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Reconciliation Action Plans must move beyond targets to deliver meaningful change
Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) should fundamentally change the relationships...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Nov 2026
Indigenous film festivals take over Los Angeles for Native American Heritage Month
Two big Indigenous film festivals are taking over Los Angeles for Native America...
Sandra Hale Schulman 11 Nov 2026
Canada honours sacrifices of Indigenous veterans
ONTARIO, Canada — Dozens of people gathered at the cenotaph on the Chippewas of...
Miles Morrisseau 10 Nov 2026
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards honour Indigenous stars
An unbeaten talent quickly rising through the ranks, Australian record-breaker,...
Jarred Cross 9 Nov 2026
Indigenous artists from across Australia encouraged to enter 2027 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and principal partn...
Giovanni Torre 6 Nov 2026
National RAP Conference calls for stronger action on reconciliation

First Nations leaders, organisations and reconciliation advocates gathered on Kaurna Country in Tarntanya (Adelaide) this week for the 2026 National Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Conference, with d...

Indigenous leaders to gather in Magandjin for annual employment and training conference

The National Indigenous Employment and Training Alliance (The Alliance) is calling for employment services reform which strengthens First Nations-led organisations and creates long-term employment opp...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 4, 2026
OPINION: The news from the north will come from the north

Six new bureaus, one newsroom, and a promise to stay free to read Why "fly in, fly out" journalism fails the communities it reports on The Kimberley bureau that became a blueprint for the north O...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Nov 4, 2026
Arrernte Elder lodges United Nations human rights complaint in response to Territory's child protection plans

An urgent complaint has been lodged with the United Nations in relation to the Northern Territory's introduction of the Care and Protection of Children (Every Child Matters) Act 2026.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 3, 2026
Aṉangu graduates make tourism history at Uluṟu

Three Aṉangu trainees have become the first graduates of a nationally recognised Certificate III in Tourism delivered by Aṉangu, for Aṉangu, on Country in Uluṟu.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 26, 2026
Continual Closing the Gap concerns in the NT prompt federal funding 'adjustments'

The federal government says it has made "adjustments" to the funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government after the latter acted against the "values" of the Closing the Gap agreement.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Sonny Smiler strengthens AFL Draft credentials with Combine showing

Northern Territory draft prospect Sonny Smiler has continued to impress ahead of next month's AFL Draft, producing a strong performance at the National Draft Combine.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 22, 2026
Cherbourg product Caylen Murray firms as first-round AFL draft prospect

Caylen Murray has firmed as a likely top-10 selection in the upcoming AFL National Draft following an impressive season with the Brisbane Lions Academy and Allies.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 19, 2026
Indigenous students design Kaurna shield trophies for Playford tennis champions

Two Indigenous students from Craigmore High School have designed trophies for the men's and women's champions at the 2026 City of Playford Tennis International.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 19, 2026
Government-built homes aim to ease pressure on overcrowded NT households

Fourteen new homes have been handed over to tenants in Arnhem Land, bringing the total number of homes delivered in the community under the Northern Territory Remote Housing Agreement to 34.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 17, 2026
World champs, gold medals and more: Finalists confirmed for First Nations sports awards

A junior world champion, Commonwealth Games gold medallist and drought-breaking premiership side are among the finalists announced for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 16, 2026
'I will always keep fighting for justice for my son and to end deaths in custody' - Portrait of Leetona Dungay honoured with major photography prize

Note: this report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. A portrait of justice campaigner Leetona Dungay, whose son David Dungay Jnr died in custody, has won a major international pho...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
'Working continuously to address such allegations' - Indonesia defends its human rights monitoring in West Papua

The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2026
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