Jymia shows off her hard work.
Widjabul-Githabul mother takes honours at recent body-building competition
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 12:10 pm
NSW: How do you juggle motherhood of a 20-month-old daughter, a job as a registered nurse in a busy Paediatrics Unit and a lifelong hobby of bodybuilding?
Well, Widjabul Githabul mother of one, Jymia Speeding, who lives in Armidale in northwest NSW, does indeed manage to fit all these hectic pursuits into her daily routine.
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Gamilaroi, Yullaroi and Bigambul man, Joseph Flick, is committed to making things right. (image supplied)
Bringing Them Home
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 12:07 pm
Joseph Flick’s journey of truth-telling and reconnection
NATIONAL: On Reconciliation Week, many Australians will reflect on its theme, “Bridging Now to Next”, and the ongoing connection between the past, present, and future. We learn from the past, look to the future, and push forward together on the reconciliation journey. Joseph Flick stands as a quiet force for remembrance and restoration.
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Boon Wurrung/Bunurong, Mutti Mutti and Yorta Yorta grandmother, Aunty Eva Jo Edwards.
Reflections on Sorry Day
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 11:49 am
VIC: ON the eve of National Sorry Day, Aunty Eva Jo Edwards told the Koori Mail it was “a day of reflection.”
Removed from her mother at age five and placed into an institution in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs as a young girl, Aunty Eva Jo grew up disconnected from her family and culture.
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Ithangee Fisheries owner Ian Wymarra – Image: AAP
Torres Futures fund ignites crayfisherman’s export dreams
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 11:47 am
TSI: A groundbreaking Indigenous-led fund is giving First Nations businesses a vital boost with capital and crucial support.
Nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is a passion for Daniel Majid.
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L-R Troy Fraser, CEO of Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council, Donnella Mills, Chair of National Aboriginal Community Control Health Organisation, Kieran Smith, CEO Gunawuna Jungai, Barry Walden, Managing Director of Grassroots Advisory, and Katie Kiss, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, at the Aboriginal-led Review into Closing the Gap Assembly in Canberra.
Doomadgee Closing the Gap, expanding local influence
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 11:15 am
QLD: Gunawuna Jungai has announced the expansion of its board, with two significant appointments from the community in a further demonstration of the integrity and power of local culture in the process of self-determination and cultural democracy.
The organisation has welcomed Atlanta Taylor and Kerry-Anne Gallagher to the Board.
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Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett began a 400km walk from Portland in southwest Victoria to Parliament House in Melbourne. Around 300 people attended the launch event and the first public section of the walk. (Image: AAP)
Walking on the path to Truth-telling
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 11:07 am
VIC: Indigenous leaders have set off on a 370-kilometre journey, joined by hundreds of supporters to raise awareness for Australia’s first formal truth-telling process.
Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett began a 25-day walk from Portland in Victoria’s southwest to Melbourne, to highlight…
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