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Westerman Jilya Institute Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention Fundraising event returns for 2026
Set to be held in Sydney for the very first time, the Westerman Jilya Institute...
Phoebe Blogg 8 Sep 2026
'Now's the time to tell that story': First Nations contributions to Pacific War efforts remembered
When the possibility of warfare on Australian soil posed an increasing threat as...
Jarred Cross 4 Sep 2026
3%, Uncle Fred Leone and Scribe drop 'Not Many' remix music video
Hip-hop collective 3% and Butchulla Songman Fred Leone have released the music v...
Joseph Guenzler 4 Sep 2026
Indigenous ‘ballers converge on nation’s capital for performance camp
Indigenous basketballers from across the country have converged on Canberra's Au...
Callan Morse 4 Sep 2026
Guernsey auction supports flood affected Nauiyu residents
Indigenous business owner and former AFL players Raphael Clarke has donated nine...
Callan Morse 4 Sep 2026
'Happy, fulfilled, hungry': Drua lure home Naisarani

Isi Naisarani will add Wallabies grunt to the Fijian Drua backrow after reinvigorating his career in Sydney club rugby and being lured home for a Super Rugby Pacific encore.

3% announce new member as Scribe storms the BIGSOUND stage

Indigenous hip-hop collective 3% unveiled Darumbal and Tongan artist Mi-kaisha as its newest member during a surprise BIGSOUND set at Crowbar on Wednesday night.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 3, 2026
PM urged to show leadership on youth justice 'crisis'

The Prime Minister is allowing states and territories to enact policies that result in more children being put in prison, the overwhelming majority of them Indigenous, a parliamentary inquiry has hear...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2026
NAISDA welcomes applications for 2027 course intake

Leading First Nations arts training organisation NAISDA has announced the opening of their 2027 intake. NAISDA encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to apply for its 2027 intak...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 10, 2026
'Abuse, restraint and isolation': Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody

A new campaign calling for enforceable national minimum standards to protect the human rights of children in custody has been launched. Coming in the wake of Closing the Gap data showing the rate of I...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous children held in custody are unsentenced, new data shows, with First Nations young people continuing to be incarcerated at disproportionate rates.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Evidence, not 'reactive' policies, needed to reduce youth offending and improve community safety

Keeping younger children out of detention and improving community safety in Victoria requires evidence-based action rather than the "reactive" responses that have dominated the state's approach, Victo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Daisy Hamlot awarded Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Premier's Award for Excellence

Hope Vale artist Daisy Hamlot has been awarded the Premier's Award for Excellence, leading the honour roll at the 2026 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Art Awards announced at Tanks Arts Centre.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 14, 2026
PNG Pepes' brave quest for World Cup netball berth

Barely out of her teens, Waisame Andrew will spearhead Papua New Guinea's quest for a spot at next year's Netball World Cup in Sydney. Just 21, the PNG mid-courter is the mainstay of the Pepes after f...

Australia's rejection of UN recommendations fuels First Nations justice concerns

Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the federal government is ignoring mounting evidence of systemic rac...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 7, 2026
Karul Projects Dance Theatre to launch inaugural First Nations ensemble

Karul Projects Dance Theatre will launch its inaugural First Nations dance ensemble on Monday, July 6, coinciding with NAIDOC Week and its 2026 theme, 50 Years of Deadly.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 3, 2026
UN recommendations on Indigenous rights largely rejected by Albanese government

The Albanese government has rejected key United Nations recommendations aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including calls to raise the age of criminal respo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 30, 2026
NAISDA marks 50 Years of First Nations excellence at 2026 graduation

Twenty-five First Nations students from across Australia graduated from the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association (NAISDA) at a ceremony held on Darkinjung Country, NSW Central Coast, on...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 26, 2026
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