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Model Amariah Thomas Savage wears a magnificent gown from the 2 Sista’s Strong designer collection (Irene Robinson and Darlene Fell) at CIAF 2025 fashion performance, Look & Listen. Read and see more from Cairns’ deadly Indigenous Art Fair, pages 31-33.

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• POLITICS: A group of right-wing senators who turned their backs during an Acknowledgement of Country inside the federal parliament have been sharply criticised.  

• CLIMATE: Australian law needs to adapt, experts say after a court ruled the Commonwealth owes no duty of care to citizens on the front line of climate change. The men behind a landmark climate case say they will continue their fight to save their homelands. Read more on page 5 of this edition.  

• LAW: One of the men found guilty of killing Noongar Yamatji teen, Cassius Turvey, in 2022, is appealing his convictions and sentence.  

• See more NAIDOC Week activities from across Country, including pictures from the GunaiKurnai community of East Gippsland in Victoria, Nipaluna/Hobart in Lutruwita, and Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council’s event at the local high school. NAIDOC pictures and stories, pages 10-15.  

• ARTS: Greeno – Generations of Cultural Creation and Design opens in Nipaluna/Hobart this Friday. Koori Mail photo-journalist, Palawa woman Jillian Mundy, speaks with the artists, page 9.

IN SPORT
• Six players with Indigenous heritage played in the initial First Nations and Pasifika XV (FNP) rugby union clash against the British and Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium, each proudly representing their respective Mobs.  

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Clancestry at QPAC is on now, showcasing top First Nations creatives.

Clancestry celebrating culture, connection and community

Tuesday, 5 August 2025 11:22 am

CLANCESTRY, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)’s iconic festival, provides a platform for both established and emerging First Nations artists.

Headline events include Wata: a gathering for songmen, improvising soloists an orchestra on 31 July, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Illume from 1 to 9 August, and Electric Fields with Queensland Symphony Orchestra on 2 August.

The Deans of Soul: Nick Larkins, bass, Linc Yow Yeh, guitar and vocals, and Brad Boon, drums.

The Deans of Soul: Peace, pride and joy

Tuesday, 5 August 2025 11:19 am

FIRST Nations big-band soul outfit the Deans of Soul have recently released a new album, titled Peace, Pride and Joy.

Brad Boon, Kurnai drummer, yarns with the Koori Mail about the early days of the band when Fitzroy was a thriving hub of the Aboriginal community in Melbourne.

“We’re a pretty resilient mob. With everything that’s happened to us in the past, present and the future, we still get up and engage…”

Bronwyn Davey of the Demons handballs during a match between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs at Melbourne Cricket Ground back in 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Getty Images)

Living the dream

Saturday, 2 August 2025 6:40 pm

AT an age when many footballers have long since hung up their boots, Bronwyn Davey is still lacing hers up and playing the game she has loved for as long as she can remember.

Earlier this year, the women’s football pioneer notched an incredible career milestone, reaching 250 combined games across the AFLW, SANFLW, NTFL and SAAFL.

For Davey, reaching 250 games is less about the number and more about …

Uncle Paul Kabai addresses the crowd after the decision at the Federal Court of Australia in Cairns, Queensland, Tuesday, 15 July, 2025. (AAP)

Landmark climate case dismissed

Saturday, 2 August 2025 6:40 pm

THE men behind a landmark climate case say they will continue their fight to save their homelands.

The uncles filed the landmark case against the government in the Federal Court in 2021, claiming it failed to protect their homelands in the Torres Strait from the impacts of climate change.

On Tuesday, a court …

Prestigious awards showcase First Nations’ top creatives.

Prestigious awards showcase First Nations’ top creatives

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 6:06 pm

NT: THE TELSTRA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) winners will be announced in Garramilla (Darwin) in just one week.

In the meantime the Koori Mail presents the work of some of the finalists from across the country. Pages 38-39.

Members of four Northern Territory land councils in front of the NT Parliament, in Darwin, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AAP Image/Lloyd Jones)

Land councils accuse NT government of overt racism

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 6:05 pm

ABORIGINAL land councils have taken aim at the Northern Territory government, accusing it of overt racism and promoting policies that harm Indigenous people. They say it has failed to work with them.

But NT Aboriginal Affairs Minister Steve Edgington has refuted the claims, saying the…