6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (983+ words) - In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the black economy, twice - A Kimberley woman makes funeral flowers at cost so grieving families don't carry the burden - "Who would give a Blackfella pastoral enterprise that kind of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) Western Australia's Kimberley region is preparing to host one of the world's longest total solar eclipses, with millions of dollars set to be invested into infrastructure and public safety ahead of the rare event in 2028. The total solar eclipse will…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (563+ words) Since 2020, the Share a Yarn program at the Australian Institute of Sport has been empowering Indigenous athletes as leaders through culture and connection across sports. In 2026, it's guiding its biggest ever cohort of sportspeople, with 29 participants and 11 mentors. Youth Olympic…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (370+ words) Children from flood-affected families staying in Batchelor are taking part in crocodile safety sessions, with the NT government's Be Crocwise program helping to deliver lessons to kids across the Territory. The children are among hundreds of people from Daly River…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (791+ words) For Dr Rishelle Hume AM, leadership was never accidental. Long before boardrooms, national honours and global corporate roles, she was a young Noongar girl searching for her place in a world that rarely reflected her. Everything shifted for her when…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (788+ words) Shanita Yunupingu is a name which carries strength, purpose and deep cultural responsibility. A proud Yol'u leader from North-East Arnhem Land, Ms Yunupingu is shaping the future of land and sea management through her work with the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (507+ words) For many remote Northern Territory communities, free public Wi-Fi will soon become an important link to healthcare, study, essential services and family. A new funding package worth almost $12 million will help roll out community Wi-Fi across 37 remote First Nations communities…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (720+ words) Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to protect endangered marine turtles, with new figures showing the scale of feral pig control and nest monitoring across remote beaches. More than 70 representatives from nine ranger groups, government agencies…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (441+ words) Melbourne skipper Harry Grant has shut down comparisons between young Storm sensation Sua Fa'alogo and superstar Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh ahead of their NRL grand-final rematch. The buzz around Melbourne's new fullback went up a notch after Fa'alogo's hat-trick against…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (259+ words) Five years into the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the national data points to uneven and fragile progress. The Productivity Commission reports that, of the targets with sufficient data to assess, only a small number are on track, while…...