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Albanese’s $250m for Alice “heading the wrong way”
A prominent Aboriginal spokesman gave an account of a chaotic and meaningless process deciding how Prime Minister Albanese’s $250m Alice Springs “rescue package” is being spent. The money, allocated two years ago, was “drastically needed” according to Graeme Smith, at the time the CEO of the local native title organisation Lhere Artepe.
Nharangga Cultural Day
First Nations science, knowledge, skills and culture were all celebrated at the annual Nharangga Cultural Day at Minlagawi. On Sunday, May 4, well over 100 people travelled to Gum Flat Reserve in Minlagawi (Minlaton) to celebrate everything Nharangga with the wider community.
CATAPULT artist professional development culminates in ground-breaking print showcase: CIAF
Proud Argan artist Matilda Nona speaks to guests about her innovative ink and print making process at the official opening of BUPUNGU on the weekend at NorthSite Contemporary Arts in Gimuy/ Cairns.
Lisa Reihana: GROUNDLOOP
GROUNDLOOP is a major immersive audio visual artwork by internationally regarded artist Lisa Reihana. Through the work, Reihana imagines a future where giant banksias form harbourside homes, traditional patterns wrap CGI coastlines, and Indigenous voyagers sail between Aotearoa and Australia.
Councillor’s comments create community anger
With the Aboriginal flag held in front of them, signs in their hands, and expressions of anger and disbelief on their faces, proud Yaegl, Bundjalung, and Gumbaynggirr men, women, and children, had a clear message they wanted to deliver during the monthly Ordinary Meeting of Clarence Valley Council (CVC) last week.
Employment pathway trainee pilot program delivered on Groote: Edgington
For the first time, an employment pathway trainee pilot program for Aboriginal health workers and practitioners is being delivered on Groote Eylandt. Minister for Health Steve Edgington said it would provide a closer-to-home learning pathway for Aboriginal people in the region to pursue a career in health.
Easter bilby news
The Australian alternative Easter emblem, the bilby, is iconic but at risk. Bilbies once occupied much of arid and semi-arid Australia but have disappeared from about three quarters of their historic range.
Old language creating a new future
Rachel Hagan. The Nharangga Language Learning App is expected to launch within the next two months, following nearly two years of planning and community consultation led by the Nharangga Aboriginal Progress Association.
Aboriginal land council: It’s their way or the highway
Transparency is a very one-sided proposition for the Central Land Council (CLC): It wants the news media to publish its positions but it won't give answers to questions the media put to them. That's certainly the experience of the Alice Springs News with this secretive organisation which, like other Aboriginal land councils and land trusts, are not subject to freedom of information requests.
Regional Indigenous businesses to showcase at Supply Nation’s Dubbo Trade Fair
Supply Nation’s Indigenous Business Trade Fair opens Wednesday 9 April ... To be held at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, the Trade Fair will showcase around 60 Indigenous businesses with over 350 registered attendees ... looking to source products and services from verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers.
Who belongs to Lake Mungo?
Western Heritage Group's new book, Country, Ancestors and Responsibility records information that Elders shared with us in the 1980s, showing that five Aboriginal Culture Groups have ancient cultural ties to the Willandra Lakes region. That's a unique way of belonging; but there's an outreach to non-Aboriginal people too.
Working bee at the Warrali St garden
Paddie and Cliodhna held a community working bee at the Warrali St garden. Adults and children planted out seedlings, weeded, built up the compost piles and celebrated the healthy soil that’s been created from the old compost piles ... we learnt how to create an Indigenous Microorganism soil trap ...
Exploring the magic of Pollack Lagoon: a cultural heritage experience
On a glorious day, 21 guests embarked on a journey through time at the Pollack Lagoon, a site rich in history and cultural significance. Nestled within a serene landscape, Pollack Lagoon is a place where the First Nations, the Barapa Barapa people, lived for thousands of years, leaving behind evidence of a deep and enduring connection to the land.
New yarning circle for Narrandera District Hospital
New outdoor spaces created specifically for Aboriginal patients, staff and visitors have been completed at Narrandera District Hospital. Featuring a mural by Narrandera-based Wiradjuri artist Uncle Owen Lyons, the project included the creation of a yarning circle and Sorry Business area.
Leading the stray back into the game
Lorraine Dutton aka Lawless is a Barkandji woman, born in Broken Hill, raised in Bourke with a deep connection to Wilcannia. Back in 2017, Lorraine teamed up with Desert Pea Media (DPM) ... Lorraine has continued her work with DPM and is now being paid to improve her skills as a singer/ songwriter.
Yilabara
People who travel past the Wilcannia Local Aboriginal Land Council will have noticed a new business sign outside – YILABARA. This is the new trading name for the NSW Local Aboriginal Land Council’s Employment and Training program - Yilabara Solutions, the new version of CDP (Community Development Program).
Barkandji Rangers
The Barkandji Rangers are coordinated by the Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Cooperation (BNTGAC). The program is a ‘career pathway for Barkandji Traditional Owners’, a stepping stone to further employment with organisations such as NSW National Parks.
A seat with a story: honouring history
A breathtaking 360-degree view now comes with a deeper connection to history at Gorman's Gap in Preston/Upper Flagstone, thanks to a newly installed seat that pays tribute to one of Queensland's most significant early transport routes.
Songlines and science journey together to Kwoorabup Park
Patricia Gill. Gnudju Menang Elder Aunty Carol Pettersen felt like a proud parent at the opening of the Genestreaming Journey Sculpture at Kwoorabup Park on March 8. She and artist and fellow project founder Ben Beeton were, at last, after eight years, endowing the sculpture to the people of Denmark.
Universities: The last woke holdout
Somewhere between Trump’s second term, the corporate world rediscovering common sense, and the general public finally tiring of being lectured by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) zealots, Australia’s universities seem to have missed the memo: going woke is so yesterday.
CYS welcomes new SAASTA students with a deadly funny performance
Rachel Hagan. Central Yorke School's South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy students had a big welcome to a new year of SAASTA with visits from Port Adelaide Football Club and two Deadly Funny comedians stopping off at Yorke Peninsula.
Record youth and Indigenous jail populations
Record numbers of youths and Indigenous young people are currently incarcerated in NSW jails with the population of inmates on remand due to the current crime wave surging by more than 20 per cent … the percentage of Indigenous inmates currently incarcerated was between 45 and 50 per cent, while 55 per cent of the jail’s inmates were on remand.
