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The Indigenous craftsman who listens for singing trees
The walk comes first. Through the stringybark and scrub outside Yirrkala, Ian Gu...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
Australia leans on Indigenous culture in Pacific pacts
Australia is reshaping its Pacific diplomacy by putting First Nations relationsh...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
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Garma eyes life after mining and a new land rights era
As tents come down on the red escarpment at Gulkula and visitors leave the bush...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
Rock star Elder hails Gove mining closure as land win
For Yothu Yindi founding member and senior Yolngu Elder Witiyana Marika, the end...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
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Garma festival shows Yolŋu culture in full colour
On a red-dust mat in northeast Arnhem Land, Yolŋu families gather to show the re...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
Stunning kookaburra dance lights up Garma Festival

On Yolŋu country at Garma, a kookaburra's laugh isn't just a sound in the trees - it's a voice from another time. For 18-year-old dancer Cleo Doyle, that call belongs to her pop, a proud Kamilaro...

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Robyn Wuth (AAP) Aug 3, 2026
Pearson urges Garma to look beyond referendum defeat

For one of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders, the failure of the voice referendum is written in blue and orange on the nation's electoral map.

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Robyn Wuth (AAP) Aug 2, 2026
Garma returns with four days of Yolŋu culture, art and ceremony

The Garma Festival has returned to Gulkula on Gumatj Country in north-east Arnhem Land for four days of Yolŋu ceremony, art, music, dance and cultural exchange.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 31, 2026
PM grilled on Garma snub in first Tiwi trip

Anthony Albanese has faced questions over his decision not to attend a major Indigenous festival and the prospect of a Northern Territory AFL team during a historic trip to the Tiwi Islands.

Prime Minister defends decision not to attend Garma festival

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his decision not to attend this year's Garma Festival, despite previously promising he would attend the gathering every year he was Prime Minister.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Garma 2026 theme - Bukmak (Everyone) - an 'expression of unity and a celebration of diversity'

The Yothu Yindi Foundation has announced the theme for the 26th annual Garma Festival: 'Bukmak' (Everyone), "an expression of unity and a celebration of the diversity of modern Australia".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 27, 2026
Wild Honey: the sweetest sound of remote Australia

Gawukawu Gurruwiwi can't remember a time when music was not part of his life. The grandson of legendary Indigenous artist, Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu, he grew up in the Northern Territory...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 16, 2025
Festival started from a broken promise looks to future

When two brothers stood on an escarpment in remote northeast Arnhem Land, they looked into the future, and the Garma Festival was born. Those brothers, M Yunupingu, the lead singer of Yothu Yindi, and...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 9, 2025
Garma leaves a mark on visitors from across the globe

The Garma Festival attracts thousands of people to one of Australia's most remote regions each year. The local Yolngu culture is front and centre, with art, music, and bunggul (ceremonial dance) all s...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 4, 2025
Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history

Australia needs a "massive reckoning" with the injustices of its own colonial past, human rights advocates say. Speaking at the Garma Festival at Gulkula in northeast Arnhem Land, Aboriginal and Torre...

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Keira Jenkins Aug 4, 2025
Garma organiser urges action on 'horrors in statistics'

Political leaders have been warned their attendance at one of Australia's largest cultural festivals is not enough to make progress for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Keira Jenkins Aug 3, 2025
National Native Title Council welcomes federal funding boost for Traditional Owner organisations

The National Native Title Council has welcomed the Federal Government's $75 million investment in Traditional Owner organisations to manage native title rights.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 3, 2025
OPINION: Economic partnership or political theatre? Government’s Garma plan questioned amid worsening outcomes

As Garma Festival continues in northeast Arnhem Land, it is once again the stage for big promises about the future of First Nations people in this country.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 2, 2025
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