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Aboriginal artists on Ngunnawal country: Sarah Richards

Aboriginal artists across Ngunnawal country use their paintings to reflect their own personal culture, identity, and healing journeys, while teaching all Australians to embrace the traditional owners of our land. In this...

Aboriginal artists on Ngunnawal country: Richie Allan

Aboriginal artists across Ngunnawal country use their paintings to reflect their own personal culture, identity, and healing journeys, while teaching all people to embrace the traditional owners. In this series, we speak...

Barton Highway duplication could destroy Aboriginal cultural heritage trees

The Barton Highway duplication could ruin culturally significant sites, endangered trees, and habitat for sugar gliders, advocates say.

Aboriginal people risk severe illness from COVID if unvaccinated

Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 due to health inequities, ANU found.

Aboriginal homes for the elderly to be built in Dickson

An Aboriginal smoking ceremony was held this morning at the construction site for a Ngunnawal elderly housing complex.

Shawls save lives: Encouraging Aboriginal women to get checked for breast cancer

Aboriginal women can get checked for breast cancer in style and safety, thanks to culturally appropriate shawls designed by a local artist.

Ombudsman finds some ‘poor practice’ in police engagement with Aboriginals

Police and politicians have welcomed the Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman’s Report into how ACT police engage with Indigenous Canberrans.

New Aboriginal family service Yerrabi Yurwang receives government funding

A new North Canberra Aboriginal family service has received $25,000 from the ACT Government to help with start-up costs.

Paying tribute to Australia’s first Aboriginal cricket team

Aussie country singer Matt Scullion has livestreamed his new single, 1868, just in time for NAIDOC Week, 8-15 November.

Aboriginal artist makes her mark at the Mint

After collecting over 6,000 fingerprints from athletes and dignitaries during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, a young Aboriginal artist’s painting has gone on display for the first time at the Royal...

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