MURRAWAH Johnson, a Wirdi woman of the Burra Gubba nation of central Queensland, has been recognised with the Goldman environmental award, a major international prize for grassroots activism which will be announced in a ceremony in San Francisco.

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AFTER eight years fronting the soul-funk outfit The Putbacks, Emma Donovan has just launched her new solo album, Til My Song is Done.

The record is a return to her childhood singing country and gospel music, and an ode to the family members who inspired her.

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😍 “IT was an emotional time for myself, my two sons, & my four daughters when we gathered to remember my late husband and their father Tony Harry senior.'

- Patricia Harry (Warraber Island) Zenadth Kes.

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🚨In episode 5 of Grounded and Connected Empowerment, our latest podcast collaboration with Decolonise, Jarmbi talks about what is to be an embodied spirit and the attentiveness to feeling into the guidance of our ancestors.

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TRACING his Ancestors back 65,000 years, Indigenous artist Archie Moore has drawn on 'connection to place' in his winning entry at the Venice Biennale.

Moore designed the Australian pavilion, called kith and kin, taking home the Golden Lion award for best national contribution.

GARY Lang’s earliest memory of dancing was when his mother put some music on. Now, his NT Dance Company is touring Australia with his new work, The Other Side of Me, and is set to perform at the Garrmalang Festival this month.

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BASKETBALL fans will have much to look forward from July 2-5. Dubbed Ballin ’24, the Boomers, Rollers, Gliders and 3x3 Gangurrus men’s & women’s teams will come together for a major international series against China and Japan at John Cain Arena!

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HOW did a Gamilaraay man from Walgett, some 460 kilometres from the coast, end up representing Australia at the world oyster opening championship?

As Gerard ‘Doody’ Dennis says, “being Aboriginal from the black soil plains & representing Australia in opening oysters is ironic”.

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KYAH Simon believes A-League Women underdogs Central Coast can go all the way, and that her body can help them get there.

Simon played a full 120 minutes in the Mariners’ gutsy elimination-final win over Melbourne Victory which sets up a two-legged semi-final with Sydney FC.

WHEN approached by the Koori Mail, an Arrernte woman in Todd Street mall said what’s happening in Mparntwe/Alice Springs recently – in terms of the negative portrayal of Aboriginal people there by certain media organisations – ‘is just disgusting’.

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REGISTRATIONS are open for The Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event.

From June 5-28, participants like Media Star Matty Mills will take on 3,249 push-ups to put the spotlight on the tragic number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022

THOUSANDS of people attended opening night at this year’s Parrtjima – A Festival in Light, and as the free 10-night festival rolled on from April 12-21, thousands more turned out to soak up the spectacular installations under star-studded desert skies.

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