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'We can do many great things, especially if we do them together'
This speech was given at the RING (Reconciliation Industry Network Group) NAIDOC...
Toni Janke 11 Jul 2026
Analysis: When every expert is ignored, who is left to speak for children?
If the Northern Territory Government really cares about children, it has an inte...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
50 Years of Deadly, 20 Years of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act
This year marks two significant milestones. Fifty years of NAIDOC. Twenty years...
NAIDOC’s call for change across the decades: from Day of Mourning to economic reconciliation
NAIDOC's origins belong inside a longer history of Aboriginal resistance to the...
Darren Godwell 8 Jul 2026
Towards a First Nations critical minerals strategy: A moment in time

Australia stands at one of the most significant economic crossroads in its modern history. The global race for critical minerals is reshaping international trade, defence alliances and manufacturing s...

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Jyi Lawton Jul 7, 2026
A masterclass in legislative abuse: Testing the NT’s Every Child Matters Bill against international human rights law criteria for Weaponised Legislation

On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...

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Maithili Mishra Jul 6, 2026
'The next fifty years of NAIDOC must strengthen what the last fifty have fought to protect'

For fifty years, NAIDOC has celebrated the strength of our people. It honours the generations who protected our cultures, languages and law through every attempt to erase them.

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William Tilmouth Jul 6, 2026
Fifty years of deadly: what Aboriginal community control has achieved for our health

This NAIDOC Week, the theme is 50 Years of Deadly. For me, those words land with particular weight and few examples better capture that theme than the achievements of Aboriginal community-controlled h...

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Donna Ah Chee Jul 3, 2026
Governments more willing to manage the consequences of invasion than eliminate the disadvantage it created

Treasury counts announcements. Communities count houses. The Federal Budget's $793.7 million Closing the Gap package hides a deeper reality: governments are still more willing to manage the consequenc...

Investing in people, growing communities: Impact North backs Territory businesses to thrive

Behind every successful business is someone who took a chance, backed themselves and kept going when things got tough. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs, building a business...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 25, 2026
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW

New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overdue - but it won't happen until we have an independent police watchdog with more teeth.

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Lauren Stefanou Jun 25, 2026
Truth matters: Why we must challenge misinformation wherever it comes from

If truth is to serve justice, then justice demands that we scrutinise claims from allies and opponents alike. Truth is not a team sport, nor a PR exerciseOne of the most dangerous habits emerging in m...

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Jesse J. Fleay Jun 16, 2026
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