Opinion
There are people whose careers are measured by the jobs they have held. Then there are people whose legacy is measured by the lives they have changed. Dr Charlie King belongs firmly in the second.
NAIDOC Week is one of the few times each year when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples come together to celebrate our cultures, histories, resilience and achievements.
Thirty years ago, Australia's Bringing Them Home report laid bare the national shame of the systematic, state-sanctioned removal of Indigenous children due to forced assimilation policies designed to...
This speech was given at the RING (Reconciliation Industry Network Group) NAIDOC Gathering in Sydney on Thursday by keynote speaker and MC, Indigenous singer, songwriter, musician and advocate Toni Ja...
If the Northern Territory Government really cares about children, it has an interesting way of showing it. This week, the Country Liberal Party (CLP)-led parliamentary committee ignored evidence and e...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this article contains the names of deceased Indigenous people. Author's note: We have consulted directly with Shandell Pryor's family befo...
This speech was delivered by federal Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohamed, at the launch of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's First Nations International Engagement Strategy...
Utyerre Apanpe has brought together more than 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators, cultural leaders, knowledge holders and academics from 36 Nations on Arrernte Country.
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