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Ngunnawal Elder welcomes news on redevelopment of iconic Canberra site
Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Violet Sheridan has welcomed the latest news on the redeve...
Jess Whaler 11 Jun 2024
Inquest into death of young Indigenous man in ACT begins after long wait for answers
Friends and family members of Nathan Booth are calling for community support as...
Jess Whaler 29 May 2024
Lest we forget those who lost their lives in the Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars movement held the thirteenth annual wreath laying service on t...
Jess Whaler 25 Apr 2024
Indigenous teen in out of home care killed in high-speed car collision
A 15-year-old Indigenous teenager who had been in out of home care since the age...
Jess Whaler 23 Apr 2024
Festival enlightens the nation's capital
This is the time of year that Canberra truly shines thanks to the Enlighten Fest...
Jess Whaler 4 Mar 2024
Old home may have graves of children

Warning: this article contains distressing content. Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation called this month for all identified anomalies at the former site of the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training...

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Jess Whaler Sep 26, 2023
"We are the first diplomats" - Ambassador for First Nations People Justin Mohamed

As part of the Australian Capital Territory's NAIDOC Week Celebrations, Pipeline Talent/Recruitment delivered a sold-out event that highlighted a week of festivities in the nation's capital.

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Jess Whaler Jul 8, 2023
Warlpiri/Warumungu interpreter Valda Warntaparri on the importance of language, culture and having a voice

Valda Napurrurla Shannon Warntaparri has worked as an interpreter in a number of high profile cases and speaks fluent Warlpiri and Warumung. She can also understand neighbouring languages, which she b...

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Jess Whaler Jul 7, 2023
Barkindji psychology student Dan McDougal working to help the community

Barkindji man Dan McDougal is a University of Canberra student and Westerman Jilya Institute scholarship recipient who first came to Canberra as an aspiring athlete contracted through the Canberra Rai...

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Jess Whaler Jul 5, 2023
ACT NAIDOC Person of the Year: Ngambri-Ngunnawal Papunya Connors

Each year the highly anticipated ACT NAIDOC Ball highlights a week of celebrations in the territory, with a primary drawcard of the event, the presentation of the 2023 NAIDOC ACT Person of the Year.

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Jess Whaler Jul 5, 2023
Westerman Jilya Institute building a legion of Indigenous psychologists to tackle suicide

Nyamal Woman and psychologist Dr Tracy Westerman AM has built network of forty-one Indigenous psychology students throughout Australia working with her to tackle systemic racism head on.

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Jess Whaler Jul 4, 2023
Kalkadoon and Kuku-Yalanji rising star Tareq Parter strikes the right balance

At twenty-one years of age Kalkadoon and Kuku-Yalanji man Tareq Parter, is showing potential not only as a rugby player but as a stalwart for First Nations communities and Rugby Australia.

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Jess Whaler Jun 11, 2023
Brumbies Indigenous Pathway Program championing First Nations rugby excellence

Indigenous Advisor to the Brumbies Matthew Sonter is a Gomeroi man who looks after player welfare and has been a driving force behind the success of the Brumbies Indigenous Pathways Program.

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Jess Whaler Jun 11, 2023
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