general election, delivering a record-breaking seven women to its 20-seat national parliament.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 7, 2026
British Columbia First Nations leaders demand end to sex discrimination and violence against women

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Secretary-Treasurer, Chief Marilyn Slett (K̓áwáziɫ), was in Ottawa on Tuesday - Canada's National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2026
From launch to lift-off at the Glen for Women

Note: Some themes in this story may be distressing. Names were changed to protect the privacy of individuals. Connection. Truth telling. Hope.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 5, 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
Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference to bring together extraordinary line-up of Indigenous leaders

The Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference will bring together Indigenous leaders and other key figures in the nation's capital this month to discuss turning around the Close the Gap a...

Dr Rishelle Hume AM sets her sights on political leadership

For Dr Rishelle Hume AM, leadership was never accidental. Long before boardrooms, national honours and global corporate roles, she was a young Noongar girl searching for her place in a world that rare...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 21, 2026
Community leadership will make our communities safer

Domestic, family and sexual violence remains one of the most urgent challenges in Australia. Yet despite strong community leadership, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities too often lack t...

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Donnella Mills Mar 31, 2026
Rhoda Roberts AO farewell and seven-day tribute set for NITV

National Indigenous Television (NITV) is set to broadcast the funeral of Widjabul Wieybal woman from the Bundjalung nation, Rhoda Roberts, AO on Tuesday before beginning a week of special programming...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 30, 2026
First Nations women’s voices move 'from consultation to decision-making' in national strategy launch

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice launched its inaugural Strategic Plan 2026-2030 at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, marking what it described as "a shift fr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 25, 2026
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