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Ngarrngga expansion aims to embed Indigenous knowledge in classrooms across Australia
A major First Nations-led education initiative is set to expand across Australia...
Jackson Clark 12 May 2026
Anindilyakwa women strengthen community enterprise through Bush Medijina rebrand
Anindilyakwa women on Groote Eylandt have launched a new chapter for their commu...
Giovanni Torre 26 Feb 2026
Recording Martu knowledge on Country to support future generations
Martu rangers and language workers from the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Aboriginal Corp...
Natasha Clark 10 Feb 2026
Indigenous start-ups recognised for 'nature positive' work
Skincare brand Native Secrets Australia has been recognised for its innovative a...
David Prestipino 27 Jan 2026
Footballer explores deep cultural ties of Native foods
Native foods are far from a culinary trend, with a new report this week undersco...
David Prestipino 20 Jan 2026
Torres Strait Traditional Owners lead new research to record customary fishing practices

Torres Strait Traditional Owners are leading a new research project to record customary fishing practices, with the aim of strengthening local control over marine resources and protecting culturally i...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 29, 2025
Fijians have been losing their grip on culture since colonisation began, warns iTaukei expert

A cultural advocate has delivered a stinging warning to Fiji amid ongoing tension between the influence of Western culture over centuries-old traditions of iTaukei Indigenous knowledge.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2025
Little footsteps, big future: how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children can transform Australian education

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children enter every classroom carrying 65,000 years of knowledge systems, sophisticated cultural understandings and unlimited potential.

21st Century science and traditional knowledge combine to protect sea Country

A two-way sharing alliance between the Australian Institute of Marine Science researchers and Indigenous ranger groups from the Kimberley, the Northern Territory and the Torres Strait is building skil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 9, 2025
Grassroots effort to restore native grains begins at UQ

Gamilaroi man and University of Queensland PhD candidate Jacob Birch is working to return native grains to Queensland's grasslands, many of which have become locally extinct.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 16, 2025
Agriculture Victoria backs cultural inclusion through new grant program

Agriculture Victoria is supporting initiatives to embed Aboriginal traditional knowledge and practices into formal agricultural training. The garinga djimbayang Grant Program funds partnerships betwee...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 22, 2025
Dean Munuggullumurr Yibarbuk honoured for environmental leadership

Djinkarr man, Dean Munuggullumurr Yibarbuk, has been recognised for his lifelong dedication to land conservation and management in west Arnhem Land and beyond.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 3, 2025
Science meets tradition to harness power of lightning

Darryl Lyons probably has the best job title in Australia. He's chief rainmaker at the Indigenous biotech startup Rainstick, which combines traditional knowledge and modern science.

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Keira Jenkins Mar 2, 2025
Indigenous scholar to highlight role of traditional knowledge in conservation

Indigenous scholar Teagan Shields is set to deliver a keynote speech at this year's Celebrating Women in Conservation breakfast. To be held on Wurundjeri Country on Friday, attendees of the 14th annua...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 27, 2025
$240m Rio Tinto centre to prioritise Indigenous knowledge in renewables transition

Indigenous rights and a more equitable society resulting from the clean energy transition is at the heart of a new global research centre based in London.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 1, 2025
The ongoing battle for Indigenous cultural protection

Two new treaties adopted this year by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) aim to address Indigenous peoples' interests, though some question their strength and implementation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 17, 2024
Martu researchers honoured with top tech award for groundbreaking collaboration

A collaboration involving the Eastern Pilbara Martu people which explains an environmental phenomenon that western science couldn't was among the winners celebrated at the Australian Academy of Techno...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 18, 2024
Traditional Owners are helping save the endangered Olive Perchlet fish

Traditional Owners, First Nations groups and OzFish are teaming up to save the endangered Olive Perchlet fish along parts of the Murray Darling Basin on Wiradjuri County in New South Wales.

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Brendan Foster Jul 12, 2024
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