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CORAL reefs off Australia’s wildest stretch of coastline may be spared agricultural runoff and other pressures from nearby human activity, but there is no escape from global warming-intensified marine heatwaves.

The Kimberley coast, one of the most intact tropical marine environments on earth, is now under threat from “unprecedented” coral bleaching.

“Rangers that have been with us for a number of decades now are saying this is the worst they have ever seen,” Kimberley Land Council chief executive officer and Bardi man Tyronne Garstone said. “Scientifically, we are ahead of the curve of getting to 1.5C hotter and we’re potentially seeing some of those impacts.”

Kimberley reefs have been rocked by a severe marine heatwave causing coral bleaching – a sign of stress, but not necessarily…

AN event to pay tribute to families and communities affected by Aboriginal deaths in custody will be held for the third time in Naarm (Melbourne) next month.

Presented by the Indigenous Sports Network, in partnership with the Dhadjowa Foundation, the Ngarra Jarra Noun – Healing Ceremony will be held at Victoria Park on Sunday, April 13, from 12pm.

Featuring a powerhouse headlining performance from renowned Indigenous rapper Briggs and supported by talented local acts, including Crooked TP, MPath Soul, Jayden Lillyst, and Aaron Morgan, Ngarra Jarra Noun will also feature healing ceremonies...

A FIRST Nations photographer who NSW snapped a photo of a drag queen dressed as a ‘strong, black, queer warrior’ at the recent Sydney Mardi Gras says he was disgusted and embarrassed by the reaction the image received online from parts of Australia.

In the photo, Felicia Foxx, aka Wendell French, a well-known Oxford Street drag queen, wore a red lap lap over a red g-string, and red leather thigh-high boots and was covered in…

IN 1965 a bus filled with students arrived at the University of Sydney. They were returning from a two-week journey through regional NSW, drawing attention to racism in towns where Aboriginal people were barred from swimming pools, cinemas, pubs and RSL clubs.

Inspired by the civil rights movement in the United States, the Freedom Ride was led by activist Charles Perkins. Gary Williams started at the University of Sydney in 1963, alongside Mr Perkins, forming the Student Action for Aborigines collective, which then formed the idea of the Freedom Ride.

They were the first Aboriginal students to…

POWER-PUNCHING Torres Strait Islander Thomas Warria fulfilled a long-term dream to become a professional boxer and won his debut bout in Townsville on February 15.

The only other pro bout was a curtain-raiser before the main event in which Palm Island boxer Patrick Clarke lost a close decision on points to Moranbah’s Charlie Bell.

A big crowd packed into Townsville Quayside Terminal beside Ross Creek for the popular Battle at the Port pro-am tournament. It featured the two professional bouts and 13 amateur fights on the packed card. Thomas defeated Bundaberg’s Ricky Bowles-Brown by a third-round TKO decision in the main event, the heavyweight division.

The bout was scheduled over four/three-minute rounds, and the referee ended it when…

It could be argued that lightning-quick Tesharna Maher comes from Indigenous footballer royalty.

There is certainly strong Aussie Rules heritage in the clan, as Mum, Bronwyn, played in that first AFL Women’s match for Melbourne against the Western Bulldogs back in 2013 at the MCG, while Dad, Kelvin, played a couple of years of SANFL league football with Glenelg and a star in the Northern Territory.

Uncles Aaron and Alwyn “Froggy” Davey played both SANFL and AFL football, while her cousin Alwyn Junior is currently entering his third season with the Essendon Bombers.

In a major boost to their midfield stocks, Maher is about to begin her first season with the Central District Bulldogs.

Still just 23 years old (she turns 24 in November), she has been secured by…