This report discusses suicide, mental health, and suicide prevention. Waterlily Healing Indigenous Corporation and Perfectly Imperfect Consulting, based on Larrakia Country in Darwin, have received the 'Community' Award at the 2025 Barbara Hocking Memorial Awards.

More than $500 million is being invested into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations through the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui no longer has family ties to Gold Coast, with his younger brother Iszac leaving the struggling Titans for UK Super League club Catalans Dragons. It comes as Brisbane signed North Queensland's back-up halfback Tom Duffy for 2026.

Pacific leaders have made a passionate plea for help as climate change threatens some of the world's smallest nations. Countries on the climate crisis frontline have called for investment and partnerships to build resilient infrastructure at a packed Pacific conference on Wednesday.

Two AFL premiership coaches are adamant Adelaide can still win the flag if star Izak Rankine is suspended for the rest of the season over his homophobic slur. And the pair are convinced Matthew Nicks and his players would hold the same belief internally.

Artitja Fine Art Gallery has announced it is honoured to present My Country Stays in My Dreams , an exhibition of works by the late East Kimberley Jaru artist Janet Dreamer (1959–2021).

Investment in First Nations leadership is paramount to Australia realising the full value of its clean energy potential. That's the key message of a submission from the First Nations Clean Energy Network to the Federal Treasurer's economic reform roundtable in Canberra this week.

Indigenous business chambers from across the country met in Redfern Wednesday to establish the National Indigenous Business Chambers Alliance (NIBCA).

Flinders University has appointed Central Arrernte woman Leanne Liddle as Deputy Chancellor, recognising her extensive public service and strong ties to the university's work across central and northern Australia.

Brodie George of Jalayimiya Swim has been named the runner up in the Indigenous Business Excellence category at the 2025 AusMumpreneur Awards.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are advised that this article contains the name of a deceased person A new report into South Australia's only children's prison, Kurlana Tapa, should stop us all in our tracks. It revealed a 50 per cent increase in the use of isolation in 2024.

Adelaide and Izak Rankine remain in discussions with the AFL over his pending ban for a homophobic slur, as a rival coach says the star Crow should not be demonised for his mistake.

The new QUAMPI Arts & Culture Centre will be officially launched during the 2025 Quandamooka Festival; a significant milestone for Indigenous culture.

Former Yoorrook commissioner Travis Lovett has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the University of Melbourne's new Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue.

It's the homecoming for Samoa that Jarome Luai will happily take credit for. When he captains Samoa against New Zealand in a Pacific Championships clash in October, Wests Tigers star Luai is set to be joined for the first time by NRL heavyweight Payne Haas.

Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy says the government is "deeply committed" to working with Indigenous people to support economic empowerment and self-determination.

When Blake Griffith runs it's about more than clocking up kilometres; it's about connecting to Country and "showcasing strength that we have as individuals and as young, deadly Indigenous leaders".

A new film will be released across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand through Wirra Distribution, an Indigenous owned company founded by Wongutha filmmaker Travis Akbar. Mr Akbar said Wirra was built to provide a culturally safe and values-driven pathway for filmmakers.

A new Australian Research Council Training Centre is aiming to transform cultural heritage management in the resources sector.

Collingwood coach Craig McRae concedes time is running out for Bobby Hill to feature in his side's AFL premiership push. Hill, the 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner, has made just one senior appearance in the past two months as he deals with personal issues.

Star South Sydney Rabbitohs half Cody Walker and journalist Brooke Boney have been announced as ambassadors for NSW Aboriginal Languages Week.

Set against the pulse of Naarm's cityscape, the Evan Walker Bridge will shimmer with red light and sound, carrying with it the stories of ancestry, migration and resilience.

Dolphins forward Kulikefu Finefeuiaki has summed up the passion, respect and love behind the looming Pacific Championships showdown between Tonga and Samoa. The languages, customs and family values of both nations are well understood by him. "I know both. I can speak both. I can understand both.

A rural health service and a doctor have offered their condolences to the family of an Indigenous man who died after a blood clot likely linked to Q fever went undiagnosed.

