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Grassroots voices call for cultural authority in Native Title at AIATSIS Summit
Last week's AIATSIS Summit heard a call for cultural authority, family knowledge...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Jun 2026
AIATSIS celebrates Indigenous excellence with Summit awards
After a week of listening, learning, sharing stories and imagining what stronger...
Nicole Brown 6 Jun 2026
AIATSIS Summit panel explores Indigenous trade and traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge and Indigenous-led trade were highlighted at the 2026 AIAT...
Pacific leaders bring traditional knowledge to AIATSIS Summit
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard Pacific leaders call for traditio...
Joseph Guenzler 5 Jun 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre champions Indigenous data rights at AIATSIS Summit
Leaders from the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) are champi...
Natasha Clark 5 Jun 2026
From dependency to sovereignty: First Nations leaders call for new approach to economic governance

A growing movement is challenging the way economic development is designed and delivered in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with increasing calls for a shift away from dependency-ba...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 4, 2026
Yolŋu leader brings lessons of power and process to AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has heard from Yolŋu leader Professor Yalmay Marika-Yunupiŋu, who drew on language, culture and lived experience while speaking about truth, power and sh...

AIATSIS chair urges mob to carry Summit message home

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast has become a meeting place for Indigenous leaders, organisations and communities to discuss truth-telling, culture, native title, language, justice and self-determ...

Why building economic influence for Aboriginal women matters

This week's AIATSIS Summit has heard despite increasing numbers of Aboriginal women completing degrees, scholarships and professional development programs, many are still being shut out of the rooms w...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 3, 2026
Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit

The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth, power and the future of Indigenous rights on Wednesday. Kaleb Mabo, the grandson of Eddie "Kioki" Mabo, used his address...

Plan to protect Country and reach net zero unveiled at AIATSIS Summit

Key points:- Proposal for national body and Caring for Country commissioner- Plan would see Indigeous leaders drive legislation- Urgency required to reach net-zero and other green commitmentsIndigenou...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 3, 2026
AIATSIS Summit hears call for First Nations authority in education

The AIATSIS Summit, being held this week on the Gold Coast, has brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, organisations, researchers and community voices under the theme 'Our Tru...

Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation brings tarkiner's story of self-determination to AIATSIS Summit stage

To some it is a bottle of kelp-based plant food sitting on a shelf at Bunnings, but for North-West Tasmania's Aboriginal community, tarkiner represents something much bigger.

Maria Marouchtchak Maria Marouchtchak Jun 3, 2026
Defiant Resistance shines light on violence against Indigenous women

Yuin scholar and advocate Dr Marlene Longbottom has launched her new book centring the voices of Indigenous women survivors and families who have lost loved ones to violence.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 29, 2026
Vanuatu leads the Pacific to pass landmark United Nations climate change ruling

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution to enforce the legal obligations on its member states to combat climate change, marking a diplomatic victory for Pacific islands in their fi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 25, 2026
42 per cent of Indigenous survivors of domestic and family violence unable to access emergency accommodation

National data has exposed deep inequities in access to support for victim-survivors of family and domestic violence, highlighting the disproportionate impact on First Nations communities, and how many...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
Indigenous legal advocates condemn lack of funding boost in federal budget

Indigenous legal services will continue turning clients away after Tuesday's federal budget failed to deliver a significant funding increase.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
SiS Tasmania welcomes federal support to end Indigenous family violence

SiS Tasmania, an Aboriginal-led Family Violence and Prevention Legal Service, has welcomed the federal government's budget commitment to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 13, 2026
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