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Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship Program opens applications for 2027
Belvoir St Theatre is now accepting entries for the 2027 Balnaves Foundation Abo...
Phoebe Blogg 30 Oct 2026
National hate crime database could help tackle racism; consistent data lacking
A national database of hate crimes will help law enforcement paint a more accura...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Oct 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...
Jarred Cross 16 Oct 2026
New leadership at Indigenous mathematics alliance
Waanyi man Jesse King has been appointed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...
Callan Morse 16 Oct 2026
Torres Strait author brings childhood memories to life in debut children's book
Memories of growing up on Mer (Murray Island) with three grandmothers have inspi...
Joseph Guenzler 13 Oct 2026
National Indigenous Australians Agency CEO to deliver 2026 Russell Taylor Oration

National Indigenous Australians Agency CEO Julie-Ann Guivarra will deliver the 2026 Russell Taylor Oration in Canberra next month, with the annual address set to focus on leadership, public service an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 29, 2026
Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children visits Pilbara ahead of urgent child protection roundtable

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, is in WA's Pilbara region this week in the wake of reports of children being neglected i...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
National register documenting racism against First Peoples secures $2 million in federal funding

The federal government will provide up to $2 million to support a national register documenting incidents of racism and discrimination against First Nations people.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 3, 2026
Health scholarship named after Indigenous trailblazer opens

Applications for the 2027 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship round are now open. Offered by Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 1, 2026
Torres Strait electrician named BHP's Indigenous Employee of the Year

Gudang Yadhaykenu man Gavin Corrie has been named BHP's Indigenous Employee of the Year, taking out the top individual honour at the mining giant's 2026 FIRE Awards in Tarntanya (Adelaide).

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 28, 2026
Grants program supports strong and healthy Zenadth Kes

Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) community organisations, sporting clubs, schools, councils, and eligible individuals and groups across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) are being encoura...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 13, 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told

The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that can be changed, the chief executive of the peak First Nations children and family body has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed

A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum maps, and a digital recording of Tiwi song and dance are among the works recognised in Australia's leading First Nations...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 7, 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry

Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism at inquiry

Prominent Indigenous presenters are bearing the brunt of an "alarming escalation" of racism, with an inquiry told media outlets must be more accountable.

Olympian calls for Boxing Australia investigation at racism inquiry

There is a lack of support for some Indigenous athletes, a parliamentary inquiry has heard, whilst abuse and racism are rife in community sport.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'Australia has a skeleton in its closet': Treaty leaders back national truth-telling

Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
'Experiences of Aboriginal people in NSW must not be minimised or diminished': Land Rights peak body calls for more racism inquiry hearings

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has called on the national Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to hold an additional hearing in...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 5, 2026
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