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Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival
Traditional Owners are reclaiming historic Country where Captain James Cook once...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 19 Jun 2026
Cape York men urged to put health first during Men’s Health Week
Apunipima Cape York Health Council is encouraging men across Cape York to take c...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Jun 2026
Three charged over alleged misuse of more than $400,000 from Cape York Aboriginal corporations
Three Cape York community members have been charged with fraud offences followin...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jun 2026
Rangers uncover ancient cultural sites during Cape York burns
Cultural burns across Cape York have helped uncover previously undocumented artw...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Apr 2026
Indigenous rangers lead turtle protection push across Cape York
Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to pr...
Joseph Guenzler 31 Mar 2026
Cyclone Narelle puts remote Indigenous communities on alert

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is threatening several Aboriginal communities across Cape York and the eastern Northern Territory, with Indigenous councils and local organisations warning residents to...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 19, 2026
Community-led early learning service opens in Kowanyama

A community-led early childhood education and care service has opened in Kowanyama, expanding access for children in the remote Cape York community.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 18, 2026
20 Aurukun Council staff complete machinery course

Twenty Aurukun Shire Council employees have completed a two-week course in plant and machinery operations, gaining accredited tickets to operate a range of heavy equipment including loaders, graders...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 5, 2026
Cape York Leaders Program graduate plans university pathway

Cape York Leaders Program graduating Year 12 scholar El'leija Creek has finished secondary school reflecting on her journey and setting her sights on university study.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 7, 2026
Extreme heat conditions impact Cape York to Central Queensland

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an emergency warning regarding extreme heatwaves currently impacting regions extending from Cape York to Central Queensland.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 24, 2025
Cape York students share stories of identity through new exhibition

AFL Cape York House will return with its annual self-identity portrait showcase, 'Me. The Exhibition: Connection', on 15 November at the Pullman Cairns International.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 13, 2025
Communities with high Indigenous populations 'saturated' by poker machines

New research has prompted organisations to accuse Australia's gambling industry of deliberately targeting First Nations people. The Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership and the Alliance for G...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 4, 2025
Torres Strait girls football team takes on state competition

A talented all-girls football team all the way from the Torres Strait region competed against the best sides in Queensland at the two-day StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup - Hall of Fame Primary Division...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 20, 2025
Healthy minds and bodies the focus of Apunipima Cape York Health Council's on-Country camps

Apunipima Cape York Health Council recently hosted three 'On Country' Men's Camps which brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men from different regions of the Cape to reconnect with...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 16, 2025
Young mum makes history at Rio Tinto

A decades-long Aboriginal trainee program at Rio Tinto has produced its first manager at the company's Weipa bauxite mine in Queensland. The historic leadership appointment of Thanikwithi woman and lo...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 16, 2025
Young Pasifika, PNG and First Nations footballers head to Cairns for inaugural footy carnvial

Pasifika, Papua New Guinean, Torres Strait and Aboriginal junior footballers will represent their communities, cultures and countries at the first AFL Pacific Nations Challenge in Gimuy (Cairns) this...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 11, 2025
Djarragun College trainee gains tattoo studio experience at Trinity Beach

Solace Barnaby, a Year 12 Djarragun College student and Cape York Partnership school-based trainee, recently began a four-day work experience placement at Pins and Needles Tattoo Studio in Trinity Bea...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 15, 2025
'No direction, no answers' - Queensland Government under fire for ignoring Cape York

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Member for Cook David Kempton have come under fire for bypassing Cape York Peninsula during a recent ministerial visit across Far North Queensland.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 21, 2025
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