The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) held the annual National Native Title Conference in Darwin in June. The Conference was co-convened with the Northern Land Council (NLC) and hosted by the Larrakia people. AIATSIS CEO Russell Taylor AM was pleased to see a record number of registered delegates this year and an increase in sponsorship which supports Indigenous delegates to attend the conference.

The full list of award-winners for the 2016 Working on Country Photography competition is now available. The winners were announced at the launch of the Working on Country Photography Competition Exhibition at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The biennial competition is a celebration of the 170 Indigenous Ranger and Indigenous Protected Area groups working to protect almost 60 million hectares of Australia’s natural and cultural assets. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ continuous presence and cultural ties to traditional lands are represented in the photos.