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Indigenous-led conservation confirms return of koala across Wadbilliga National Park
On the far south coast of New South Wales, Gadhu Bagan — the Southern-Yuin Fires...
Phoebe Blogg 3 Jun 2026
Doctors urged to partner with Indigenous communities in push for climate action
Torres Strait Islander public health academic Francis Nona has called on the med...
Giovanni Torre 24 Mar 2026
Central Land Council slams NT government's 'gammon' buffel grass plan over fire risks
The Central Land Council has warned the NT government's buffel management plan w...
Giovanni Torre 9 Feb 2026
Partnership sees Indigenous Australians, Queensland farmers unite on climate resilience project
In a ground-breaking move for Australian agriculture, Indigenous knowledge is be...
Phoebe Blogg 14 Jan 2026
Grants announced for NAB customers impacted by Victorian bushfires
National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced grants and additional financial reli...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Jan 2026
Aboriginal organisations urge community members to put safety first as fires rage in Victoria

Aboriginal organisations in Victoria are urging community members to prioritise their safety as devastating fires rage. Homes have been lost in Ruffy, on Taungurung Country in the central-north of the...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 9, 2026
Traditional Owners, graziers partner in cultural burning revival

A Traditional Owner-led cultural burning project in North Queensland is reshaping grazing land management by introducing graziers to Indigenous fire practices.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 13, 2024
Indigenous Fire and Land Management mentoring program shares Traditional ways to keep in touch with culture

Smoke rises above the tree tops, drifting across Port Stephens and spreading throughout the greater Hunter region above the Awabakal and Worimi lands.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 26, 2024
First Nations fashion label Magpie Goose launches new collection with Indigenous land management organisation Firesticks Alliance

Striving to raise awareness of cultural burning and celebrate this year's NAIDOC Week theme of "Keep the Fire Burning! – Blak, Loud and Proud", this month Aboriginal owned fashion label Magpie G...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 8, 2024
Troy Cassar-Daley drops new album Between the Fires and tour dates

Accomplished musician and Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung man, Troy Cassar-Daley, has dedicated more than thirty years to his career, upholding a rich tradition of storytelling.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Feb 19, 2024
Revitalised Kaurna tree is a door to the future of cultural education

A combined effort from local Indigenous Elders and a heritage group has helped a culturally significant heritage tree to be brought back to life in the Adelaide foothills.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 10, 2023
First Nations Foundation launches 'Fireside Yarn' event series to boost Indigenous entrepreneurship

The First Nations Foundation has initiated the 'Fireside Yarn' series, a program designed to empower entrepreneurs with financial knowledge. This event series, called First Nations Business Fireside Y...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 13, 2023
Hawaii releases list of hundreds missing since wildfire

Hawaii officials have released the names of 338 people still missing more than two weeks after the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century swept through the resort town of Lahaina.

Firing up Indigenous knowledge puts heat on land care

Modern day agriculture is being reskilled with age-old Indigenous methods to help care for the nation's land. Indigenous land management and how it can be applied to agriculture is one of the focuses...

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Liv Casben Aug 22, 2023
Tourists urged to avoid Maui as hotels take in evacuees

Hawaii officials have urged tourists to avoid travelling to Maui as hotels prepare to house evacuees on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and kill...

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

Maui's wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the Hawaiian resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild.

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Marco Garcia Aug 12, 2023
Fires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' strikes Hawaii paradise

At least 36 people have died after wildfires fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island, the Maui County says.

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Marco Garcia Aug 11, 2023
Six dead in Maui wildfire as survivors flee into ocean

Wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane have killed at least six people and caused extensive damage on Hawaii's Maui island, forcing some people to jump into the ocean to escape the smoke...

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