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Youth Sector Forum to champion self-determination
AbSec - NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation and Mounty A...
Giovanni Torre 12 May 2026
Seed secures renewed Bank Australia funding for Indigenous climate justice campaign
Bank Australia's renewed backing of Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network will h...
Joseph Guenzler 1 May 2026
First Nations youth program combines footy, leadership and road safety
A long-running partnership between Transport for NSW and AFL NSW/ACT will contin...
Jackson Clark 21 Apr 2026
Young leaders step up to defend the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner Taskforce - ReefTO - is starting 2026 w...
Giovanni Torre 17 Feb 2026
Tyson McKay named ambassador for youth culinary program grounded in culture
A young man from one of Western Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities h...
Natasha Clark 17 Feb 2026
Cherbourg youth selected for Queensland Indigenous leadership initiative

A young Cherbourg woman has been selected for Queensland's Indigenous Youth Leadership Program, a statewide initiative which builds leadership and cultural skills among First Nations youth.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 2, 2025
Nominations now open for 27th Ricci Marks Awards, celebrating young First Nations achievers

Nominations are now open for the 27th Ricci Marks Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of young First Nations people living in Victoria.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Aug 17, 2025
NSW Parliament empowers next generation of Aboriginal Leaders in historic program

In a step towards greater First Nations representation and political empowerment, the NSW Parliament recently introduced its first-ever Young Aboriginal Leaders Program, uniting aspiring young Indigen...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jun 25, 2025
Wadandi teen chosen as a voice to Parliament for youth

An Indigenous teenager with political aspirations has been given a rare chance to influence legislation in Western Australia. Kiya Gray, 18, from Carey Park in Bunbury, 170km south of Boorloo, was one...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 23, 2025
"You can't have reconciliation without truth-telling and without vision" - Tremane Baxter-Edwards calls it how he sees it

Tremane Baxter-Edwards is still in his teens but already has an impressive track record as a young leader. Hailing from Wyndham in WA's Kimberley region, the 18 year-old was in Boorloo/Perth for Natio...

“Strong, Healthy, Deadly”: Maningrida Youth Week champions wellbeing and leadership

In the heart of West Arnhem Land, on the homelands of the Kunibídji people, something powerful unfolded last week. From May 12 to 16, the inaugural Maningrida Youth Week brought together the st...

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Nicole Brown May 21, 2025
Young voices matter: Koorie Youth Summit returns in 2025

Ahead of Victoria's largest gathering of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, the Koorie Youth Council boss says their voices have been ignored in the important issues impacting the com...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 16, 2025
Celebrating Black Excellence: The 2025 Aurizon Indigenous Achievement Award at the NT Young Achiever Awards

The Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards are more than just a celebration—they are a powerful platform that recognises and amplifies the voices of young leaders shaping the future of the NT.

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Nicole Brown Apr 11, 2025
Leadership opportunities for Queensland's young Indigenous leaders

Nominations are now open for the Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program. The program offers Indigenous youth in Queensland, aged 18–25, a chance to enhance their leadership skills and dr...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 31, 2024
The Koorie Youth Summit returns to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth

The Koorie Youth Summit 2024 theme - "Ancestors footsteps, young voices, empowering futures" - aims to empower young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices by drawing inspiration from the legaci...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke May 1, 2024
Voice of youth vital to truth-telling and progress

Being a young person in a world full of scary decisions can be hard, even harder when you can't have a choice in the matter or be part of the conversation. I know from personal experience.

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Shania Richards Jun 12, 2023
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