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INDIGENOUS senator Lidia Thorpe disrupted a parliamentary reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla by telling the monarch he is not her king.

“You are not our king. You are not sovereign. You are not our king. You are not sovereign,” she called.

“You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us – our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.

“You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. We want treaty.”

King Charles spoke quietly with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as they sat on the…

DANCE was always going to be the ultimate winner but following two days of high-energy competition at the Sydney Opera House over he weekend, it was Mackay Torres Strait Islander Cultural Group that claimed the top prize at DanceRites 2024 – Australia’s only national dance competition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups.

With nearly 300 dancers in action, record crowds gathered to watch the competition unfold on the Opera House forecourt.

Eighteen groups shared their local storytelling and language from remote, regional and metropolitan areas across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Torres Strait Islands in a joyous celebration…

AFTER being taken into custody for defending native forests on Tuesday October 22, the morning of his 82nd birthday, Uncle Jim Everett has been bailed – even though he refused to sign bail documents.

He is due to appear in court on December 6 with the condition not to go on any Forestry Tasmania land or Sustainable Timber Tasmania as they call themselves.

He has no intention of showing up to court in December.

It is the third time he has been bailed in a campaign to stop native forest…

ATTRACTING 45,000 visitors across its 10-day First Nations multi-arts program, the second edition of Shine on Gimuy First Nations festival has ended with the lights illuminating the giant sculptural installations lining Cairns Esplanade turned off.

Shine on Gimuy, led by artistic director Rhoda Roberts AO and guided by a dedicated committee of cultural guides, delivered a refreshing and immersive line-up of illuminated art sculptures, music performances, cultural dance, comedy, conversations and a Blak Market in a celebration of First Nations peoples…

REDFERN All Blacks’ 22-4 win over Bourke Warriors in the final of the women’s division at the 2024 Koori Knockout was built on the back of basics, according to coach Shane Phillips.

But the long-time coach and KO stalwart first had to calm his troops before guiding them toward the 2024 NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout Carnival title at Bathurst.

RAB scored four tries to one in the final, and converted three of those tries, to run out worthy winners. 

“I’ve been an assistant coach to the men’s teams, and we’ve had a big season (in Sydney), which we didn’t win but we played at a high level, so we came here, we’re keeping…

GRIEF and hurt are still being felt in First Nations communities one year on from the 2023 Voice referendum but many are still fighting for change.

Bridget Cama remembers the anticipation she felt as Australians went to the polls to decide whether an Indigenous Voice to Parliament should be enshrined in the constitution.

As the results rolled in she knew there was a possibility the proposal wouldn’t succeed but held onto hope until the end of the night.

It was a blow for her and many other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when 60 per cent of the votes said ‘no’.

“We felt in that moment the country didn’t want to include us and we felt rejected,” the accomplished Wiradjuri…