Mike Fordham from the Prime Minister’s Department and Emily Pugin from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently travelled to New York to represent the Australian Government at a meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Gunbalanya elder, Timothy Nadjowh has been appointed a member of the Order of Australia for his service to the Indigenous communities of West Arnhem Land and to the visual arts.
Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, has congratulated Brisbane graphic artist, Elaine Chambers, on being the 2015 National NAIDOC poster artist.
The 2015 Garnduwa Festival will again be staged at the Fitzroy Crossing Recreation Centre in the middle of the October school holidays. Following on the success of the 2014 Festival a focus on Men’s and Women’s basketball will again be the core of the festival.
Boomerang is the first of its kind, never has an Indigenous festival of this holistic calibre been so accessible, featuring an array of music, dance, theatre, comedy, film and visual arts.
The 2015 Budget is part of the Commonwealth Government’s plan to build a strong, safe and prosperous future for all Australians. The Government is reforming Indigenous Affairs to get adults into work, children to school and make communities safer.
