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The Aboriginal Interpreter Service’s Derek Hunt at the Darwin ABC studios recording a news bulletin in Yolngu Matha.
Stories | 9 Jul 2014

On 1 July, the ABC launched a trial Indigenous Language News Service in the Northern Territory, providing daily radio news bulletins in two Aboriginal languages, Warlpiri and Yolngu Matha.

Event | 24 Jul 2014
Cairns QLD

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) is a three-day event that merges an art market with a celebration of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Event | 26 Jul 2014
Beswick Falls NT

Presented by Djilpin Arts in partnership with the Australian Shakespeare Company, Walking with Spirits is Beswick Community’s annual open cultural celebration.

Staff and participants at the Moree School Attendance Officer training workshop.
Stories | 9 Jul 2014

When it comes to boosting school attendance in New South Wales, communities are keen to share their good ideas with each other.

Event | 1 Aug 2014
Nhulunbuy NT

Garma is the largest and most vibrant annual celebration of Yolngu (Aboriginal people of north east Arnhem Land) culture.

Yarrabah State School Dance Troupe
Event | 4 Aug 2014

Children's Day, and the week leading up to it, is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children.

Announcements | 8 Jul 2014

Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion and Federal Member for O’Connor Rick Wilson MP have received advice from Aboriginal Hostels Limited that the newly-refurbished Trilby Cooper Hostel in Kalgoorlie is scheduled to reopen this week.

Event | 9 Aug 2014

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People (9 August) was first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1994.

Ben “Baru” Pascoe speaking at a community meeting in Maningrida.
Stories | 7 Jul 2014

Maningrida’s Ben “Baru” Pascoe has many roles; he is a talented musician, an Elder of the Mardarrpa clan, a Djunggay (caretaker of his mother’s song lines and totems) and a grandfather.

Announcements | 7 Jul 2014

The Australian Government has welcomed the start of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week with an announcement of $2.2 million to support more than 550 local community events across Australia.

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