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First Nations fashion, textiles take Country to Couture
Indigenous culture's 60,000-plus years of stories are intersecting with high-end...
From student to mentor: Malakye Blow is shaping the next generation
For proud Butchulla and Munanjali man Malakye Blow, leadership has always been a...
Nicole Brown 31 Jul 2026
She walked so others could follow: Aunty Beverley Hand's lifetime of truth-telling honoured
Long before cultural tourism became widely embraced, before reconciliation enter...
Nicole Brown 28 Jul 2026
Indigenous icons set to enter National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame
The National Indigenous Music Awards will announce two 2026 Hall of Fame inducte...
Joseph Guenzler 28 Jul 2026
TAFE educator recognised for work across Far North communities
TAFE Queensland educator Doe Ahmat has been named a finalist in the 2026 Queensl...
Joseph Guenzler 27 Jul 2026
Yindjibarndi artist brings Pilbara Country to NATSIAA

Yindjibarndi artist Allery Sandy has painted the Pilbara as a place of memory, culture and survival in her finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 23, 2026
Akeyulerre Healing Centre earns global recognition with architecture grounded in Arrernte knowledge

An Aboriginal-led healing centre in the heart of Mparntwe / Alice Springs has been recognised on the world stage, proving that when First Nations people lead the design of their own spaces, the result...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 23, 2026
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Yolŋu women from across Arnhem Land have woven unity, kinship and cultural knowledge into their finalist work for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 22, 2026
Western Aranda artist brings memory and language to NATSIAA work

Western Aranda artist Vanessa Inkamala has used memory, language and a recycled road sign to show change on Country in her finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra Nati...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 22, 2026
Scholar of the Year honour celebrates Indigenous leadership shaping the future

For more than 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have generated knowledge, cared for Country and passed wisdom from one generation to the next.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 21, 2026
Yarrabah Arts & Cultural Precinct awarded inaugural Simone Arnol Textile Innovation Award

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 17, 2026
Aboriginal leaders recognised at Hedland NAIDOC Awards

Aboriginal leaders from across Port and South Hedland, in Western Australia's Pilbara region, have been recognised at the 2026 Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders NAIDOC Awards.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 16, 2026
Qantas Group honours eight at NAIDOC Awards marking 50 Years of Deadly

Qantas Group has honoured eight employees and allies at its 2026 NAIDOC Awards, recognising leadership, allyship, partnerships and community connection across Qantas and Jetstar during a NAIDOC Week t...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 15, 2026
National Indigenous Music Awards announce nominees, stacked live lineup

The 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) nominees have been announced, with 24 acts recognised across six categories ahead of the ceremony in Garramilla (Darwin).

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 13, 2026
Yanyuwa artist paints Coober Pedy Country for annual art awards

Yanyuwa artist George Cooley has painted the desert landscape around Coober Pedy in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 2, 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist

Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has turned maps from the British Museum into paper danala for the Telstra Work on Paper Award at the 2026 Telstra National A...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
NATSIAA finalist brings together dreamscape, history and resistance

Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley has brought oil painting, politics and the Western canon together in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal an...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
Glass vessels hold family, culture and Country for NATSIAA finalist

Lower Southern Arrernte artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM has used glass to hold family, culture and Country in her finalist work for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award at the 2026 Telstra Nat...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 30, 2026
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