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New Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Churchill Fellowship recipients announced
Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are among 75 Australians...
Phoebe Blogg 11 Sep 2026
First NSW Aboriginal Business Strategy aims to drive growth and innovation
The New South Wales Government has launched its first NSW Aboriginal Business St...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
After starting on a hard road, NLA keeps on trucking
In 2016, Nicole Appleton applied for finance to buy her first truck. The lender...
Dianne Bortoletto 9 Sep 2026
Queensland recognises QIBN's Indigenous Business Gateway
The Queensland Indigenous Business Network's Indigenous Business Gateway has bee...
Zak Kirkup 8 Sep 2026
Lambie warns veterans' health cap would see 'suicide rate going back up'
Veteran suicide rates would climb under plans to impose a cap on health care fun...
NSW land council peak body to withdraw from Closing the Gap framework, cites ongoing government failures

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council will withdraw from state's Closing the Gap framework citing "ongoing failures by the NSW Government to deliver genuine partnership, shared decision-making and accountab...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 7, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara leader Esmai Manahan recognised for transformative work with children

Aunty Esmai Manahan was one of two MacKillop Family Services team members celebrated as award winners at the Victorian Protecting Children Awards, announced Thursday night.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 4, 2026
Program to strengthen First Nations coaching pathways for current and former AFL players

Cats star Georgie Prespakis is looking forward to "giving back to footy" as one of five inaugural First Nations Coaching Scholarship recipients, elite players and club development staff amongst them.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 4, 2026
Phillip Saunders takes the reins as Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association CEO

The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) has announced the appointment of Phillip Saunders as Chief Executive Officer for the next 12 months.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 4, 2026
‘Advice is ignored’: Justice experts, Aboriginal organisations suspend partnership with NT Gov

The relationship between the Northern Territory Government and Aboriginal organisations and peak bodies is at an all-time low, with key members pulling out of a key Closing the Gap forum over a breakd...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 4, 2026
A home-grown success story on Nyiyaparli Country

Karlka Pastoral and Meat & Livestock Australia have begun a three-year program to build the business, train young Nyiyaparli people and explore a Pilbara beef brand of their own.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Sep 3, 2026
Wuggubun Statement calls for Aboriginal authority, economic empowerment, water security and heritage reform across the Kimberley

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC), Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), Kimberley Language Resource Centre (KLRC), Aarnja and Empowered Young Leaders have released the Wuggubun Stateme...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'

This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action, is an important one. Because when it comes to Aboriginal* children and families...

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Jason Kanoa Sep 1, 2026
Aboriginal-led program brings young people together through culture, connection and support

Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation is working to build new support pathways for Dambeemangaddee people in the Kimberley through Dambimangari Aboriginal Navigation (D. A. N.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Kyas Hepworth takes on new role at University of Technology Sydney

Kyas Hepworth, a highly regarded screen and creative industries leader and advocate, has been appointed Associate Dean - Indigenous Leadership and Engagement at the University of Technology Sydney's (...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 1, 2026
Gumatj Corporation buys major Nhulunbuy shopping centre

Gumatj Corporation has acquired the Captain Cook Shopping Centre in Nhulunbuy, bringing one of East Arnhem Land's key community hubs into Traditional Owner hands as the town prepares for life after mi...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 31, 2026
Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation to appoint Traditional Owner CEO

The Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation Ltd (NYFL) is transitioning the CEO role to Ngurrara-ngarli, a Ngarluma or Yindjibarndi Traditional Owner.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
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