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[ February 20, 2019 ] BREAKING: Non-Indigenous health org awarded hefty government grant HEALTH
[ February 20, 2019 ] Wanganeen first Indigenous past player to join an AFL club’s board SPORT
[ February 20, 2019 ] ‘My grandma was taught not to believe in her own abilities because she was Indigenous’ SPORT
[ February 20, 2019 ] A vocal crowd and tough opponent don’t throw Barty from her game SPORT
[ February 20, 2019 ] Rhys Collins surfs with precision as long lines roll through SPORT
[ February 20, 2019 ] NSW leaves other states reeling in National Indigenous Cricket Championships SPORT
[ February 20, 2019 ] Could 2019 be a tide-turner for Australia in the Super Rugby? SPORT
[ February 14, 2019 ] What are the causes of Indigenous suicides? OPINION

In the Spotlight

‘I think we were born into reconciliation’

by Madelaine Dickie in PEOPLE

From the dirt roads of regional WA, to the streets of Perth’s CBD—Carol Innes has dedicated herself to bringing people from all walks of life together. Ms Innes is the current Manager of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Arts at Landcorp, as well as co-chair of Reconciliation WA. She grew up in a small wheat and sheep producing community where racism was ever-present. Her family was one of the very few [...]

Wanganeen first Indigenous past player to join an AFL club’s board

February 20, 2019

Former Port Adelaide football star Gavin Wanganeen is hoping to make his most significant contribution to AFL in life outside [...]
‘My grandma was taught not to believe in her own abilities because she was Indigenous’

February 20, 2019

The Go Foundation has expanded its scholarship program, helping Indigenous students with the cost and challenges of school, into South [...]
A vocal crowd and tough opponent don’t throw Barty from her game

February 20, 2019

Ash Barty has thrust Australia into the semi-finals of the Fed Cup for the first time since 2014, after weathering [...]

The show that’s busting myths about Kimberley Aboriginal art

February 13, 2019

The Art Gallery of Western Australia is now showcasing Desert, River Sea: Portraits of the Kimberley, an exhibition of Aboriginal [...]
Ambitious exhibition features powerful Arnhem Land archive

February 13, 2019

Monash University Museum of Art’s (MUMA) Shapes of Knowledge exhibition, which opened on Saturday, features ‘The Mulka Project’; a cinema [...]

Indigenous businesses behind building on Elcho

February 13, 2019

A contract between Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) and Northern Territory Government Department of Infrastructure Planning and Logistics has [...]
Weipa’s newly named Citizen of the Year proud advocate for Indigenous women in mining

January 30, 2019

Weipa’s 2019 Citizen of the Year Florence Drummond, is a face of resilience, empowerment and community. The proud Wuthathi woman [...]

Finalists unveiled for 2019 QLD Music Awards

February 13, 2019

Finalists for the 2019 Queensland Music Awards have been announced, with nominees including Amy Shark, Cub Sport and The Jungle [...]
A blues-inspired, funky, dusty number

January 30, 2019

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 [...]

BREAKING: Non-Indigenous health org awarded hefty government grant

February 20, 2019

Over $1.6 million of funding for Indigenous health services has been awarded to a non-Indigenous health organisation. Redimed, a private [...]
NSW study finds no narrowing of child injury gap

February 13, 2019

More inclusive child safety measures are needed, after research from the George Institute of Global Health indicates that despite a [...]
Decline in Aboriginal healthcare workers impacts culturally-sensitive care

January 30, 2019

Research conducted by Australian National University and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker’s Association (NATSIHWA) has identified [...]

Indigenous students motivated to work in Treasury and public policy

January 30, 2019

Ten Aboriginal students from across the nation travelled to Canberra this month to participate in a week-long Economic and Social [...]
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 [...]