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[ January 16, 2019 ] Swapping fishing for football: Borroloola local sets her sights on Matildas SPORT
[ January 16, 2019 ] Support for tennis in Australia is phenomenal, spine-tingling, says Ash Barty SPORT
[ January 16, 2019 ] Matilda Kyah Simon ‘gutted to be back in rehab’ SPORT
[ January 16, 2019 ] AFL stars hit b’ball court for cancer fundraiser SPORT
[ January 16, 2019 ] Inglis dodges drink driving conviction SPORT
[ January 16, 2019 ] Cricketer reveals bat adorned with Indigenous design SPORT
[ January 9, 2019 ] Cricket workshops, weaving and Torres Strait Islander cooking at summer fest CULTURE
[ January 9, 2019 ] Julie Bishop named patron of remote netty program EDUCATION

In the Spotlight

Moylan-Coombs observes appetite for change: looks to create upset in Abbott’s Warringah electorate

by Madelaine Dickie in NEWS

First Nations woman Susan Moylan-Coombs will officially launch her campaign for Tony Abbot’s federal seat of Warringah in Sydney on January 21 — five days before Australia Day. “I want to get in on the conversation around January 26 and start that conversation in a way that advocates for healing and truth telling,” she says. Ms Moylan-Coombs announced she would run as an Independent candidate for the seat on Christmas [...]

Swapping fishing for football: Borroloola local sets her sights on Matildas

January 16, 2019

Borroloola local Shadeene “Shay” Evans has made her W-League debut for Sydney FC after moving 3,000 kilometres to Sydney at [...]
Support for tennis in Australia is phenomenal, spine-tingling, says Ash Barty

January 16, 2019

The eyes of the nation are on Ash Barty who has started her latest Australian Open campaign in the form [...]
Matilda Kyah Simon ‘gutted to be back in rehab’

January 16, 2019

Matildas’ forward Kyah Simon has had surgery this week to fix an ankle injury suffered during the W-League season. As [...]

First Nations artists cheated by fake souvenir trade

January 9, 2019

Up to 80 percent of supposedly First Nations souvenirs sold in Australia in a tourist market estimated to be worth [...]
Gathering wisdom for a fresh take on the heartbreaking classic, Storm Boy

January 9, 2019

Photos by Matt Nettheim, Copyright_ Stormy Productions Pty Ltd. When acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor Trevor Jamieson took on the role of Fingerbone [...]

Tourists thirsting for authentic cultural experiences

December 11, 2018

Aboriginal tourism operators are wanted to help showcase the jewel in Perth’s crown, the Kings Park and Botanic Garden, amid [...]
Wadeye women stun with plums

November 27, 2018

A yoghurt made with Kakadu plums harvested on traditional lands in the Northern Territory has been launched in Adelaide. South [...]

Australia’s most popular Indigenous songs recorded on first-ever chart

November 27, 2018

Australia’s first Indigenous music chart is here. The weekly chart of the most heard Indigenous songs across Australian radio has [...]
Tragic accident in southern Arnhem Land claims life of punk guitarist

October 31, 2018

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 [...]

Outback ‘happiness hubs’ could complement traditional health services

January 9, 2019

Remote art centres are hubs of happiness and western health systems could learn from them, an Indigenous health and well-being [...]
Resilient kids connected to culture, better placed to prevent drug and alcohol abuse

October 31, 2018

Raising resilient children can be a key way to prevent drug and alcohol issues later in life, according to experts. [...]
Major study to plug gaps in Indigenous health data

October 30, 2018

The biggest ever study of health and wellbeing among Indigenous adults will be launched Thursday. Among the data to be [...]

Julie Bishop named patron of remote netty program

January 9, 2019

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has become the first patron of an organisation which is using netball to encourage [...]
New scholarship fund honours Indigenous and Jewish connection

December 11, 2018

Aboriginal elder and activist William Cooper set out from West Footscray to march to the German Consulate in Melbourne on [...]
Helping remote communities access education

November 14, 2018

Editorial: Moving away from your home, family and culture can be incredibly difficult. For Department of Human Services ABSTUDY Travel [...]

Art scam: company swamps market with Aboriginal products made in Indo

October 31, 2018

Boomerangs, didgeridoos and message stones featuring Aboriginal-style designs, but made in Indonesia have landed an Australian souvenir wholesaler in court. [...]
Perth catwalk showcases stunning Aboriginal design

September 5, 2018