Ash Gardner's Trent Rockets and D'Arcy Short's NT Strike were both beaten in their respective competitions on Tuesday. Playing their fifth match of this year's The Hundred completion, Gardner's Rockets were comprehensively beaten by the Manchester Originals at Nottingham.

Federal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is seeking public donations to help fund her legal defence in a defamation case brought against her by Central Land Council (CLC) chief executive Lesley Turner.

The Cairns Esplanade will be transformed into a light and water spectacle when Canvas of Cairns opens on Friday, 29 August.

Dolphins veteran Felise Kaufusi is on the cusp of inking a contract extension but sinking Manly away and staying in the finals race is the first item on his agenda.

Australia is working to confirm whether Nauru has breached a security treaty following a $1 billion announcement with a Chinese company.

Adelaide's players and coaches would be disappointed in Izak Rankine as they await the star's ban for a homophobic slur, a former Crows coach says. Rankine on Wednesday will become the sixth AFL-listed player suspended for making a homophobic remark to an opponent since April last year.

When Blake Griffiths runs it's about more than clocking up kilometres; it's about connecting to Country and "showcasing strength that we have as individuals and as young, deadly Indigenous leaders".

Indigenous Allied Health Australia has partnered with leading IT asset lifecycle management company Greenbox to support Aboriginal health students and promote sustainability.

A mob-led health campaign is blazing a trail to encourage Aboriginal youth in Victoria to ditch vaping.

Eligible organisations can now apply for grants under the federal government's new Reconnection, Employment and Learning (REAL) Program, aimed at helping to Close the Gap.

Quinton Narkle has called time on his AFL career after 59 games at three clubs, finishing as a Docker. Pick 60 in the 2016 national draft, Narkle, 27, has played two senior games at Fremantle since arriving back in his home state ahead of the 2025 season.

Proud Gamilaroi Ularoi yinarr from Walgett, Lakkari Pitt, has announced the launch of her new colouring book.

Samoa coach Ben Gardiner's favourite film is Field of Dreams, and his flowering team is blooming in fertile soil ahead of the Pacific Championships. Actor Kevin Costner made the "build it and they will come" catch-cry famous in that inspirational movie.

St Kilda have two years to prove beyond doubt to Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera that they're the real deal. The Saints young gun became the AFL's first $2 million-per-season player on Monday when he re-signed.

For Patricia Bennetts, education has always been the key to opportunity. The Wardaman woman, now in her second year of a Bachelor of Primary Education, says her path has long been guided by the belief that learning opens doors.

D'Arcy Short and the NT Strike remain undefeated in the Top End T20 after defeating the ACT on Monday. After being sent in by ACT captain Scott Murn, Short - in typical fashion - got the Strike off to a fast start with the bat.

With a deep sense of genealogy and kinship, Dr Dara Kelly-Roy of the Leq'amel First Nation people of the Stolo Coast Salish, Pacific North-West Coast Canada, anchors her life with a deep passion for her people and a reverence for her ancestors and their wisdom of generations past.

The Mabo case ended in an historic High Court decision in 1992 that rejected 'terra nullius' and recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can hold native title based on their own laws and customs.

Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i is adopting a "no fear" approach as the Wallabies strive to back up their epic win at altitude with another decades-long drought-breaking victory over the Springboks.

The latest comments from state and territory governments should serve as a wake-up call for the Federal Government: these jurisdictions are not taking the Closing the Gap agreement seriously.

Tyrone Munro has credited his late mother for instilling the "undying passion" for rugby league that has guided him through a year of personal tragedy and professional setbacks.

Proud Walbanga woman Sheryl Hedges will be among the guest speakers at the First Nations UNLIMITED Summit 2025 in Sydney , on Gadigal Country on October 29-30.

Remorseful Adelaide star Izak Rankine will accept any AFL punishment as he braces for a potential season-ending ban for making a homophobic comment.

At Garma, the Prime Minister said policy would be made with First Nations people, not for them. He spoke about partnership and shared decision-making.

The historic moment of initiating Australia's remarkable Test rugby union win over South Africa proved bittersweet for Dylan Pietsch, left stranded in Johannesburg ahead of the next match nursing a broken jaw.

The Northern Territory government has argued Closing the Gap targets cannot come at the expense of community safety, pushing back against federal calls to reduce incarceration rates, particularly for people held on remand.