News Politics The Aboriginal flag will fly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge permanently by Chloe Maddren The NSW government will install a third flagpole on the iconic bridge to fly the Aboriginal flag permanently by the end of the year. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced that…
News Sydney Harbour’s Me-Mel Island to be reclaimed by Aboriginal community by Daniel Alex Sydney Harbour’s largest island is under new management, with its Indigenous owners at the forefront of a new committee. Dominic Perrottet and the NSW Government have committed $43 million to…
News Citizens appalled at RSLWA’s decision to ban Aboriginal Flag on Anzac Day by Talya Jacobson From now, all content (except the New Zealand anthem) must be presented in English. RSLWA has banned the Aboriginal flag and only the Australian, New Zealand, and WA flags are…
News Politics Aboriginal flag ‘freed’ for public use… finally! by Chloe Maddren The Commonwealth Government have bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag for $20.05 million from the emblem’s creator. The historic deal ends an ongoing controversy around the Aboriginal flag’s use…
Arts News Researchers have discovered the oldest-known Indigenous rock painting by Hayley Noble Researchers have identified the oldest-known Aboriginal rock painting and, you guessed it, it’s a kangaroo. In a new study reported in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have found a…
News Baker Boy and Miiesha lead National Indigenous Music Awards 2020 finalists by Rachel Daniel The National Indigenous Music Awards, which are set to be live-streamed on August 8, have announced the final nominations for 2020, with Baker Boy and Miiesha leading the lineup with…
News Victoria becomes the first state to establish a Truth and Justice Process for Indigenous Australians by Mary Ali This week, it was announced that the Victorian government had established a Truth and Justice Process that would “formally recognise historic wrongs and address ongoing justices for Aboriginal Victorians.” The…
Film and TV News ‘Our Law’ tells the story of the first Indigenous-run police station in WA by Claire Adema You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the recent outcry and protests that have exploded across the globe since the death of George Floyd at the…
News BHP set to destroy up to 86 significant Indigenous sites in WA by Claire Adema Mining giants BHP have been given the go-ahead to destroy at least 40 – and up to 86 – Indigenous sites across Western Australia. Following huge backlash from the public…
News The number of Aboriginal deaths in custody has been raised to 437 by Rachel Daniel As per a report from The Guardian, the number of Aboriginal deaths in custody known to have occurred since the royal commission delivered its final report in 1991 has now…
News A petition to fly the Aboriginal flag on the Harbour Bridge is gaining traction by Claudia Schmidt It’s hard to believe that this is something that’s still being fought for, but then again, it’s Gladys Berejiklian. Three years ago, Cheree Toka decided to start a campaign to…
News Meet Thylacine, DC Comics’ first Indigenous Australian character by Mia Montesin Suicide Squad’s latest recruit is a deadly Ngarluma hunter from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This lethal female character has stealthy combat skills and night vision. Thylacine (Corinna by…
News Australian Indigenous communities stranded in 3 day emergency by Claire Adema Whilst the world is coming face to face with shortages caused by coronavirus, members of remote Indigenous communities in Australia were deprived of access to basic necessities for three days…
