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Matriarch driven by passion for community among Indigenous leaders honoured in national awards
A lifelong commitment to community and family has driven the work of this powerh...
Keira Jenkins 26 Jan 2026
Rock art sheds light on migration of early Australians
An ancient hand stencil on the walls of an Indonesian cave has sharpened scienti...
Keira Jenkins 22 Jan 2026
Hearing checks urged before children return to school
The lunches may be packed, the uniforms set out, books covered and labelled, but...
Keira Jenkins 19 Jan 2026
Indigenous community hatches native prawn plan
Catching a native prawn and throwing it on the fire to make a meal is something...
Keira Jenkins 19 Jan 2026
Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws
Paul Silva is expecting a heightened police presence at a rally he's organising...
Keira Jenkins 12 Jan 2026
Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Arriving at one of Australia's most remote shorelines was confronting for the team tasked with clearing it of plastic pollution and abandoned fishing gear.

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Keira Jenkins Jan 12, 2026
Matriarchy in motion: dancers bring Country to stage

Dance has always been in Peta Strachan. The Dharug woman has been dancing for more than three decades, including a stint in the renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre.

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Keira Jenkins Jan 1, 2026
Wearing the 'many hats' of a remote health worker

Sharon Walker has driven boats in Western Australia, graced the kitchens of a Northern Territory RSL club, but the job she's felt most at home in is health.

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Keira Jenkins Dec 19, 2025
Native foods heroes in fight against chronic disease

A uniquely Australian drink has the potential to address chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Concerned about rates of chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diab...

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Keira Jenkins Dec 17, 2025
How Indigenous culture is enriching preschoolers' days

There's a special song the children sing at the preschool Jade King's daughter attends. It's about Country and is sung in the local Bandjalang language, as well as English.

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Keira Jenkins Dec 15, 2025
The smell of native grasses reviving women's knowledge

The smell of native grasses brings Kerrie Saunders back to her childhood. Ganalay and guli grasses thrived around Moree, NSW when she was a child, growing around the banks of the Mehi River.

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Keira Jenkins Dec 10, 2025
'Obscene' rates of Indigenous child removals persist

The child protection system needs to be turned upside down to "change the story" of Indigenous over-representation in out-of-home care, advocates say.

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Keira Jenkins Dec 10, 2025
Indigenous-run station turning a wild problem into food

For hundreds of years since white settlement, wild cattle have wreaked havoc on a remote 30,000-hectare property, creating environmental and cultural challenges for its First Nations custodians.

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Keira Jenkins Dec 8, 2025
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