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Aboriginal artists on Ngunnawal country: Leah Brideson

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...

Aboriginal artists on Ngunnawal country: Kristie Peters

Aboriginal artists across Ngunnawal country use their artwork to reflect their own personal culture, identity, and healing journeys, while shining a light on reconciliation for all Australians. In this series, we speak...

Aboriginal artists on Ngunnawal country: Eddie Longford

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

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...

Massive gap in Indigenous vaccine rollout

Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout boss insists the gap is closing between immunisation rates of Indigenous people and the broader population.

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.

Turnbull says Morrison let down Indigenous in jab rollout

Malcolm Turnbull has accused the Morrison government of letting down Indigenous people in the vaccine rollout.

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.

Indigenous Literacy Day promotes First Nations authors

For National Indigenous Literacy Day today, 1 September, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) are proudly presenting a celebration of stories and language showing unique insight into the richness of our First Nations...

Indigenous death puts heat on vaccine rollout

Scott Morrison has defended efforts to protect Indigenous people from coronavirus after the first Aboriginal death sparked heavy criticism of the vaccination rollout.

Female and Indigenous political trailblazers honoured with statues

The Federal Parliament has finally listened to young Canberrans petitioning for more equal representation among statues in the national capital. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced three new statues to be placed within...

NT cop’s murder trial faces appeal delay

Whether Zachary Rolfe's trial for allegedly murdering an Indigenous man during an outback arrest will be further delayed remains up in the air.

AFL not safe for Indigenous players: Betts

Eddie Betts believes the AFL is not a safe environment for Indigenous players, having vowed to continue fighting racism beyond Saturday.

Murder-accused NT policeman’s courtroom defences

A jury could find that a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering a young Indigenous man during an outback arrest is immune from criminal liability.

Redress for Stolen Generations survivors in ACT, NT

Stolen Generations survivors in the territories will each receive $75,000 in compensation for being ripped from their families as children.

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