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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...
Giovanni Torre 14 Sep 2026
Indigenous food philosophy offers lessons in sustainability for the next generation of chefs
Since 2024, Nestlé Professional has partnered with the National Indigenous Culin...
Phoebe Blogg 20 Aug 2026
NIMAs crown 2026 winners in celebration of Indigenous music
The 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards have celebrated Indigenous music on La...
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed
A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum...
Natasha Clark 7 Aug 2026
Indigenous Fashion Projects announce National Indigenous Fashion Award winners
Australia's leading First Nations artists, designers and creatives were recognis...
Phoebe Blogg 5 Aug 2026
Indigenous Fashion Projects announce National Indigenous Fashion Award winners

Australia's leading First Nations artists, designers and creatives were recognised on Larrakia Country on Wednesday as the 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards (NIFA) celebrated excellence in Indig...

August 5, 2026
First Nations fashion, textiles take Country to Couture

Indigenous culture's 60,000-plus years of stories are intersecting with high-end fashion on the runway in impeccable style. Indigenous designers and models are centre stage in the Northern Territory f...

August 3, 2026
Indigenous icons set to enter National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame

The National Indigenous Music Awards will announce two 2026 Hall of Fame inductees on Wednesday ahead of next month's ceremony in Garramilla/Darwin.

July 28, 2026
Yindjibarndi artist brings Pilbara Country to NATSIAA

Yindjibarndi artist Allery Sandy has painted the Pilbara as a place of memory, culture and survival in her finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal...

July 23, 2026
Yolŋu women weave unity and kinship into works for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Yolŋu women from across Arnhem Land have woven unity, kinship and cultural knowledge into their finalist work for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and...

July 22, 2026
Western Aranda artist brings memory and language to NATSIAA work

Western Aranda artist Vanessa Inkamala has used memory, language and a recycled road sign to show change on Country in her finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra Nati...

July 22, 2026
Yarrabah Arts & Cultural Precinct awarded inaugural Simone Arnol Textile Innovation Award

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

July 17, 2026
National Indigenous Music Awards announce nominees, stacked live lineup

The 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) nominees have been announced, with 24 acts recognised across six categories ahead of the ceremony in Garramilla (Darwin).

July 13, 2026
Yanyuwa artist paints Coober Pedy Country for annual art awards

Yanyuwa artist George Cooley has painted the desert landscape around Coober Pedy in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...

July 2, 2026
British Museum maps become paper dillybags / danala for NATSIAA finalist

Gulumerridjin (Larrakia), Wardaman and KarraJarri artist Jenna Mayilema Lee has turned maps from the British Museum into paper danala for the Telstra Work on Paper Award at the 2026 Telstra National A...

July 1, 2026
NATSIAA finalist brings together dreamscape, history and resistance

Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley has brought oil painting, politics and the Western canon together in his finalist work for the Telstra General Painting Award at the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal an...

July 1, 2026
Glass vessels hold family, culture and Country for NATSIAA finalist

Lower Southern Arrernte artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM has used glass to hold family, culture and Country in her finalist work for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award at the 2026 Telstra Nat...

June 30, 2026
NATSIAA returns with major showcase of First Nations art

The 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) will open in Darwin this weekend, with three First Nations artists, curators and cultural leaders named to judge th...

June 26, 2026
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