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Top End dance hopefuls leap at Australian Ballet visit

Top End dance hopefuls leap at Australian Ballet visit

For ballet students in the Northern Territory, dancing professionally can seem a distant dream. A visit from the Australian Ballet has supplied inspiration.

Sam Pang wins 2026 Gold Logie

Sam Pang wins 2026 Gold Logie

Sam Pang wins 2026 Gold Logie

Sam Pang wins 2026 Gold Logie

Comedian and television host Sam Pang has won the 2026 Gold Logie, and accepted the gong with a speech full of zingers.

Night of deadly glamour and excellence at NAIDOC awards

Night of deadly glamour and excellence at NAIDOC awards

Night of deadly glamour and excellence at NAIDOC awards

Night of deadly glamour and excellence at NAIDOC awards

The winners of this year's NAIDOC Awards include a celebrated artist and community leaders who have pushed Indigenous empowerment and representation forward.

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'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

A five-year-old girl allegedly abducted and murdered outside a remote community has been farewelled by hundreds of mourners dressed in pink.

Mailman becomes Logies' first Indigenous Hall of Famer

Mailman becomes Logies' first Indigenous Hall of Famer

Prominent actor Deborah Mailman is to be named the Logie Awards' first Indigenous Hall of Fame recipient.

Church investigation into rapist ex-bishop to resume

Church investigation into rapist ex-bishop to resume

The findings of a Catholic Church investigation into a former high-ranking clergyman convicted of sexually abusing Indigenous men will be sent to the Vatican.

Rural Aussies die young amid major healthcare shortfall

Rural Aussies die young amid major healthcare shortfall

Rural people rely on fundraising, grants and donations from mining companies to keep their health services running, as an inquiry hears of Medicare shortfalls.

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Huge swath of land returned to Traditional Owners

Huge swath of land returned to Traditional Owners

Huge swath of land returned to Traditional Owners

Huge swath of land returned to Traditional Owners

A Federal Court ruling has granted Traditional Owners native title for more than 170,000 hectares in northern Australia as part of a decades‑long campaign.

Death in custody legal action against police dropped

Death in custody legal action against police dropped

Death in custody legal action against police dropped

Death in custody legal action against police dropped

Legal action to find out who decided not to prosecute police officers who restrained a young Aboriginal man just before he died has been dropped.

Connection to Country cited as accused murderer bailed

Connection to Country cited as accused murderer bailed

Connection to Country cited as accused murderer bailed

Connection to Country cited as accused murderer bailed

A woman charged with murder has won her bid for bail after a judge found there were "unusual reasons" to release her ahead of her trial.

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

A First Peoples' treaty body is piling pressure on a state government to dump legislation that would curtail the right of prisoners to an hour of outdoor time.

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

A backlash which included Aboriginal groups and former prime minister Tony Abbott means Tasmania will not get a first indigenous-named electorate.

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

A long-running exhibition by two Tiwi Island art centres is attracting a new level of interest from collectors across the globe.

RAN launches Indigenous opportunities action plan

RAN launches Indigenous opportunities action plan

RAN launches Indigenous opportunities action plan

RAN launches Indigenous opportunities action plan

The Royal Australian Navy is reaffirming its commitment to reconciliation and strengthening partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.

Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism

An inquiry has been told of the abuse Indigenous journalists face as Australia's two major football codes shunned appearing at the hearing.

Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Pursuing higher education is costly but one university wants to change that by assisting all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students.

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Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize

Author and hip-hop artist Omar Musa moved to Borneo to write his second novel Fierceland, which has taken out Australia's premier literary award.

Native title holders hail landmark water decision

Native title holders have hailed a High Court ruling quashing a massive water allocation as a landmark moment for Indigenous water rights in Australia.

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Lawyers for current and former Aboriginal community police officers have filed a class action alleging racial discrimination and vilification in the force.

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

An inquiry into racism in Australia has been told abuse faced by Indigenous people online is getting worse amid the "culture wars" of recent years.

Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

A database is being set up to document cases of missing First Nations people along with a DNA collection program to help families find lost loved ones.

The portrait putting Indigenous people 'on the map'

An Indigenous cook who has fed royal families across the globe and assisted at-risk youth is the subject of the National Portrait Gallery's latest unveiling.

Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

The head of an Indigenous labour and training hire company has called on Goldfields region mining companies to work with him for his community.

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