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NIMAs back and ready to rock the Darwin Amphitheatre in 2026
The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) will return to the Darwin Amphithea...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Jun 2026
'I'm just so happy' - New Darwin Festival artistic director Ben Graetz takes the reins
Arts leader Ben Graetz is returning home to take the helm at the Darwin Festival...
Liz Hobday (AAP) 22 Jun 2026
'Sky Rangers' take flight: Award-winning image celebrates Indigenous leadership on Country
A powerful image capturing Indigenous rangers protecting Country from the skies...
Nicole Brown 19 Jun 2026
Grassroots boxing program highlights need for trauma recovery support in NT
A grassroots non-contact boxing program in Darwin is showing the need for trauma...
Joseph Guenzler 18 Jun 2026
Supercars Indigenous Round returns to Darwin with new livery designs
The Darwin Triple Crown will return from June 19 to 21 as Supercars' Indigenous...
Joseph Guenzler 15 Jun 2026
CJ McCarthy-Grogan elected as Darwin’s newest councillor

Clarence "CJ" McCarthy-Grogan has been elected as the City of Darwin's newest councillor after winning the Chan Ward by-election. The Yanyuwa, Garrawa and Kuku Yalanji man finished ahead of seven othe...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 14, 2026
Darwin community invited to back grassroots change through 10x10 Philanthropy event

A unique philanthropy movement which is transforming the way communities support grassroots programs, including Indigenous-led initiatives, is returning to Darwin this month following a successful ina...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 8, 2026
These Indigenous artists pay $350 a tank and are driving 2500km

In the remote community of Papulankutja in Western Australia, diesel is $4.28 a litre, roughly double the price in capital cities. One of the few sources of income in the community is its not-for-prof...

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Liz Hobday Jun 7, 2026
Indigenous university director to paint at Darwin Street Art Festival

Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Casuarina campus is set to become part of the Darwin Street Art Festival for the first time, with three artists transforming campus spaces through new public murals.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 2, 2026
New Forestry roadmap strengthens Tiwi jobs and leadership

For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now, a new workforce plan is laying the foundation for the next generation of Tiwi workers and leaders to step into long ter...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 22, 2026
Darwin to host AFLW Dreamtime match again in 2026

Darwin will once again host one of the AFLW season's marquee fixtures in 2026, with the annual Dreamtime clash between Richmond and Essendon locked in for a third consecutive year.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark May 20, 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
Seabreeze Festival showcases Indigenous talent

The 2026 Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival once again showcased the strength, diversity and creativity of First Nations music, dance and culture, with Indigenous artists playing a major role across the th...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 14, 2026
Keelan Fejo’s story towers over Darwin as Indigenous Art Trail launches at Darwin Airport Resorts

The Northern Territory's rich Aboriginal culture and creativity will now greet visitors from the moment they arrive in Darwin, with the launch of the new Indigenous Art Trail at Darwin Airport Resorts...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 14, 2026
First Nations lived experience on display as CDU uses 'art as evidence'

A Charles Darwin University research project is exploring the impacts of climate change is using "art as evidence", alongside traditional data, to convey the lived experience of First Nations communit...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 9, 2026
Croker Island’s Nathaniel Cooper earns place in New York marathon squad

Minjilang's Nathaniel Cooper is one of 12 First Nations people chosen by the Indigenous Marathon Project to represent their mob on one of the biggest stages in world running — the New York City...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 3, 2026
Bilingual education advocate Dr Ailsa Purdon retires from Batchelor Institute

An acclaimed educator known for pioneering bilingual and "Both Ways" learning in the Northern Territory is being farewelled, as colleagues honour her retirement from Batchelor Institute of Indigenous...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 30, 2026
Second young Aboriginal man dies in custody in Darwin in less than one week

Another young Aboriginal man has died in custody in Darwin, the Northern Territory Department of Corrections has confirmed. The 26-year-old was found unresponsive by Darwin Correctional Centre staff a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 30, 2026
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