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Congress members strengthen community-led stance against domestic and family violence
Members of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have endorsed a change to the...
Nicole Brown 15 Jul 2026
Gomeroi artist honours LifeFlight through artwork
Emerging contemporary Indigenous artist and Gomeroi woman Melinda Luscombe refle...
Joseph Guenzler 14 Jul 2026
New chief executive appointed to Kambu Health
Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health has appointed...
Deadly Cup leaves lasting impact on Territory community
The Deadly Cup has again demonstrated the power of combining sport, culture and...
Jackson Clark 13 Jul 2026
First Nations youth lead Australia's biggest anti-vaping movement
New results released for NAIDOC Week show the first national Aboriginal-led week...
Phoebe Blogg 10 Jul 2026
Dr Pat Anderson reflects on 50 years of NAIDOC at UQ

Dr Pat Anderson AO has marked the 50-year anniversary of NAIDOC with a personal keynote address at The University of Queensland. The Alyawarre woman from the Northern Territory reflected on the histor...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 8, 2026
Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience

As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week, University of Auckland doctoral candidate Roi Burnett hopes people will look beyond familiar narratives about rising se...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
AHCSA marks 25 years of community-controlled health leadership

The Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia is marking 25 years since it was incorporated as an independent, community-controlled organisation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 3, 2026
Fifty years of deadly: what Aboriginal community control has achieved for our health

This NAIDOC Week, the theme is 50 Years of Deadly. For me, those words land with particular weight and few examples better capture that theme than the achievements of Aboriginal community-controlled h...

D
Donna Ah Chee Jul 3, 2026
Aboriginal groups warn racism remains entrenched across Victoria's public systems

Systemic racism across Victoria's healthcare, child protection and policing systems is continuing to harm First Nations people, two leading Aboriginal organisations have warned.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 2, 2026
Lockhart River children help bring skin health book to life

A children's book created during a remote health placement in Lockhart River is helping share important messages about skin health in a fun and culturally inclusive way.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jul 2, 2026
Ngarnal and RFDS launch new health partnership on Mornington Island

Ngarnal Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have launched a new primary health care partnership on Mornington Island.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
One year on, 120 remote stores have signed up to the federal government's low-cost essentials subsidy

More than 120 remote community stores have joined the Federal Government's Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme in its first year, with ministers touting the program as a key cost-of-living measure for...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2026
Access the key to closing First Nations vaccination gap

New research led by The University of Queensland has found community involvement, culturally safe services and better access may be the key to improving vaccination rates among Aboriginal and Torres S...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 1, 2026
First of its kind in Australia: ACT's new Closing the Gap legislation comes into effect

The Australian Capital Territory's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 comes into effect Wednesday, July 1, after a Private Member's Bill introduced by the independent Membe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Stick by yourself, stick by your mates: Greg Inglis sends important message for mental health

Rugby league great Greg Inglis is driving a simple message on mental health: That no one should suffer alone. The NRL hall of famer and Maroons legend is encouraging others to, literally, wear this wi...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 30, 2026
Newly listed vaccine in expanded pneumococcal National Immunisation Program: Indigenous people over 25 now eligible

First Nations people aged 25-59 will be among the more than five million Australians eligible to receive funded vaccination to help prevent pneumococcal bacterial infections such as pneumonia, septica...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 30, 2026
Strong women return home to Country to heal, lead and shape the future

When Aboriginal women come together on Country, something powerful happens. Knowledge is shared. Stories are carried. Healing begins. New leaders emerge.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 29, 2026
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