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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…

Students and a single staff gathering around a table with a map of Australia in the background. The atmosphere is welcoming and friendly.
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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.

Gallery view of an exhibition with sculptures and male visitor. Karla Dickens. Best exhibitions 2025.
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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.

Aboriginal man talking to a group of people for a cultural learning workshop at Koori Heritage Trust
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A figure standing next to a large unstretched canvas on a white wall, depicting thick circular strokes in yellow, orange, green, purple and red.
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Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 welcomes Australian ambition

As things get heated on home turf, the international potential of Australian arts practitioners continues to expand.

A scene from A Daylight Connection's 'A Nightime Travesty' at Malthouse Theatre for Asia TOPA 2025. Two Aboriginal women dressed as airline stewardesses stand on a blue-lit set as bloody rags fall from above. Behind them at stage right stands a sexy, shirtless, Aboriginal actor playing Death; at stage left, two musicians are visible.
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Theatre review: A Nightime Travesty, Malthouse Theatre, Asia TOPA 2025

A ferociously funny, controlled yet chaotic Blak vaudevillian comedy that pulls no punches and decapitates its prisoners.

Two first nations women standing in front of a painting. Aboriginal art.
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APY Art Centre Collective vindicated, but calls for wider sector inquiry

APY Art Centre Collective has been cleared of any wrongdoing via creative interference, but says the two-year ordeal demonstrates a…

Midpul, a First Nations male Elder, sitting and painting with a brush, making lines and dots in ochre.
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Northern Territory artists shine at Charles Darwin University

The institution has launched a new gallery in the heart of the city to showcase the region's artists.

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YIRRAMBOI expands globally, welcoming Northern Turtle Island, Canada as its 2025 Focus Nation

The Naarm/Melbourne-based First Nations festival is taking a step towards global cultural unity and collaboration. 

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