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Ryan Presley with his winning Telstra Art Award painting, Our lifestyle of tranquillity undisturbed (2026), oil on canvas. Photo: Charlie Bliss.
Features

Ryan Presley lands $100,000 Telstra NATSIAA Art Award with a Renaissance-inspired artwork

What does this year’s Telstra NATSIAA prize list reveal about the future of Indigenous art?

Blak & Bright. Photo: James Henry.
News

Blak & Bright Writers Festival 2026: Evelyn Araluen and Tony Armstrong announced

The first guests announced for the 2026 Blak & Bright Festival include Tony Birch and Brooke Blurton.

Photo: Vince Russell on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Listen to Indigenous voices on climate and Country

'Indigenous ways can tell you what is wrong and perhaps, through ancient knowledge, we can tell you what to do…

Image: Zoshua Colah on Unsplash. First Nations.
Features

First Nations intellectual property vs AI: culture, consent and the fight to stop scraping

Artists warn that data‑mining proposals and AI tools risk copying First Nations styles without consent or payment.

The cast of The Visitors - Seven people in suits either sitting or standing on a rock-like formation.
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The Visitors review: a play's reimagining of the First Fleet from an Indigenous perspective

'The Visitors' invites us to see our past from a different storyline.

A Black woman is sitting on a bed spread which features a yellow and white design. The light is subdued.
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Theatre review: The Black Woman of Gippsland, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

A modern mystery tale about Indigenous identity.

Two mannequins wearing Indigenous designs.
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Exhibition review: Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, Birrarung Building, Federation Square

Blak Design delivers an impressive collection of local First Peoples' fashion.

Two panels. On the left is poet Jazz Money. She has blonde hair and is wearing a yellow top. On the right is the cover of her book 'mark the dawn' which is yellow and covered in random markings.
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Book review: mark the dawn, Jazz Money

Jazz Money's second poetry collection is a lyrical and fierce reckoning of contemporary life.

A light show with blue and purple colours is show against a mountain range.
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Parrtjima to return with a timeless glow in April

The Light Festival’s 10th anniversary brings back favourite events plus a musical surprise.

Two panels. The main one is of author Nardi Simpson who has short brown hair and is wearing big orange earrings. Her book, 'The Belburd' is a landscape bathed in shades of blue.
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Book review: The Belburd, Nardi Simpson

A lyrical, multi-stranded novel about connection to Country.

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