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'If you're Indigenous, you're beautiful': Representation in fashion
Backstage at Fashion Week, First Nations designers and models take a moment to reflect on the importance of representation.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Fashion
Indigenous leaders say culture wars backfired on Liberals
The ABC's Indigenous Affairs team has spoken with a number of First Nations leaders, including former minister Ken Wyatt, about the election result
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Australian Federal Elections
'Wouldn't handle it that way': Former Liberal minister on 'culture war' campaign
"Doubling down on cultural wars" and a misreading of the Voice referendum result contributed to the Coalition's election loss, says a former Liberal minister.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Elections
Traditional owner says 'over my dead body' to the Coalition's nuclear policy
Nuclear testing in the Australian outback in the 50s left permanent scars on Karina Lester's people. Today Traditional owners across the country oppose the Coalition's nuclear policy, urging Australian's to remember the past.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Nuclear Energy
Dutton suggests Anzac Day services should not involve Welcomes to Country
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton suggests Anzac Day dawn services should not involve Welcome to Country ceremonies and says most veterans do not support having them at the events.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: ANZAC Day
How Pope Francis responded when asked to apologise for the past
Indigenous Canadians reflect on the impact of Pope Francis's apology and what it meant for him to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Religious Orders
Regional News
Geelong's new Indigenous round guernsey travels 3,000km from WA
AFL star Lawson Humphries and his artist sister Meeza have woven their north-west WA roots into Geelong's latest Indigenous guernsey.
Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: AFL
Changes to NT sacred sites law pass parliament, to opposition criticism
The NT Labor opposition claims the government pushed new sacred sites laws through parliament to help a hotel proposal at the Darwin Waterfront proceed.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Parliament
Aboriginal relics 'squashed' by golf course developer, court hears
A company with an exclusive lease to develop a golf course on public land near Hobart has been accused in court of "squashing" Aboriginal relics into the ground.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Ancient History
Patsy finally gets a birth certificate after 75 years
Patsy Bedford and hundreds of others across the Kimberley were not formally registered at birth, which authorities are now working to change later in life.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Human Interest
A feedback loop tanked Dutton's campaign in its final week
Reactionary newspapers and the outdoor advertising sector might have immediately profited from the last few weeks of the election campaign but it didn't seem to help politicians at the polls.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politics
The Neo-Nazi heckling at Melbourne's Anzac Day echoes our past pain
The heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day service mirrors the long, quiet and painful exclusion of Black diggers from the national conversation.
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australians
Closing the Gap data shames states, who are all too willing to ignore it
Those in the Indigenous community have become used to hearing dire statistics, all for them to be ignored or not acted upon, time and time again.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australians
DV costs the NT economy up to $600m a year. A landmark inquest asked how much territory lives are worth
The NT coroner has announced a second inquiry into domestic violence, before the government has even committed to the recommendations in the first. So what's next in the fight to end the crisis?
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Domestic Violence
'They have the numbers': Government urged to pass truth and treaty bill
Is Labor's historic majority a big enough vote of confidence to allow it to take "bold" decisions on treaty and truth-telling? These Indigenous leaders think so.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Political Leadership
Bereaved mothers welcome inquiry into treatment of Indigenous detainees
Bereaved Indigenous mothers turn their grief into strength as they welcome the ACT government's backing of a board of inquiry into the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Parliament
What the story of an ancient one-legged man can teach us about inclusion
Scott Avery has dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of First Nations Australians and people with disability. His mission is inspired by ancient footprints thought to have belonged to a one-legged man on a hunt with his community.
Published: Source: ABC Radio NationalTopic: People With Disability
New National Museum exhibit 'a celebration' of Aboriginal-Chinese people
Blending contemporary artwork with archival material, a new exhibition at the National Museum in Canberra promises to captivate and educate visitors about the little-known history of Aboriginal-Chinese people in Australia.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
Preschoolers 'soak up' endangered language 'like sponges'
Darkinjung was considered an endangered Aboriginal language, but community elders on the NSW Central Coast hope a new program for preschool students will change that.
