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Giovanni Torre

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About Giovanni Torre

Giovanni Torre has been covering the news since 1998. He has reported for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The West Australian, CTV (Canada), SBS, The Telegraph (UK), The National (UAE) and other outlets. He has also worked for two Aboriginal land councils and an Indigenous education charity. He started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2021.

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First Nations authors shine at WA Premier's Book Awards

CryBaby by first-time author Mabel Gibson has been named Book of the Year at the 2026 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, taking out the program's highest honour at an awards ceremony at the Sta...

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 14, 2026
Novel based on the oral history of the Yolŋu people wins PM's best fiction prize

A Piece of Red Cloth, a novel based on the oral history of Yolŋu people from north-east Arnhem Land, has won the best fiction prize at this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 12, 2026
'I paint to keep my country alive' - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award

Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney of Artists of Ampilatwatja has won the prestigious $10,000 Vincent Lingiari Art Award celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act for her painting My...

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 10, 2026
Groundbreaking Kinchela exhibition 'Truth-Telling: Our Past, Present and Future' heads to Paddington

Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation's Coolamon Arts Hub has announced its inaugural exhibition, Truth-Telling: Our Past, Present and Future is on the move.

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 4, 2026
BLAK POWER COMIX puts First Nations heroes at the heart of the action

A new First Nations comic anthology is putting Blak stories, artists and heroes into the hands of young readers, with an ambitious distribution strategy designed to reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 4, 2026
Yarning Strong helps teachers bring First Nations perspectives into the classroom with confidence

Newly updated Yarning Strong resources are on their way to classrooms around Australia this month, helping primary teachers bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, histories and contempora...

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
September 3, 2026
'Overwhelmed with pride' - Deborah Mailman on making Hall of Fame history

Deborah Mailman made history on Sunday as the first Indigenous person to be inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Ms Mailman, a Bidjara and Maori actor and writer, said in her acceptance speech...

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
August 18, 2026
Deborah Mailman to make history as first Indigenous inductee to Logies Hall of Fame

Deborah Mailman is set to become the first Indigenous person to be inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Ms Mailman, a Bidjara and Maori actor, told ABC Radio National's Awaye!

Giovanni Torre By GIOVANNI TORRE
August 15, 2026
Style Up acknowledges and pays respect to past and present Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation. We recognise Aboriginal Community's continuing connection to their lands, waters and stories and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.
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