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Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño...
Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break 'catastrophic fire loop'
Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break a "catastrophic fire loop...
Calls for action on Buffel grass continue as El Niño summer looms
Ahead of a hot, dry and dangerous summer, Taigen Ryan is fearful of having to sa...
Jarred Cross 5 Oct 2026
Traditional Owners leading research on how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience
Traditional Owners across Queensland are leading research on Country to better u...
Phoebe Blogg 22 Sep 2026
'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize
An ambitious Indigenous project covering more than one third of Australia is in...
Indigenous graduates take next step toward career in fire and rescue

A group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates are a step closer to a potential career with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) after completing an Indigenous pathway program.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 7, 2026
'Now we have a dollar figure' - First Nations groups urge action on buffel grass as new report reveals scale of threat

A new Northern Territory report has found buffel grass poses a threat of economic loss almost 60 times greater than any benefit. Buffel grass was declared a weed in the Territory in 2024, having been...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 28, 2026
Katchafire recruits Emily Wurramara for new version of ‘Giddy Up’

Māori roots reggae band Katchafire will team up with Warnindhilyagwa artist Emily Wurramara for a new version of 'Giddy Up', the next single from the band's forthcoming Revival 2.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 26, 2026
Fire truck handover empowers community, protects Country

The NSW Rural Fire Service has gifted a fire truck to the Muli Muli community, equipping the community to better protect itself for generations to come.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 17, 2026
Living Knowledge Network launches Initiative to scale cultural burning and build disaster resilience

As Australia prepares for another bushfire season, Living Knowledge Network (formerly Firesticks) is launching a first of its kind initiative to scale Indigenous-led Cultural Burning and Traditional L...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 12, 2026
‘Burning along our songlines’: Collaborative demonstration burn strengthens culture

An Aboriginal corporation has partnered with the largest holiday park group in New South Wales to conduct a demonstration cultural burn at Scotts Head on the state's Mid North Coast.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 11, 2026
Broome bushfires treated as suspicious as crews monitor Waterbank area

Authorities are treating two bushfires burning north of Broome as suspicious after they ignited at the weekend. Both fires burnt in the Waterbank area, north of the Broome town centre.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 27, 2026
Indigenous business partners with RMIT to tackle microplastic and PFAS contamination

An Indigenous-owned Victorian company has joined forces with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to explore how a new Australian-developed water treatment technology could help remove micropla...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 23, 2026
New survey investigates First Nations experiences in emergency management to improve leadership, representation and wellbeing

Balancing cultural and workplace responsibilities can be uniquely stressful for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in non-First Nations organisations.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 22, 2026
Country Fire Authority celebrates NAIDOC through campfire connection

During NAIDOC Week one Country Fire Authority (CFA) space became a meaningful place of connection where the art of weaving, culture, and the quiet power of sitting together was shared.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 20, 2026
First Nations carbon farmer strikes major NAB deal

Arnhem Land Fire Abatement NT has struck a major deal with National Australia Bank, which executed its biggest single purchase of Australian Carbon Credit Units on Wednesday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 1, 2026
Campfire stories given life in dreamy Opera House show

As a child, Mark Atkins felt like he lived on the fence, taking on both sides of his Black and white heritage. The son of an Irish father and an Indigenous Australian mother, Atkins grew up deliberate...

New report reveals vital opportunity to boost workforce and community safety for First Nations women

A groundbreaking new report has revealed that supporting First Nations women in fire and land management is a critical, yet untapped, strategy for protecting Australian communities from escalating cli...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 26, 2026
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