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Grassroots communities share storytelling to preserve environmental treasures
A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jul 2026
First Nations storytellers recognised in WA's most prestigious literary awards
The 2026 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards shortlist was announced this w...
Giovanni Torre 10 Jul 2026
Palawa artist Jasmine Christie named 2026 Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship recipient
The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship, an initiative by Façon Australia, has...
Phoebe Blogg 9 Jul 2026
New children’s book 'Joey and the Junjardy' follows mischief, culture and belonging
Wakka Wakka and Kaanju author Allison Rocca is bringing First Nations storytelli...
Joseph Guenzler 25 Jun 2026
New children's book a PhD student’s ode to family, education and culture
Australian Catholic University PhD student Melissa 'Mary' O'Neill grew up in a f...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 2026
Proud Jabirr Jabirr poet and musician Loki Liddle releases debut novel – Damn Good Television

Loki Liddle, proud Jabirr Jabirr poet and musician, has released his debut book - Damn Good Television - through Indigenous publisher Magabala Books.

June 23, 2026
Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship announces 2026 finalists

Nine emerging Indigenous creatives from across New South Wales have been selected as finalists in the 2026 Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship, gaining the opportunity to work alongside some of Austra...

June 18, 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards

Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on Thursday night at the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards. The Awards were presented by Books+Publishing (B+P), in par...

May 22, 2026
Wiradjuri author Jake Gablonski to release new book ahead of National Reconciliation Week

Wiradjuri man Jake Gablonski is set to release Brave Like Bunji, a children's book exploring identity, belonging and self-understanding, on June 2 - ahead of National Reconciliation Week.

May 4, 2026
'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive. In a filing cabinet in an old darkroom at the remote Aboriginal co...

April 1, 2026
Bundanon Art Museum announces Make Good Festival 2026 program

Bundanon Art Museum has announced the program for the second iteration of Make Good Festival, a two-day ideas festival championing creative minds and practical action.

March 31, 2026
Aboriginal Studies Press launch new art and cultural knowledge book

Gija Trees and Grasses, a major new work by senior Gija artist and cultural leader Birrmarriya Shirley Purdie created in collaboration with linguist, artist and gardener Frances Kofod, guides readers...

March 18, 2026
New anthology 'Love' brings together First Nations and multicultural writers

Sweatshop Literacy Movement has released a new anthology, 'Love', showcasing stories, poems and essays about family, friendship, solidarity and romance.

December 2, 2025
First Nations musicians feature in new Creative Australia investment

Creative Australia has awarded 16 outstanding artists with 2025 Creative Australia Fellowships, representing a $1.28 million investment in Australian creativity.

September 23, 2025
Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher connect with Elders from across the globe in 'Snake Talk'

'Snake Talk', a new book by Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kellehe, invites readers to see the world through the eye of the snake. The Serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling...

July 25, 2025
Yirrkala community's new picture books share stories of Yolŋu life

Three new picture books created in the remote Northern Territory community of Yirrkala reflect Yolŋu life, language and connection to Country, offering young readers bilingual stories rooted in t...

July 18, 2025
Aunty Jill sharing Birri language through children's books

Aunty Jill Dodd holds a unique place in Australian publishing; with two box collections of children's books and a full set of educational tools produced in an Aboriginal language.

July 10, 2025
First Nations excellence to take centre stage at Byron Writers Festival 2025

Byron Writers Festival announced on Friday that it is honoured to spotlight a powerful group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, authors, poets, cultural leaders, and changemakers w...

July 4, 2025
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