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Creative Australia launches new Rhoda Roberts Trailblazer Award
Created as a new category within the Creative Australia First Nations Arts and C...
Phoebe Blogg 27 Oct 2026
Pacific artists honoured as Arts Pasifika Awards mark 30 years
Pacific artists working across comedy, dance, music and visual arts have been re...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
Desart People’s Choice Award announced at 2026 Vincent Lingiari Art Award
Presented by Desart and the Central Land Council, the fourth iteration of the Vi...
Phoebe Blogg 22 Oct 2026
World champs, gold medals and more: Finalists confirmed for First Nations sports awards
A junior world champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist and drought-breaking...
Jarred Cross 16 Oct 2026
'Sweet Home: Stories of Country and Family' wins the 2026 Karajia and Environment Award for Children's Literature

From the coral reefs of Ningaloo to the waterways of the Torres Strait, Australia's landscapes, wildlife and deep connections to Country are at the heart of the Wilderness Society's 2026 Karajia and E...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 14, 2026
Entries open for 2027 Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award

Entries have opened for the 2027 Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award, with more than $60,000 in prizes available to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal artists creating works in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strai...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 13, 2026
Yarrabah ranger wins Queensland training award

Yarrabah's Stirling Ludwick is helping train the next generation of rangers after progressing from a trainee to a team leader and mentor. Mr Ludwick was named the 2026 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 12, 2026
Red Ochre Award winner Sandra Hill continues public art legacy

Almost 30 years after creating a landmark public artwork in Subiaco, Red Ochre Award recipient Sandra Hill has continued its story through a new collaboration with ceramic artist Jenny Dawson and loca...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 7, 2026
Building on Country: Intract’s award win shows what Black business can deliver

Seven hundred kilometres from the nearest supply hub, Intract Australia delivered an aged care facility that earned recognition across the Northern Territory's construction industry.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 6, 2026
Upton re-writes history with third Dally M, Trindall finishes second in men's count

Tamika Upton's legacy has grown as she outdid her own unprecedented record of two Dally M medals with a third as the NRLW's best player. The Barada fullback went back-to-back at Wednesday night's cere...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 1, 2026
Jackson Phillips named WA Young Person of the Year

Knaarla Karla Booja, Ballardong and Wilman teenager Jackson Phillips has been named Western Australia's 2026 Young Person of the Year after being recognised for his leadership, tennis achievements and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 30, 2026
Young Indigenous women changing the face of STEM

Young Indigenous women are making their mark in science, and a national award is recognising a program determined to make sure they have the space, support and cultural safety to stay there.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Sep 18, 2026
Indigenous educators recognised at national teaching awards

Two First Nations educators have been recognised among 13 teachers and school leaders honoured at the 2026 Schools Plus Teaching Awards in Canberra.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 15, 2026
First Nations authors shine at WA Premier's Book Awards

CryBaby by first-time author Mabel Gibson has been named Book of the Year at the 2026 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, taking out the program's highest honour at an awards ceremony at the Sta...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 14, 2026
'I paint to keep my country alive' - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award

Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney of Artists of Ampilatwatja has won the prestigious $10,000 Vincent Lingiari Art Award celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act for her painting My...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 10, 2026
Gurambilbarra to celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC with Gala Awards Night

Townsville will mark 50 years of National NAIDOC with the launch of the Gurambilbarra NAIDOC Gala Awards Night later this year. The event will recognise the contributions of First Nations people, orga...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 10, 2026
'A powerful way of sharing culture, knowledge and connection to Country' - Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards entries open

The Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Health Corporation, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, and West Darling Arts have opened entries for the 2026 Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards (MMIAA).

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 4, 2026
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