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Free outdoor performance brings together First Nations, migrant and local women at Bina Parkland
This November, a group of women from diverse cultural backgrounds will engage in...
Phoebe Blogg 29 Oct 2026
2026 DanceRites winners announced
Tharnpa claimed the top prize at DanceRites on Sunday evening, following two day...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Oct 2026
The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship to celebrate five years of First Nations creativity
The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship celebrates five years of nurturing Indig...
Phoebe Blogg 25 Oct 2026
Dancer Amelia Jean O’Leary delivers haunting performance in Fringe show Sitting Gnaay
Gamilaroi and Wadawurrung artist Amelia Jean O'Leary embodies grief, loss, colon...
Rhiannon Clarke 18 Sep 2026
Sydney Opera House reveals 2026 Dance Rites full program
The full program for DanceRites 2026 was officially revealed this week. Taking p...
Phoebe Blogg 10 Sep 2026
Pacific chiefs reconnecting for Māori Queen's coronation celebrations

The arrival of the noble Ariki for the second koroneihana (coronation) of Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po, titled Te Arikinui Kuini, demonstrated the bond the traditional chiefs of the Pacific h...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 3, 2026
NAISDA welcomes applications for 2027 course intake

Leading First Nations arts training organisation NAISDA has announced the opening of their 2027 intake. NAISDA encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to apply for its 2027 intak...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 10, 2026
Conservative government's moves to make English a New Zealand official language causing stir among Māori MPs

The introduction of an English language bill in the New Zealand parliament sparked debate on Thursday. English has never been recognised as an official language of the country, whereas Te Reo Māo...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 31, 2026
Aotearoa's first Māori immersive cafe to operate entirely in Indigenous language

A Rotorua café located in the traditional heartland for Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa is asking customers to only order in the Māori language.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 30, 2026
Young First Nations voices unite for world premiere of Stories of Our Land

Bringing together young First Nations performers from across Australia, with cultural connections spanning Queensland, the Torres Strait, the Northern Territory, Victoria, Western Australia and Aotear...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 21, 2026
Sharing cultures, one powerful story: Gapu Ŋupan brings Yolŋu and Taiwanese knowledge to the stage

Some performances entertain. Others carry something much deeper. Gapu Ŋupan (Chasing the Rainbow) is one of those rare works born from relationship, cultural responsibility and years of shared le...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 21, 2026
Te Reo Māori term named as world's most beautiful word

The Māori word "kaitiakitanga" has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel. It was selected from a longlist of more than 223 words across 75 languages foll...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 17, 2026
Monash unveils program for Kindred People - a global Indigenous‑led festival coming this September

Monash University's campuses on Boonwurrung Country will be transformed into spaces of ceremony, creativity and connection. Where ancient wisdom meets future worlds, weaving together global First Nati...

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Australian Dance Theatre returns to Carriageworks with the Sydney premiere of Two Blood

Australian Dance Theatre returns to Carriageworks next month with the Sydney premiere of Two Blood, a bold and evocative new work created by three leading Australian artists in contemporary performanc...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 7, 2026
Karul Projects Dance Theatre to launch inaugural First Nations ensemble

Karul Projects Dance Theatre will launch its inaugural First Nations dance ensemble on Monday, July 6, coinciding with NAIDOC Week and its 2026 theme, 50 Years of Deadly.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 3, 2026
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair to present The Dance of the Butterfly

A powerful story of survival, return and cultural renewal will take centre stage at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2026 when Western Gu Gu Yalanji performers present Imbala - The Dance of the Butterfl...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 30, 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
NAISDA marks 50 Years of First Nations excellence at 2026 graduation

Twenty-five First Nations students from across Australia graduated from the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association (NAISDA) at a ceremony held on Darkinjung Country, NSW Central Coast, on...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 26, 2026
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