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National Indigenous Music Awards announce nominees, stacked live lineup
The 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) nominees have been announced,...
Joseph Guenzler 13 Jul 2026
Yanyuwa artist paints Coober Pedy Country for annual art awards
Yanyuwa artist George Cooley has painted the desert landscape around Coober Pedy...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Jul 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist
Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Jul 2026
NATSIAA finalist brings together dreamscape, history and resistance
Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley has brought oil painting, politics and the Weste...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Jul 2026
Glass vessels hold family, culture and Country for NATSIAA finalist
Lower Southern Arrernte artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM has used glass t...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Jun 2026
NATSIAA returns with major showcase of First Nations art

The 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) will open in Darwin this weekend, with three First Nations artists, curators and cultural leaders named to judge th...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 26, 2026
ICONYX named NAIDOC Perth Artist of the Year

Kukutja Pintupi artist ICONYX has won NAIDOC Perth Artist of the Year, recognising years spent building a music career centred on culture, storytelling and giving people a voice.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 25, 2026
NIMAs back and ready to rock the Darwin Amphitheatre in 2026

The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) will return to the Darwin Amphitheatre in Garramilla/Darwin with a live performance bill led by Yolŋu rapper, dancer and artist Baker Boy.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 23, 2026
Explainer: What is NAIDOC Week?

In 2026, NAIDOC Week will officially celebrate its 50th anniversary under the theme 50 Years of Deadly. Each year, for a week beginning on the first Sunday in July, Australians celebrate the achieveme...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing police recognised at WA awards

Fitzroy Crossing Police Station has been recognised at the WA Police Recognition of Excellence Awards, taking out two team honours. The station, which covers one of WA's largest and most remote polici...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 22, 2026
'Proud': hall of fame status for Indigenous musician

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

Jaru and Yindjibarndi doctor receives WA Day Award for health leadership

A Jaru and Yindjibarndi doctor has been recognised for his work improving health care for some of Western Australia's most vulnerable people.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 4, 2026
Stephen Pigram honoured for lifetime contribution to First Nations music

The Pigram Brothers have helped shape the sound of modern Broome. Their music has captured the saltwater, humour and tough spirit of the town in a way which reached far beyond the Kimberley.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 2, 2026
Creative Australia announces First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recipients

Creative Australia has announced this year's recipients of the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards at a private ceremony held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 29, 2026
Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure

Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four decades, recognising growers as the industry faces pressure from declining yields, rising costs, labour shortages and cl...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 27, 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards

Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on Thursday night at the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. The Awards were presented by Books+Publishing (B+P), in par...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 22, 2026
The late Rhoda Roberts AO honoured with National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award

The National NAIDOC Committee has named the late Rhoda Roberts AO as the recipient of the 2026 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award. A proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from Bundjalung Country, Ms Ro...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 21, 2026
National Indigenous Music Awards nominations open for 2026

The National Indigenous Music Awards will return to Garamilla / Darwin for its 22nd edition, with nominations now open for First Nations artists across the country.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 19, 2026
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