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Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship announces 2026 finalists
Nine emerging Indigenous creatives from across New South Wales have been selecte...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jun 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 bo...
Phoebe Blogg 4 May 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
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A growing list of prominent authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival after the only Palestinian writer booked for the event was removed by its board.

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
First Nations musicians feature in new Creative Australia investment

Creative Australia has awarded 16 outstanding artists with 2025 Creative Australia Fellowships, representing a $1.28 million investment in Australian creativity.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 23, 2025
Emu Nest: Rewriting the rules of Aboriginal enterprise

What began as a creative outlet during a time of hardship has grown into one of the most compelling Indigenous business success stories in Australia.

AI must not be allowed to exploit Indigenous culture

The federal government is being asked to make a decision that will shape the future of First Nations stories, art, music and journalism in Australia.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 7, 2025
Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher connect with Elders from across the globe in 'Snake Talk'

'Snake Talk', a new book by Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kellehe, invites readers to see the world through the eye of the snake. The Serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 25, 2025
Yirrkala community's new picture books share stories of Yolŋu life

Three new picture books created in the remote Northern Territory community of Yirrkala reflect Yolŋu life, language and connection to Country, offering young readers bilingual stories rooted in t...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 18, 2025
Aunty Jill sharing Birri language through children's books

Aunty Jill Dodd holds a unique place in Australian publishing; with two box collections of children's books and a full set of educational tools produced in an Aboriginal language.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 10, 2025
First Nations excellence to take centre stage at Byron Writers Festival 2025

Byron Writers Festival announced on Friday that it is honoured to spotlight a powerful group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, authors, poets, cultural leaders, and changemakers w...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 4, 2025
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