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Doctors urged to partner with Indigenous communities in push for climate action
Torres Strait Islander public health academic Francis Nona has called on the med...
Giovanni Torre 24 Mar 2026
Central Land Council slams NT government's 'gammon' buffel grass plan over fire risks
The Central Land Council has warned the NT government's buffel management plan w...
Giovanni Torre 9 Feb 2026
Grants announced for NAB customers impacted by Victorian bushfires
National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced grants and additional financial reli...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Jan 2026
Aboriginal organisations urge community members to put safety first as fires rage in Victoria
Aboriginal organisations in Victoria are urging community members to prioritise...
Jarred Cross 9 Jan 2026
Bushfire damages burial grounds and historic buildings at important Stolen Generations site
Bushfire has caused severe damage to Aboriginal burial grounds and a former miss...
Giovanni Torre 17 Dec 2025
Ancient fire practices rekindled in modern firefighting training

The Birpai and Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land Councils are working with Forestry Corporation to integrate cultural burning knowledge with government bushfire management.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 18, 2025
Bushfire threatens Indigenous rock art

Fire crews are racing to protect Victoria's richest concentration of Indigenous rock art, as they tackle a series of out-of-control blazes ahead of an expected heatwave.

Ranger stares down wall of fire in award-winning photo

In the middle of Arnhem Land, there are no bright red fire trucks or water-bombing planes. When a bushfire takes hold in the wilderness of the Northern Territory's north east corner, Indigenous ranger...

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Stephanie Gardiner Nov 22, 2023
Central Land Council urges NT government to act on fire threat posed by buffel grass

The Central Land Council has urged the Northern Territory government to declare the main fuel of the bushfires burning all around Alice Springs a weed.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 15, 2023
Disaster relief available for Territorians facing massive bushfire

Disaster assistance is now available for residents of the Barkly region affected by the ongoing major bushfire. The federal and Territory governments are collaborating to deliver help to those impacte...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2023
Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

A mega blaze that has been burning for more than a week is racing towards a remote Northern Territory town, tearing through fire breaks. The Barkly Complex fire broke a containment line north of Tenan...

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Neve Brissenden Sep 14, 2023
Anxious 48 hours for town in path of mega bushfire

Residents in a remote Northern Territory town have had a nervous night as a wind change pushes a blaze four times the size of the ACT closer to their homes.

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Neve Brissenden Sep 13, 2023
'We could have helped': report exposes racism during Black Summer bushfires

Widjabul First Nations woman Cindy Roberts's tribal name is Mebbingarri, which means woman eagle. She was born to be a protector of Country. Even when those on Country respond to her help with racism...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben May 6, 2022
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