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A new study highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge. Published in Ocean & Coastal Management, the study found the 300 hectares of mangrove forest on the Barron River estuary around Cairns Airport – on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef – stores … Continued
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A new study highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge. Published in Ocean & Coastal Management, the study found the 300 hectares of mangrove forest on the Barron River estuary around Cairns Airport – on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef – stores … Continued
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Australia’s first comprehensive report to examine the future impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on First Nations communities warns that the technology could either widen inequality or help close the gap, depending on who holds the power to shape it. The report by Wiradjuri researcher and Paul Ramsay Foundation Fellow Dr Kyle Turner draws on Australia’s … Continued
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Key Facts: DFSV accounts for more than 60% of assaults in the NT[i]. Over 80% of police time is spent responding to DFSV[ii]. The NT has the highest rate of DFSV in the world[iii]. NT Police forecast a 73% increase in DFSV reports over the next decade[iv]. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face intimate … Continued
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Key Facts: The World Heart Federation has chosen Perth to host the second World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease in 2026, with the National Heart Foundation of Australia as host RHD affects 40 million people globally and claims 300,000 lives, primarily impacting vulnerable communities in developing regions In Australia, over 11,000 people live with ARF … Continued
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Kala is a beautiful new children’s book written and illustrated by eight members from Birdiya Waangkiny Elders Group in Bunbury, Western Australia. The authors and illustrators include Charmaine Councillor, Roslyn Khan, Gloria Dann, Phyllis Bennell, Teryle Collard, Sandra Nebro, Joanne Ugle and Marjorie Ugle. Published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), this book celebrates … Continued
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Cape York Partnership today celebrates the historic milestone of 20 years of the Cape York Leaders Program, highlighting the extraordinary achievements of Indigenous families and students which show closing the gap is not only possible – it’s already happening. Driven by the wisdom and counsel of the pioneering reform leaders of Cape York, Noel Pearson … Continued
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Media release For immediate release 19 November 2025 Aunty Kathy takes top honour – changing outcomes for Aboriginal children in NSW Wesley Mission’s Aunty Kathy Donnelly has been named the 2025 Deadly … Continued
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Key Facts: ✅ Chocolate On Purpose, Australia’s first 100% Indigenous-owned chocolate company, won Champion in Social Enterprise Business at the 2025 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards ✅ The company has helped lift 122,000 cacao farmers above poverty, eliminated 25,000 cases of child labour, and supported 37,146 Indigenous women farmers globally ✅ Through palm oil-free … Continued
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Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed into law, in a move labelled “historic” by the United Nations human rights chief. It follows nearly 10 years of consultation and negotiation between the Victorian government and Indigenous leaders. Dr Harry Hobbs, Associate Professor at UNSW Law & Justice and leading expert on Indigenous rights … Continued
