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Gaypalani Waṉambi, daughter of the late Mr Waṉambi, has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, for work about an ancient honey hunter.
August 2025This week, Darwin is once again the cultural capital of the nation, as two of Australia's most celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are also LGBTQIA+ are often not considered in research and policies. This can mean First Nations people have limited access services.
The elders, Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai, launched legal action in 2021 against the government for allegedly failing to protect the Torres Strait Islands from the impact of climate change. The ...
After a federal court judge found Torres Strait Islanders will likely become "climate refugees" without urgent action, the two traditional owners at the heart of the case invite the prime minister ...
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Voice will be a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that will give advice to the Australian Parliament and government on ...
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.8% of Australia's nearly 26 million population, are not mentioned in the constitution.