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Youth Sector Forum to champion self-determination
AbSec - NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation and Mounty A...
Giovanni Torre 12 May 2026
Seed secures renewed Bank Australia funding for Indigenous climate justice campaign
Bank Australia's renewed backing of Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network will h...
Joseph Guenzler 1 May 2026
First Nations youth program combines footy, leadership and road safety
A long-running partnership between Transport for NSW and AFL NSW/ACT will contin...
Jackson Clark 21 Apr 2026
First Nations young people to host cultural dining experience to fundraise for youth hub
Teenagers are jumping into the kitchen and performing stories of Country on Frid...
Jarred Cross 15 Apr 2026
From grief to leadership: How Shauna Moore is rising up for the next generation
Guided by culture, compassion and a deep understanding of what young people are...
Nicole Brown 9 Apr 2026
Three Flights, One Big Dream: Groote Eylandt students touch down in Canberra

Students from Groote Eylandt stepped onto a plane bound for Canberra carrying more than just backpacks. They carried the hopes of their families, their schools and their community, supported by the Po...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Mar 5, 2026
Young leaders step up to defend the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner Taskforce - ReefTO - is starting 2026 with a significant milestone, welcoming three young Reef Traditional Owners to its inaugural Reef Youth Circle.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 17, 2026
Tyson McKay named ambassador for youth culinary program grounded in culture

A young man from one of Western Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities has been named an ambassador for a youth culinary program blending cultural knowledge with kitchen skills.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Feb 17, 2026
From grief to purpose: Two young Territorians redefining strength

For many young people growing up in the Northern Territory, adulthood arrives early. Responsibility, grief and resilience are not abstract ideas but daily realities.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 9, 2026
WA Dreamer, Tremane Baxter-Edwards selected as Tourism WA ambassador

Tremane Baxter-Edwards, a proud Ngarinyin and Walmajarri man from Wyndham in the East Kimberley, has been named a WA Dreamer. Affectionately known as 'Buster', Mr Baxter-Edwards was selected by Touris...

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Dianne Bortoletto Jan 30, 2026
Boorloo students celebrate Young Doctors graduation and growing cultural leadership

A group of young leaders from Ashburton Drive Primary School marked their graduation last week from Malpa's Young Doctors for Life program. The ceremony recognised 12 students who spent the term learn...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 8, 2025
Cherbourg youth selected for Queensland Indigenous leadership initiative

A young Cherbourg woman has been selected for Queensland's Indigenous Youth Leadership Program, a statewide initiative which builds leadership and cultural skills among First Nations youth.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 2, 2025
Samoa co-chairs 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Taskforce Meeting in Malaysia

Samoa has co-chaired the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Taskforce Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, joining more than 50 nations to strengthen youth participation and collaboration across the Commonwealth...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Nov 19, 2025
Nominations now open for 27th Ricci Marks Awards, celebrating young First Nations achievers

Nominations are now open for the 27th Ricci Marks Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of young First Nations people living in Victoria.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Aug 17, 2025
Young Kimberley leaders take learning chance of a lifetime

Two young leaders from the Kimberley had the trip of a lifetime recently, heading to New South Wales for the Burn Bright National Leadership Camp.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 5, 2025
National NAIDOC Forum "made me realise how far I've come", says Tahleah Pascov

The theme for NAIDOC Week and the 2025 National NAIDOC Forum, held in Boorloo/Perth on 4 July, is 'The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy'.

A Heart for Community: Taynan Lilydale’s crusade to uplift Mob doing it tough

It started with awareness; the kind that builds slowly over years of lived experience. For 11-year-old Taynan Lilydale, the spark for his Citizenship Project was lit by more than a school assignment.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 1, 2025
NSW Parliament empowers next generation of Aboriginal Leaders in historic program

In a step towards greater First Nations representation and political empowerment, the NSW Parliament recently introduced its first-ever Young Aboriginal Leaders Program, uniting aspiring young Indigen...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jun 25, 2025
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