Dianne Bortoletto   

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Beyond the larrikin legend: How Crocodile Dundee brought the world to Bininj and Mungguy Country
On April 30, 1986, a leather-clad bushman swaggered onto the silver screen and c...
Dianne Bortoletto 22 Apr 2026
Culture you can taste: 65,000 years of flavour takes centre stage at Taste of Kakadu
Sitting under the vast, glittering canopy of the Northern Territory sky, tasting...
Dianne Bortoletto 16 Apr 2026
Parrtjima Festival to light up Mparntwe with powerful new program
On April 10, the ancient, 300-million-year-old canvas of the Tjoritja/MacDonnell...
Dianne Bortoletto 11 Mar 2026
Tourism Australia launches First Nations graduate program
For decades, the warmth and generosity of 60,000 years of Indigenous culture has...
Dianne Bortoletto 2 Mar 2026
Rosanna Angus: Her mission in tourism
The best tourism businesses deliver authentic, moving experiences, creating memo...
Dianne Bortoletto 2 Mar 2026
Celebrating and protecting the world’s oldest languages

Australia has one of the richest linguistic landscapes on the planet, certainly the oldest, and it needs to be actively protected. International Mother Language Day - 21 February - as approved by UNES...

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Dianne Bortoletto Feb 18, 2026
WA Dreamer, Tremane Baxter-Edwards selected as Tourism WA ambassador

Tremane Baxter-Edwards, a proud Ngarinyin and Walmajarri man from Wyndham in the East Kimberley, has been named a WA Dreamer. Affectionately known as 'Buster', Mr Baxter-Edwards was selected by Touris...

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Dianne Bortoletto Jan 30, 2026
Australia Post loses $4,000 original Indigenous artwork

Australia Post has lost an original Indigenous artwork valued at $4,000 by Ngarluma, Kariyarra, Nyul Nyul and Yawuru artist Bobbi Lockyer. Ms Lockyer said she sent the A2-sized artwork by registered E...

Cooee Foods Australia acquires Creative Native Foods in landmark deal

Indigenous-owned Cooee Foods Australia has acquired Creative Native Foods, bringing Australia's longest running native ingredients supplier under Indigenous ownership for the first time in its 25-year...

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Dianne Bortoletto Dec 12, 2025
Gillian Moody-Ardler appointed Head of First Nations Content at Screen Australia

Gillian Moody-Ardler will start work as the Head of First Nations Content at Screen Australia in 2026, bringing over three decades of industry experience championing First Nations stories, perspective...

Cyclists unite to bring bike benefits to remote Kimberley communities

Fifteen cyclists from the United Kingdom will soon start pedalling to raise funds for Australian program, The Bike Creative, the brainchild of school teacher Chris Sellings.

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Dianne Bortoletto Oct 17, 2025
Grounds for coffee optimism

Starting a coffee company wasn't on Drew Paten's bingo card. Mr Paten, a proud Gunai (East Gippsland) man who grew up in Naarm (Melbourne), says the idea came from a group chat.

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Dianne Bortoletto Sep 18, 2025
Digging deep: Muguriyarra builds a future for Mob

Indigenous civil contractor Muguriyarra, located in Onslow and servicing the mining-rich Pilbara region, was initially established as a 50-50 joint venture in 2022.

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Dianne Bortoletto Sep 15, 2025
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