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Event review: Table for 6, Yirramboi Festival

Six trailblazing First Nations women shared casual conversations over dinner – they didn't need scripts to deliver a powerful show.

A First Nations hand hangs down from the top of the frame reaching to another coming up, with a brown backdrop.
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4 Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway … or not

What is the status of the four major new Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway around the country?

Three indigenous people in bright blue t-shirts sitting in front of shelve of books. Indigenous Literacy
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New Indigenous Literacy program kicks off

Four First Nations creatives head to Sydney to skill up for new futures as publishers, graphic designers and writers in…

L-R: Dancer, musician, composer, songman, didgeridoo player, cultural consultant and educator, Uncle Matthew Doyle and Sydney Festival's Blak Out curator and Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash.
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Sydney Festival seeks Creative Producer – First Nations, as Jake Nash prepares to move on

Sydney Festival’s Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash will depart after the 2026 Blak Out program; a new role…

Group of Aboriginal women and one man in artist studio. Indigenous Triennial
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5th National Indigenous Art Triennial artists announced

Who has artist/curator Tony Albert chosen to shape the conversations for the next National Indigenous Art Triennial? We take a…

A group of kids standing on the red sand that has been projected with yellow and red circular patterns, while adults are watching on the side.
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Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park

Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.

Four tribal spears on orange background. Chau Chak Wing Museum
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Spears stolen by Captain Cook, returned home

A writing of wronged history comes with the milestone exhibition of the Gweagal Spears, returned to Botany Bay elders after…

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Not just hitting milestones but driving change

The National Art School offers degree programs that embed Indigenous perspectives throughout, ensuring all students are supported throughout their degrees.

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Exhibition review: Karla Dickens, Rise and Fall, Wollongong Art Gallery

A thought-provoking and cohesive exhibition by First Nation artist Karla Dickens that explores climate and the Lismore Floods.

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Bold decision by Reserve Bank bucks conservative views on $5 banknote redesign

The redesign of the $5 banknote will centre First Nations art in an enduring statement for our future.

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