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[ October 17, 2018 ] WA gov to seek cultural and expert advice on issues such as child protection NEWS
[ October 17, 2018 ] Victorian Aboriginal leaders recognised for roles on roll PEOPLE
[ October 17, 2018 ] Already thinking of Chrissy shopping? The Tarnanthi Art Fair could be for you … ARTS
[ October 17, 2018 ] Green light for $1.3 billion Noongar native title settlement NATIVE TITLE
[ October 17, 2018 ] Proud Njamal woman will personally donate $50,000 to Indigenous scholarship program EDUCATION
[ October 17, 2018 ] Senate committee recommends ‘troubling’ reforms to dole NEWS
[ October 17, 2018 ] Indigenous affairs conference to set new direction for policy NEWS
[ October 17, 2018 ] Mission Australia survey reveals youth concerns over housing, bullying and feelings of despair PEOPLE

In the Spotlight

Art Gallery presents powerful and critical works by one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists

by Madelaine Dickie in ARTS

Editorial. The old ways of doing things have changed into the new ways. The new generation does things differently. But me, I have two ways. I am the old and the new. – John Mawurndjul Mawurndjul is not simply Australia’s premier bark painter, he is one of our greatest artists of all time. – John McDonald, art critic Adelaide, Australia: The Art Gallery of South Australia will present the first major [...]

MUSIC

Music legend Troy Cassar-Daley wisely warns against sugar-coating history

With four ARIAs, 36 Golden Guitar awards and 31 number one hits, it’s difficult to think country music legend Troy Cassar-Daley could leave a bigger legacy than his music. But the man himself, who turns [...]

Indigenous affairs conference to set new direction for policy

October 17, 2018

Editorial The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), in partnership with the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, will bring public sector leaders, not-for-profits, academics and Indigenous communities together to imagine [...]

Already thinking of Chrissy shopping? The Tarnanthi Art Fair could be for you …

October 17, 2018

Indigenous artists are travelling from the far corners of Australia to Adelaide for the annual Tarnanthi Art Fair, which will [...]
Art Gallery presents powerful and critical works by one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists

October 17, 2018

Editorial. The old ways of doing things have changed into the new ways. The new generation does things differently. But [...]

WA businesswomen turn hemp into hi-vis

October 17, 2018

A majority Indigenous-owned company is turning hemp into mining wear with a new line of high visibility clothing. The hemp-blend [...]
Successful Aboriginal business people share insights in Broome masterclass

October 2, 2018

With Indigenous Business Month in full swing, the events are coming thick and fast. In Western Australia’s Kimberley, an Aboriginal [...]

Music legend Troy Cassar-Daley wisely warns against sugar-coating history

October 17, 2018

With four ARIAs, 36 Golden Guitar awards and 31 number one hits, it’s difficult to think country music legend Troy [...]
Koori Elvis shares secret to smooth, soulful vocals

September 19, 2018

‘The NRL must rethink its toxic association with alcohol’ warns former football legend

October 10, 2018

A new report says viewers of the NRL Grand Final were exposed to three instances of alcohol advertising every minute [...]
Lethal Latrell ready for an explosive debut

October 10, 2018

Sydney Roosters’ flyer Latrell Mitchell will make his debut for Australia in this Saturday’s Test against New Zealand in Auckland. [...]
NRL star champions kindy and birth certificates in QLD

October 10, 2018

Retired NRL star Johnathan Thurston is hoping to see more Townsville kids join kindergarten and to tackle the high rate [...]

Take heart: the launch of a new app helps tackle a dangerous heart disease

October 17, 2018

Five Aboriginal medical services and the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth will receive more than $4.6 million to target potentially [...]
Government spends $8.8 million to curb syphilis outbreak

October 17, 2018

Three more regions are to get on-the-spot syphilis tests in the ongoing fight against the potentially deadly outbreak in northern [...]
Action needed on remote and regional virus rise

October 2, 2018

HIV is on the rise in regional and remote areas as diagnoses rates among Indigenous Australians run at double that [...]

Proud Njamal woman will personally donate $50,000 to Indigenous scholarship program

October 17, 2018

A unique scholarship program has been launched for Indigenous students to study psychology. The scholarship is being offered at Curtin [...]
Children’s University nurtures love of learning

September 19, 2018

They are the Northern Territory’s littlest university graduates. A group of youngsters recently became the first from the Territory to [...]
‘I didn’t belong in the public service’ – scholarship recipient sets sights on rights

September 5, 2018

Five years ago, at the age of 50, Frederick Leftwich made a life-changing decision to leave his job of 27 [...]