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'Truth-telling, cultural strength, and collective healing' returns with Ngarra Jarra Noun ceremony
Members of the Stolen Generations and their families will be honoured at the fou...
Jarred Cross 1 Apr 2026
Fire still burning for custodians in fight against mine
Four years ago, a cultural ceremony began within a coal mining lease. The Waddan...
Keira Jenkins 26 Aug 2025
Australia’s emerging First Nations dancers celebrated at NAISDA Graduation Ceremony
Proud graduates from across Australia were celebrated at the 2025 NAISDA Graduat...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2025
Nicky Winmar-inspired Healing Ceremony returns with focus on Indigenous deaths in custody
A Naarm healing ceremony will shift focus in 2025, paying tribute to families an...
Jarred Cross 4 Mar 2025
'Nyamat Yarkeen Karween': Gunditjmara cultural connections to be celebrated at Portland Upwelling Festival
This year's Portland's Upwelling Festival will feature a First Nations program,...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Oct 2024
Commemorating Australia’s largest single Death-in-Custody site, Wadjemup

The Wadjemup Wirin Bidi Commemorative Ceremony, set for Saturday, 9 November, offers a profound opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to gather in the spirit of healing and remembrance.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Oct 23, 2024
Traditional ceremony marks opening of new yarning circle

Earlier this month, members of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (51FNQR) marked the opening of a new yarning circle at Porton Barracks in North Queensland with a smoking ceremony.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 27, 2024
"It's on the field, it's in the grandstands": Nicky Winmar healing ceremony returns to Vic Park to fight racism

A leading figure in Naarm's Aboriginal sport community says a gathering recognising Nicky Winmar's iconic stand at Victoria Park sends a powerful and necessary message 31 years on, with racism still r...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 22, 2024
Nicky Winmar announces return of many healing ceremonies at Victoria Park

Indigenous footy icons Nicky Winmar and Nathan Lovett-Murray are putting culture, community and performance at the centre of this Sunday's Ngaara Jarra Noun Healing Ceremony at Victoria Park in Naarm.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 18, 2024
Smoking Ceremony welcomes 2024 vintage workers to Margaret River

Vintage in the Margaret River Region in Western Australia's southwest requires the help of seasonal workers who have travelled from around the country as well as Timor Leste, Fiji and Tonga for jobs i...

Councillors look to ditch Welcome to Country, smoking ceremonies post referendum

Several councillors across Australia have been emboldened by the Voice to Parliament defeat in October, pushing for an abolishment of Welcome to Country ceremonies despite Indigenous leaders saying th...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 10, 2024
Yolngu clans honour Gumatj leader Yunupiŋu during Garma Festival's bunggul

At this year's Garma Festival, one of the largest gatherings in Australia dedicated to Indigenous culture, the first traditional ceremony was held since the passing of Dr Galarrwuy Yunupingu, The even...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 10, 2023
Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing and David Hardy weave story of Indigenous culture's shared elements

When Ellie's Laing eldest son came home from preschool singing Indigenous lullabies and reciting the Acknowledgement of Country, she realised how much had changed in a generation.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben May 9, 2022
Her mum read Broome newspapers to learn, now Cynthia Coyne has a degree

Charles Darwin University has honoured 42 Indigenous students in a First Nations leadership valedictory ceremony on April 5. Held at CDU's Casuarina campus, the ceremony celebrated the academic achiev...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 6, 2022
Opera House lights up as Paralympics end

The Tokyo Paralympics have officially come to a close with Australia finishing with a total of 80 medals: 21 gold, 29 silver and 30 bronze. Amanda Reid, Ruby Storm and Samantha Schmidt were the three...

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Teisha Cloos Sep 7, 2021
Tokyo Paralympics underway

The Tokyo Paralympics is officially underway as the Opening Ceremony took place Tuesday night with colourful scenes and touching moments. Australia was represented by flag bearers Danni Di Toro and Ry...

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Teisha Cloos Aug 29, 2021
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