First Aboriginal Female Lower House MP Linda Burney’s Moving Maiden Speech
THE first indigenous female MP elected to the House of Representatives broke all the rules and moved…
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If Language Tells Us Who We Are, Then Who Am I?
Inspired by my father and to honour the traditions of our people, I have learned more of…
Tears, Song and History as the Lower House Welcomes Linda Burney as its First Aboriginal Woman
They don’t often sing songs from the public gallery in the nation’s Parliament; speakers don’t usually wear…
Waking Our Sleeping Indigenous Languages: ‘We’re In The Midst of a Resurgence’
While the vast number of Indigenous languages are considered endangered, there are many that have a good…
Fellowship To Support Preservation of Audiovisual Indigenous Heritage
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations in remote Australia can now apply to receive support and be…
Do You Know a Bunji From a Boorie? Meet Our Dictionary’s New Indigenous Words
A new edition of the Australian National Dictionary has just been published. It contains 16,000 words and…
Slam poetry: A New Generation of Multicultural Poets Empowered Through the Spoken Word
Spoken word “slam poetry” — speaking, screaming and even singing poems, stories, lyrics and monologues — has…
Indigenous Meanings of Australian Town Names
Ever wondered what our towns, cities and places mean in their Aboriginal language?…