Published: Source: ABC Central CoastTopic: Aboriginal Language
'Everyone should have two mums': Narelda Jacobs's motherhood journey
Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs and midwife Cherisse Buzzacott open up about their experiences of motherhood — navigating joy, grief and loss, blended families, rainbow families, sleepless nights and why it takes a "ready-made village".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Parenting Children
Changes to NT sacred sites law pass parliament, to opposition criticism
The NT Labor opposition claims the government pushed new sacred sites laws through parliament to help a hotel proposal at the Darwin Waterfront proceed.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Parliament
Judge fines gold mining company for 'mercenary' drilling at sacred site
A Canadian gold miner has been fined $160,000 for conducting illegal exploration drilling at an Aboriginal sacred site, after the company's own press release tipped authorities off to the damage.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sacred Sites
Smuggled kava is smashing family finances in the remote NT, leaders say
Kava smuggling into the Northern Territory's remote Indigenous communities is on the rise, with local leaders fearing the black market price of the drink is draining family finances and fuelling social problems.
Published: Source: Pacific BeatTopic: Food and Drink
'Everyone should have two mums': Narelda Jacobs's motherhood journey
Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs and midwife Cherisse Buzzacott open up about their experiences of motherhood — navigating joy, grief and loss, blended families, rainbow families, sleepless nights and why it takes a "ready-made village".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Parenting Children
Gulf students ask to be taught Gangalidda instead of Japanese
After students asked why they didn't learn their local Gangalidda language, an outback school made a change that is now seen as a model for other schools.
Published: Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Education
Date variety discovered by outback horticulturalist now grown globally
Mitakoodi man Glen Oliver has nurtured a huge variety of plant species over the years, but the highlight of his career in horticulture has been discovering a new date palm.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Horticulture
Probe launched as town's only supermarket and service station close
One of Queensland’s most remote communities is without its only supermarket, service station and campground, with workers allegedly owed pay. But locals are in the dark about what has gone on.
Published: Source: ABC Far NorthTopic: Rural and Remote Communities
Feral goats damage Aboriginal artwork on tropical Queensland island
Animals introduced to feed shipwrecked sailors in the 1800s are damaging ancient Aboriginal cave paintings that are thousands of years old.
Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Indigenous Culture
Faced with extremes, the Spinifex People are being pushed to the limit
The Anangu built one of the nation's most remote communities after nuclear bombs were tested on their country. But they face profound challenges amid extreme weather and rising costs.
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Roads
Why a new wave of Indigenous businesses are failing to meet full potential
The Indigenous business sector is experiencing significant growth but challenges remain around access to capital, a lack of culturally safe support and entrenched racism.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal relics 'squashed' by golf course developer, court hears
A company with an exclusive lease to develop a golf course on public land near Hobart has been accused in court of "squashing" Aboriginal relics into the ground.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Ancient History
Dewayne Everettsmith and TSO perform palawi kani songs
Dewayne Everettsmith and TSO perform palawi kani songs.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aboriginal Language
Dewayne's dream of singing to his baby in palawa kani inspires orchestral project
When Palawa man Dewayne Everettsmith held his firstborn child, he wanted to soothe him by singing in the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. That desire has sparked an extraordinary musical journey with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Indigenous Music
'It doesn't make any difference to me': Magistrate and Aboriginal elder argue in court
A Tasmanian Aboriginal elder who says he does not recognise "colonial courts" has come into a courtroom to directly address a magistrate, resulting in an argument between the two men.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts
Geelong's new Indigenous round guernsey travels 3,000km from WA
AFL star Lawson Humphries and his artist sister Meeza have woven their north-west WA roots into Geelong's latest Indigenous guernsey.
Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: AFL
Vandals damage culturally significant waterfalls loved by tourists
Police are investigating after vandals damage popular waterfalls already fragile from erosion.
Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Vandalism
Geelong's new Indigenous round guernsey travels 3,000km from WA
AFL star Lawson Humphries and his artist sister Meeza have woven their north-west WA roots into Geelong's latest Indigenous guernsey.
Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: AFL
Patsy finally gets a birth certificate after 75 years
Patsy Bedford and hundreds of others across the Kimberley were not formally registered at birth, which authorities are now working to change later in life.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Human Interest
Youth crime drops in remote town as new space offers safety and a feed
A Kimberley town is seeing a drop in youths wandering the streets and juvenile crime after the Night Place opened to give kids somewhere to go after dark.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Crime Prevention
Big in stature, with even bigger heart, Cassius's death shocked nation
A memorial plaque for Cassius Turvey in his community of Midland, east of Perth, sits as an enduring reminder of the legacy he left behind: "gentle giant", "huggable teddy bear", and a "young leader".
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australians