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NAIDOC Week

All of the news and stories from the NAIDOC Awards 2015.

11 Jul 2015

The NAIDOC Awards and stories behind them

Videos, photos and stories of all the recipients of 2015 NAIDOC Awards, including mini-documentaries about their life, work and achievements.
30 Jun 2016 - 5:15pm

Meet the NAIDOC Person of the Year 2015 - Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Rosalie Kunoth Monks has had a major impact on the nation’s cultural, political and social life for more than half a century.
11 Jul 2015 - 12:58am

Tauto Sansbury - Lifetime Achievement Award

Tauto Sansbury, a Narungga elder, has worked to close the gap in inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians for more than 30 years.
10 Jul 2015 - 10:49pm

NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year - the story of Ryan Morich

Aboriginal Australian wheelchair basketballer Ryan Morich is founder of the Red Dust Heelers’ Wheeling and Healing program.
10 Jul 2015 - 10:17pm

Veronica Perrule Dobson - NAIDOC Female Elder

Veronica Perrule Dobson remains committed to providing services to the Indigenous Community as an Arrernte elder and traditional owner, linguist, naturalist and...
11 Jul 2015 - 12:23am

Meet Graham Taylor - NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year

Graham Taylor, an Amangu Yamaji Elder born in Three Springs, the North Midlands area of Western Australia, has made a significant contribution to Australia’s...

ANZAC Centenary

A century on from the first landings at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, we look at the legacy of Australia's black diggers.

20 Apr 2015 - 9:14pm

The story behind Sydney's bullet sculpture

One Indigenous digger's service in World War II inspired generations of his family, writes Living Black's Laura Murphy-Oates.
29 Jun 2015 - 6:14pm

What ANZAC means for young generation of Navy personnel

On the eve of the ANZAC centenary, Jarryd Boyd, a 25-year-old Biripi man and combat systems operator, reflects on the pride and opportunity he attributes to the...
29 Jun 2015 - 6:12pm

A soldier's honour in the Black Diggers March

Jonathan Captain-Webb acknowledges his family's contribution to Australia's war history by walking in the Black Diggers March each year. This ANZAC Day, there...
21 Apr 2016 - 12:22pm

Comment: Is Tasmania's Black War a tragic case of lest we remember?

Tasmania's Black War was the most intense frontier conflict in Australia's history. Yet nearly two centuries on, most Australians know almost nothing about it.
25 Jun 2015 - 5:05pm

Meet the only Indigenous man in uniform at Gallipoli this ANZAC Day

It's one of the most sacred places in the world for Australian people.

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NITV News

Woorabinda community commemorates 90th anniversary trek

The Woorabinda Aboriginal community commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 270km trek in honour of the Indigenous Queenslanders forcibly relocated from their homes.
This year marks the third time the infamous eight day trek has been re-enacted and it welcomed people from all different walks of life; including a support crew of cooks, a nurse, counsellor, community workers and volunteers. The trek comm...
NITV News

Kimberley inquest hears about role of trauma and looks at education

Building a boarding school in WA's Kimberley region for traumatised, underprivileged and at-risk Aboriginal children has been resoundingly endorsed by an Indigenous studies expert.
The inquest into the suicide deaths of 13 Indigenous children has entered its third day with expert witness Professor Judy Atkinson testifying via video link to the Central Law Courts in Perth. Building a boarding school in WA's Kimberley ...
Indigenous STEM

Indigi Lab’s Boomerang to the Drone program inspires Indigenous youth

More than 120 Indigenous students from Sydney discovered the Boomerang to Drone program and it was a flying success.
Around 120 Indigenous students from Sydney participated in the annual Indigenous Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) camp, which aims to inspire Aboriginal youth to intertwine culture and knowledge.  The first part of t...
NITV SPORT

Owen Craigie: Thurston’s the greatest of all time and will play in the Rugby League World Cup

Former rugby league star Owen Craigie says Johnathan Thurston is the greatest rugby league player of all time and he doesn’t deserve to finish his career without playing more rep football.
The game of rugby league and its supporters just about owe Johnathan Thurston everything. If you’re looking at the Indigenous side of things, he’s endorsed and promoted Aboriginal health and culture and education all through his career. If...
28 Jun 2017 - 9:42am

Why many high-achieving Indigenous students are shunning university

Do financial, social, and cultural factors influence the decision for Indigenous students to go to university?
Indigenous students remain vastly underrepresented in higher education in Australia. According to Universities Australia, Indigenous people comprise 2.7% of Australia’s working age population but only 1.6% of university domestic student en...
Indigenous STEM

Reducing the risk of burns among Indigenous children

To improve the outcomes in Indigenous children burn rates, awareness and quality of care needs to be raised.
Indigenous children experience burns at double the rate of non-Indigenous children according to a recent study, led by the UNSW Centre for Big Data Research in Health and supported by researchers at The George Institute for Global Health. ...