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Purpose-built family hub opens to support Tiwi children and families
A new child and family centre has officially opened in the remote Tiwi Islands c...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Jul 2026
Tapalinga Football Club seeks investigation after Tiwi Islands football semi-final brawl
A Tiwi Islands football semi-final that descended into a mass brawl has prompted...
Jackson Clark 10 Jul 2026
Yolŋu leaders condemn violence after teenage girl's death in Galiwin'ku
The alleged murder of a Yolŋu girl in East Arnhem Land in a suspected domestic v...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Jul 2026
Death of 17-year-old girl in remote community of Galiwin'ku being treated as suspicious
A 17-year-old girl has been found dead in a remote Aboriginal community in East...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Jul 2026
Funding boost to help grow Tiwi Cultural Festival
The Federal Government will invest $250,000 to support the 2026 Tiwi Cultural Fe...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jul 2026
Aotearoa's biggest council returns traditional Māori names for public parks

Auckland Council has restored the traditional Indigenous names for five of its regional parks. The move forms a part of a new narrative the council, who on its website features the Māori Te Kauni...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 30, 2026
New mobile clinic to bring lung cancer screening to Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt, Tiwi Islands and Wadeye

Mobile specialist healthcare provider, Heart of Australia, has expanded their operations to the Northern Territory to deliver access to the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) with the laun...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 29, 2026
Rioli cousins reunite for one-off Murray Football League appearance

Willie Rioli Jr and Ben Rioli will pull on the same jumper on Saturday when they play a one-off match for Deniliquin Rams in the Murray Football League.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 13, 2026
NT land councils call for 'real consequences' over closing the gap failures

The Northern Territory's four land councils have joined growing calls for the federal government to impose "real consequences" on the Territory government over its failure to close the gap.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 9, 2026
Darwin community invited to back grassroots change through 10x10 Philanthropy event

A unique philanthropy movement which is transforming the way communities support grassroots programs, including Indigenous-led initiatives, is returning to Darwin this month following a successful ina...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 8, 2026
New Forestry roadmap strengthens Tiwi jobs and leadership

For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now, a new workforce plan is laying the foundation for the next generation of Tiwi workers and leaders to step into long ter...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 22, 2026
Seabreeze Festival showcases Indigenous talent

The 2026 Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival once again showcased the strength, diversity and creativity of First Nations music, dance and culture, with Indigenous artists playing a major role across the th...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 14, 2026
From Country to Capability: The Tiwi prawn farm changing the future

What is unfolding on Wurankuwu is a powerful example of what self-determination can look like when Traditional Owners are not simply consulted, but leading from the front.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 13, 2026
'More than a classroom': Award-winning educator strengthens culture in Milikapiti

Elise Thornthwaite, 25, is reshaping what education looks like in the remote Tiwi community of Milikapiti. Her impact was recently recognised across the Northern Territory after being named the NT Gov...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 4, 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
Research collaboration reveals pre-colonisation Māori diet and burial practices

Groundbreaking research has shed light on traditional Māori diet and their burial practices in New Zealand years before the first Pākehā (non-Polynesian) settlers first arrived in Aotea...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Apr 20, 2026
Whadjuk delegation draws parallels between Waikato Invasion and Noongar history at Rangiriri

A delegation from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation has visited the historic Rangiriri Pā site in Aotearoa, where Waikato iwi forces mounted a determined defence of their land against a British...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 23, 2026
Whadjuk and Waikato in candid dialogue on wealth, legacy and long-term strategy

Leaders from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation are in Aotearoa for a week-long program with Waikato-Tainui, examining how one of the country's largest iwi (family) has transformed a Treaty settlement...

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Reece Harley Mar 20, 2026
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