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Proud Jabirr Jabirr poet and musician Loki Liddle releases debut novel – Damn Good Television
Loki Liddle, proud Jabirr Jabirr poet and musician, has released his debut book...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jun 2026
Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship announces 2026 finalists
Nine emerging Indigenous creatives from across New South Wales have been selecte...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jun 2026
The book Jake wishes he had during childhood
Coinciding with National Reconciliation Week, a Wiradjuri man has added a new ch...
David Prestipino 30 May 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards
Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on...
Giovanni Torre 22 May 2026
Renowned Kooma poet and author Herb Wharton passes away at 90
This report contains the image and name of a deceased person and that these have...
Giovanni Torre 13 May 2026
Wiradjuri author Jake Gablonski to release new book ahead of National Reconciliation Week

Wiradjuri man Jake Gablonski is set to release Brave Like Bunji, a children's book exploring identity, belonging and self-understanding, on June 2 - ahead of National Reconciliation Week.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 4, 2026
'My Dreamtime Match': New children's book puts kids and culture at centre field

A new children's book by Ngiyampaa and Wiradjuri man Taylor Hampton and his wife Jacinta Daniher is bringing First Nations culture and AFL together through story, sport and identity.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 28, 2026
Tiwi author brings untold WWII story to life in new children's book

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the names and images of Indigenous people who has died.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 23, 2026
'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive. In a filing cabinet in an old darkroom at the remote Aboriginal co...

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Liz Hobday Apr 1, 2026
Bundanon Art Museum announces Make Good Festival 2026 program

Bundanon Art Museum has announced the program for the second iteration of Make Good Festival, a two-day ideas festival championing creative minds and practical action.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 31, 2026
Aboriginal Studies Press launch new art and cultural knowledge book

Gija Trees and Grasses, a major new work by senior Gija artist and cultural leader Birrmarriya Shirley Purdie created in collaboration with linguist, artist and gardener Frances Kofod, guides readers...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 18, 2026
Blak love story at the heart of Allanah Hunt’s first novel

Barkindji and Malyangapa author Allanah Hunt has released her debut novel Forever & Ever, a young adult story of teen love, prejudice and identity set in a Murray-Darling river town.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 3, 2026
Yuin Elder Aunty Ruth Simms publishes debut book 'Muttonfish Magic'

Yuin Elder and lifelong educator Aunty Ruth Simms has added another chapter to her remarkable career with the release of her debut children's book Muttonfish Magic.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 2, 2026
Indigenous writers among dozens to withdraw from Adelaide festival in protest at exclusion of Randa Abdel-Fattah

A growing list of prominent authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival after the only Palestinian writer booked for the event was removed by its board.

'Ankami' - a new book by Debra Dank - unearths stories of loss and silence

Gudanji, Wakaja and Kalkadoon woman Dr Debra Dank has released her third book, Ankami - a deeply personal work that continues her examination of memory, family and the ongoing impact of colonisation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 12, 2025
New anthology 'Love' brings together First Nations and multicultural writers

Sweatshop Literacy Movement has released a new anthology, 'Love', showcasing stories, poems and essays about family, friendship, solidarity and romance.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 2, 2025
Cunnamulla kids become first-time authors with new books

Indigenous children aged seven to 12 from Cunnamulla in South West Queensland are now published authors with the release of 'Outback Country', a collection of short stories published by the Indigenous...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 30, 2025
The Moon Story takes top prize at 2025 Karajia Awards

An Indigenous children's book written in English and Kriol has won the 2025 Karajia Award for Children's Literature in the picture fiction category.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 13, 2025
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