First Nations News

11/08/2026

A record 130-plus Indigenous businesses are being showcased at Supply Nation’s () annual Connect event in Perth / Boorloo.

Now in its 16th year, Connect brings together Indigenous businesses, corporate and government buyers, with a program focused on growing the First Nations business sector.

With more than $2.1 billion in procurement spend flowing to WA Indigenous businesses in 2024–25, the event highlights the growing impact of Indigenous businesses across the state.

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01/08/2026

McCarthy speech to Garma Festival: By SENATOR MALARNDIRRI McCARTHY MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS Bajinda yamalu yinda ngarna Yanyuwa li antha wirriyarra. I want to pay my respects as a Yanyuwa Garrwa person to the Traditional Owners of this land. And recognise how significant this weekend is. From my heart to the Elders here. Djambawa, to see you there with Djawa, [...]

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy's speech to the gathering at the 26th annual Garma Festival in Gulkula, Northern Territory.

01/08/2026

Daily news digest August 1: The major Indigenous news stories for August 1, revolve around the opening of the Garma Festival, landmark land ownership deals, and political debates over national Indigenous policy. Garma Festival 2026 & Major Land Handover Historic Arnhem Land Transfer: In an extraordinary development at the festival, NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Arnhem Land clan leaders [...]

The major Indigenous news stories for August 1, revolve around the opening of the Garma Festival, landmark land ownership deals, and political debates

01/08/2026

Yipirinya School returns to community-led management: Yipirinya School is returning to community-led management after delivering quality education to Aboriginal children in Alice Springs and surrounding communities for more than 45 years, combining academic learning with cultural identity, connection to Country and community wellbeing. The school delivers the Australian Curriculum while integrating Aboriginal languages and Aboriginal knowledge systems. Key points: Yipirinya School [...]

Yipirinya School is returning to community-led management after delivering quality education to Aboriginal children in Alice Springs

01/08/2026

3,000 milestone for remote jobs program: The Federal Government’s Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED) has reached the halfway mark, with 3,000 new jobs approved for creation. More than 1,300 new jobs will be created in remote communities across the country after a third round of grant applications, following on from 1,700 jobs created from rounds one and two, along [...]

The Federal Government’s Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED) has reached the halfway mark, with 3,000 new jobs approved for creation.

01/08/2026

Major funding boost for the NT’s domestic violence response: The Federal Government is strengthening support for victim-survivors with an almost $17 million funding boost to strengthen frontline services, prevent violence, and save lives in the Top End. The Northern Territory continues to experience significantly higher rates of family, domestic and sexual violence compared with the rest of Australia. This persistent challenge demonstrates the need [...]

The Federal Government is strengthening support for victim-survivors with an almost $17 million funding boost to strengthen frontline services

01/08/2026

‘Circle of life’: Garma festival embraces ancient ways: By ROBYN WUTH On a dusty escarpment in northeast Arnhem Land, Yolngu elders are asking visitors to imagine Australia from inside a different centre – a "circle of life". Here, anything that cannot be related back to family, Country and law simply "doesn't belong". The 26th annual Garma festival will on Saturday enter its second [...]

A focus on an ancient "circle of life" to guide how schools, health and government work on Country is at heart of the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.

01/08/2026

NT Government provides certainty for future of Gove Peninsula: The Northern Territory Government and the North East Arnhem Land-based Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation have reached in-principle agreement on a future land tenure model to secure Nhulunbuy’s future beyond the end of Rio Tinto’s mining operations. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the agreement mapped out a pathway to transition Nhulunbuy from its mining-era lease arrangements to [...]

The Northern Territory Government and the North East Arnhem Land-based Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation have reached in-principle agreement on a future

01/08/2026

Magpies coach throws support behind Hill as star exits: By ANNA HARRINGTON Collingwood have confirmed Bobby Hill's departure from the club, while defending the premiership star who has been racially abused on social media. The Magpies have formally split with Hill, cutting short the 26-year-old's bumper contract that had been due to expire at end of 2030. "I'm going to take a break from [...]

Collingwood have confirmed Bobby Hill's departure from the club, while defending the premiership star who has been racially abused on social media.

01/08/2026

Call for better as thousands gather at Garma Festival: By ROBYN WUTH A message of schools and systems needing to better serve Indigenous children has rung out at an esteemed cultural festival in Australia's remote north. A towering black-and-white portrait of Rev Djiniyini Gondarra watches over the red dust at Gulkula, where his great-great granddaughters press their bare feet into the earth beneath his [...]

A message of schools and systems needing to better serve Indigenous children has rung out at an esteemed cultural festival in Australia's remote north.