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The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (JSCATSIA) will hold its opening public hearing today for the inquiry into improving the economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians. Indigenous businesses are estimated to contribute more than $16 billion to the Australian economy, employ 116,795 people, and pay $4.2 billion in … Continued
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Aunty Munya Andrews and Carla Rogers are the co-directors of Evolve Communities, winners of the prestigious 2024 Telstra Best of Business Award for Building Communities, which recognised their exceptional efforts in fostering unity and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. About Aunty Munya Andrews and Carla Rogers: Aunty Munya Andrews is a respected Aboriginal Elder, … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE 1 Walkabout Australia invests in our Royal Shows. From inner city suburbs to outback towns, Australians are coming together to celebrate, promote and connect Indigenous talent to wider Australia and the rest of the world, with help from the National Indigenous Cultural Centre and Walkabout Australia. The National Indigenous Cultural Centre is an … Continued
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The Australian National Maritime Museum will be kicking off NAIDOC Week 2024 with a Family Fun Day on Sunday July 7th, honouring the theme for 2024, ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’. NAIDOC Week gives all Australians a chance to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres … Continued
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Aboriginal housing sector leaders gathered yesterday in Milikapiti on the Tiwi Islands to sign a landmark 10-year partnership agreement. Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory (AHNT), the Australian and Northern Territory governments and 4 land councils are all signatories. The agreement will embed Aboriginal voices in the design, delivery and evaluation of a $4 billion remote housing investment. … Continued
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###PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY### People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis The final day of hearings for Australia’s first People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis, convened by Everybody’s Home, will be held on Tuesday, 25 June. The online hearings will address: Housing and First Nations communities Impacts on regional and remote communities Climate safe housing Recommendations … Continued
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20 June 2024 Queensland Conservation Council strongly opposes the introduction of nuclear power into Australia, and calls on opposition Leader Peter Dutton to abandon his dangerous proposal to site nuclear power on the country of First Nations people. Australia has a shameful history of forcing nuclear harm on First Nations, with the explosion of nuclear … Continued
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A celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, dance, art and enterprise will take over Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday 10 July, as part of NAIDOC Week. This year’s NAIDOC in the City event includes a free, all-ages, night-time live music concert from 6pm featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists including … Continued
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Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Law School is partnering with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) to provide students with a unique glimpse into the legal system from the perspectives of First Nations Peoples. In a first for CDU, the three-day True Justice Deep Listening on Country elective unit will see 10 second-year law students examine the current … Continued
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A new book on the violent frontier expansion of Australia’s north will introduce readers to who led massacres of Aboriginal people, the names of their benefactors, and how these horrific events occurred. Licence to Kill: massacre men of Australia’s north by Charles Darwin University (CDU) Lecturer in Colonial History Dr Robyn Smith details the massacres of Aboriginal people … Continued
