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First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles
First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas have identified illegal c...
Phoebe Blogg 11 Sep 2026
Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner
A disabled three-year-old Aboriginal boy in care was denied frequent contact wit...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 4 Sep 2026
Gulf dugong numbers plunge as Traditional Owners call for urgent action
Dugong numbers in the Gulf of Carpentaria have fallen sharply since the last reg...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Sep 2026
Local knowledge at the heart of West Daly peace project
A new evaluation of the West Daly Peace Project has highlighted the strength of...
Nicole Brown 25 Aug 2026
Call for systemic change to address Indigenous education gap
A Charles Darwin University education expert has called for systemic change in h...
Callan Morse 24 Aug 2026
Tiwi break Larrakia's streak to claim Darwin 9s title

Tiwi have broken Larrakia's four-year winning streak by claiming victory at the 2026 Darwin 9s Australian football tournament. The Tiwi side defeated Team Greece 9-4 in the Men's Division One grand fi...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 11, 2026
RMIT fashion enterprise program partners with Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation for 2026 Pathways Program

The DAAF (Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation) Pathways Program is a capacity building initiative, providing mentorship, industry engagement, and prominent runway opportunities to First Nations' ent...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 10, 2026
Larrakia Nation urges accountability and protection of Darwin Harbour following INPEX emissions proceedings

Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation has expressed serious concern following confirmation the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority has commenced legal proceedings against Ichthys LNG...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 10, 2026
Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

A record flood that devastated Merrepen Arts hasn't stopped the centre mounting a special exhibition at one of Australia's biggest Aboriginal arts events.

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Liz Hobday (AAP) Aug 10, 2026
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed

A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum maps, and a digital recording of Tiwi song and dance are among the works recognised in Australia's leading First Nations...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 7, 2026
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair opens to the public

The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) has officially returned for 2026. Now in its 20th year, the internationally recognised art fair held an impressive opening ceremony on August 6, featuring perform...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 7, 2026
First Nations exchange brings together artists from around the world

First Nations practitioners working across textile, customary adornment and fashion have come together from across Australia, Aotearoa / New Zealand and Turtle Island / Canada through a Creative Austr...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2026
Indigenous Fashion Projects announce National Indigenous Fashion Award winners

Australia's leading First Nations artists, designers and creatives were recognised on Larrakia Country on Wednesday as the 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) celebrated excellence in Indig...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 5, 2026
Wirriŋga Band to bring Yolŋu rock to CDU Open Day

Legendary Arnhem Land rock group Wirriŋga Band is set to perform at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina Open Day on Saturday, August 8.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 5, 2026
IncarcerNation opens conversation on Indigenous incarceration in Australia

A major exhibition examining Australia's incarceration crisis and its impact on First Nations people has opened at the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art in Darwin as part of the 2026 Darwin Festiva...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 5, 2026
Indigenous tennis players prepare for national carnival

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tennis players from the ACT will travel to Darwin this week to compete at the 2026 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 4, 2026
Indigenous creatives kick off Country to Couture in the Top End

Officially kicking off Sunday night, Indigenous Fashion Projects (IFP) celebrated a landmark moment on Larrakia Country as Country to Couture wrapped up the first of its newly expanded two-night sched...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 3, 2026
First Nations fashion, textiles take Country to Couture

Indigenous culture's 60,000-plus years of stories are intersecting with high-end fashion on the runway in impeccable style. Indigenous designers and models are centre stage in the Northern Territory f...

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