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 […]
The Central Land Council (CLC) will have a new chief executive officer in the New Year. Senior federal public servant Joe Martin-Jard will become the land council’s first CEO, taking over from retiring CLC director […]
Tributes flowed this week as Australia mourned the death of the mother of native title, Bonita Mabo. Dr Mabo, the wife of Eddie Mabo, worked tirelessly alongside her husband for land rights. She passed away […]
As a child, trailblazing Network Ten newsreader Narelda Jacobs remembers watching her father being interviewed by journalists. In the late ‘70s and early ‘80s,Cedric Jacobs, head of the National Aboriginal Conference, had the ear of […]
Singer-songwriter Johnny Lovett — who this year notched up 60 years in country music — has another reason to celebrate — he has been named among nine inspiring Victorian Aboriginal leaders. Mr Lovett, along with […]
A new youth report has called on Australian governments to urgently address high rates of homelessness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to give children a more stable start in life and the chance […]
Wiradjuri and Muruwari man Tjapukai Shaw is flying high after becoming one of the first full-time Indigenous liaison officers in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Mr Shaw, 24, who was appointed in Brisbane this month, was […]
Brooke Blurton — the frontrunner to claim the heart of rugby union star Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins on Network Ten’s The Bachelor Australia— said she’s “massively proud” of her Noongar-Yamatji heritage and “wouldn’t change it […]
Regina Murray and Sallyanne Nilco are friends in arms. The two best friends from the Northern Territory — Murray is from Darwin and Nilco from Batchelor — are on the adventure of a lifetime after […]
Four new Indigenous firefighters will be helping keep New South Wales safe this summer. Derek Walker, Joseph Griffin, Lance Tighe and Christopher Cassady graduated into the ranks of Fire & Rescue NSW on Friday. They […]
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES 2018