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What the dot: Performativity in Aboriginal art

If the Aboriginal flag had been designed, would it be a dot painting? Artist and curator Dameeli Coates examines the relationship between ... View article...

The number of Indigenous kids in out of home care is at an all-time high. What is being done about it?

Just 6 per cent of Australian kids are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, yet they make up almost half of all children in out-of-home care. For ... View article...

Aboriginal Artefacts are being returned to Australia

A museum in the United States has returned more than 100 cultural heritage items to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Pilbara Aboriginal leaders meet to discuss local issues

First Nations leaders in Western Australia's north are meeting to discuss action on key social, economic, and political goals for communities in ... View article...

NTEU concerned and disappointed at the disestablishment of the University of Divinity ...

“The announcement made today is profoundly disappointing for the School of Indigenous Studies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students ... View article...

Close to $10 million for First Nations languages and arts projects

The Indigenous Languages and Arts program will invest around $45 million in 2024–25 to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to ... View article...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population passes 1 million

According to new projections released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of ... View article...

NSW primary school curriculum to teach kindergartners about sexual consent, the human ...

... sexual consent, the human body and take on new subjects with heavy emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island issues. View article...

Funding for First Nations communities to celebrate culture through languages and arts

The Indigenous Languages and Arts program will invest over $37 million in 2024-25 to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to ... View article...

Cultural connection at the heart of new housing project for young people leaving out-of-home-care

A new culturally safe, supported accommodation program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people transitioning out of care has been ... View article...

Protect your paddocks with a stock containment area

We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to ... View article...

What it takes to help First Nations children thrive at school

It's a move that many Aboriginal families like theirs make. "No preschool for me, I just lived out bush when I was younger," Ms Kunoth Hampton said. " ... View article...

The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children

Much like the US and Canada, Australia has a history of removing Aboriginal children from their families. These youth became known as the Stolen ... View article...

New grants available for First Nations businesses In Victoria

The Victorian government has announced the Victorian Aboriginal Business Investment Program to help upskill and grow First Nations businesses. View article...

Webinars on cervical screening for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients

Did you know, rates of cervical cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are three times the non-Indigenous population? The option ... View article...

Great Southern Football League and Albany Netball Association get into spirit of NAIDOC round

Sports teams across the Great Southern celebrated Aboriginal culture this weekend, with both football and netball players acknowledging First ... View article...

$12 million boost for community-driven youth programs in Port Augusta

"There's strong Aboriginal leadership in Port Augusta and it's time governments listened to what can make Port Augusta even stronger." The ... View article...

School grants support sharing of Aboriginal cultures and histories

Available to all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, whether they have Aboriginal students or not, the program aims to foster:. View article...

Great New Exhibitions At Gallery

Experience Aboriginal art, photographs of famous musicians and artworks inspired by Pacific Palms with three new exhibitions at MidCoast ... View article...

Netball NSW forms first Aboriginal Advisory Group

Chester is a passionate netballer and proud Dharawal woman with connections to the La Perouse Aboriginal community who possesses over 12 years of ... View article...