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2016: A stellar year for Indigenous current affairs… and that’s The Point

In 2016, NITV embarked on a bold new strategy: placing news and current affairs at the heart of its schedule, in order to lead the news agenda from an Indigenous...
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Two stolen lives recovered through love

Merryn and Glen were taken as children of the Stolen Generation. Now, they’re healing their hearts together, by tying the knot.
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A night at the shelter 'putting faith back in humanity'

NITV spent a night at the Murri Watch diversionary centre, a place for Brisbane's most vulnerable people to stay, sober up or just have a chat over a cup of tea.
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Indigenous Families want Bondi Mural to stay

A mural that honours five prominent Indigenous human rights activists located in Sydney's famous Bondi Beach has sparked a wave of controversy.
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School kids teach themselves Noongar astronomy through self-published book

A small primary school in Perth is using the oldest stories from the Noongar people to teach year 2 students the wonders of the Universe.
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New online tool to improve healthcare for people suffering from rare disease

A new online learning tool could be a game-changer for health professionals dealing with patients suffering from Machado Joseph Disease.
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Newly-found Indigenous ancestry sparks revitalisation project

One man's quest to discover his Indigenous heritage has triggered a grand revitalisation project led by UTS Design academics in two rural New South Wales...
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Ancient 'Moon Rock' engravings protected as proof of Aboriginal astronomy

A collection of Aboriginal rock engravings known as ‘Moon Rock’ has been given the NSW Government's highest heritage protection to preserve the site for the...
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Joe Williams takes the Aboriginal flag to Standing Rock

Former NRL star Joe Williams has visited the North Dakota pipeline protest site to show his solidarity.
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First Peoples from across the world react to a Donald Trump presidency

NITV has asked leaders from Indigenous media around the world, for their take on Trump's electoral victory.
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Controversial parliamentary inquiry into freedom of speech announced

Two months ago, the Prime Minister said any changes to Australia's race hate laws weren't a priority. But this changed today, with the announcement of an inquiry...
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First Indigenous Canadian Justice Minister speaks to NITV ahead of Reconciliation Lecture

Jody Wilson-Raybould is the Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General. She's also a First Nations woman, and the first Aboriginal person to serve in those...
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Blood and Pride: Meet the man behind the powerful story set to stun Sydney Festival

Narangga Kaurna man Jacob Boehme is no stranger to stigma: he's a gay, fair skinned, Aboriginal man with HIV. But now, he'll be sharing his story at next year's...
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Historic discovery places Adnyamathanha people in outback Australia 10,000 years earlier than thought

A team of archaeologists have uncovered a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges with the earliest evidence of Aboriginal settlement in inland Australia.
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Being stripped and beaten is ‘normal’ in NT prisons, former prisoner says

“'Blacks down the back', that’s the words they’d use to you,” David Japaljarri Dixon says as he reflects on his six years behind bars in the Northern Territory.
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Aboriginal NGOs welcome major overhaul of Northern Territory Corrections

Aboriginal NGO’s in the Northern Territory have welcomed a report that recommended a complete overhaul of the Territory Corrections system to address a ...
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Worimi man awarded Young Conservationist of the Year

“It’s really inspiring to be recognised for the work I’m doing and the work I’ve been doing for a few years.” ...
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Is a Treaty the best way to ensure the rights of First Peoples?

"Treaty is not a house of cards to collapse the modern nation, it would erect, for the first time, a just foundation." Treaties, land rights and constitutional...
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Clinton Pryor, into the unknown

Clinton Pryor makes his own path through the ancient landscape one step at a time. As he reaches 1000 kilometres into his journey to Canberra, the Noongar man...
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Indigenous youth share their culture with next generation

Sixty First Nations youth from across the country gathered in Sydney to share their knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures at the inaugural...
NITV Investigations

Why is one of the only Aboriginal residential care homes in NSW being defunded?

Wundurra Services was set-up 17 years ago as a refuge for some of Australia’s most vulnerable: Aboriginal children in out-of-home-care.
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Would the privatisation of Australian Human Services provide a better service?

Recent recommendations from the Productivity Commission to privatise key health care services have reignited the debate around privatisation and how it directly...

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2 Mar 2016 - 3:21pm

Vincent Lingiari & Gough Whitlam: the story behind the image

The powerful image you see depicted here is of two great but different leaders, Vincent Lingiari, a fiercely, proud and respected Gurindji man from Daguragu, Wattie...
26 Feb 2016 - 5:33pm

Nova Peris and her maiden speech: the story behind the pictures

This portrait of Nova Peris, taken before her maiden speech as our first female Indigenous elected to federal parliament, is one of the iconic images that make up...
29 Feb 2016 - 4:49pm

David Unaipon and the $50 note: the story behind the image

The opening credits of The Point with Stan Grant features a range of iconic images that reflect on the state of the nation. One of them is our fifty dollar note,...
26 Feb 2016 - 11:58am

Greg Inglis and the goanna crawl: the story behind the image

Greg Inglis's goanna crawl is one of the iconic images that make up the opening credits of The Point with Stan Grant. Learn more about it and tune in on...
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The Point reflect on epsiode on of First Contact S2

Join us for considered analysis, agenda-setting interviews and a distinctive Indigenous approach that investigates cultural, political and social issues from a...