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New dictionary aims to 'awaken' language not spoken fluently for 100 years

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jan 2026
After more than a century of silence, the Bunurong language is being brought back to life by elders, linguists and community ... .
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'Powerful message': Courthouse purchases artworks by Aboriginal inmates

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jan 2026
With each paint stroke and dot placement, art gives John the opportunity to express his culture, with some of his fellow Aboriginal inmates joining him in creating artworks while incarcerated ... .
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Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council sues consulting firm, says it's facing bankruptcy

CBC 16 Jan 2026
The Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council (YAWC) has filed a lawsuit against B.C.-based consulting firm, accusing it of failing to deliver services it had agreed to provide, and leaving the non-profit at risk of insolvency ... .
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Pulling Focus on Australian Aboriginal Cinema (Bowdoin College)

Public Technologies 16 Jan 2026
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‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand

The Observer 15 Jan 2026
Many of the videos are set to pulsating percussion instruments and yidakis (didgeridoo) ... But none of it is real ... It also potentially takes opportunities away from authentic accounts, such as videos created by the vast network of Aboriginal rangers ... .
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Majority of NT Aboriginal justice groups yet to emerge as deadline looms

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 Jan 2026
Despite the NT government signing on to establish 20 Aboriginal Law and Justice Groups by 2027, just five are up and running with less than 12 months to go ... .
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The Most Important Art Biennials of 2026

New York Observer 13 Jan 2026
In these cases, public programming is often central, not secondary ... Themes of migration, exile and belonging will be central, giving voice to stories from Aboriginal communities as well as the diverse diasporas that continue to shape Australia today ... .
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Aboriginal artist Bobbi Lockyer in tears as Australia Post loses $4k painting

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 07 Jan 2026
Indigenous artist Bobbi Lockyer has been left frustrated after she sent a $4,000 custom artwork of the Pilbara to a buyer in Queensland, only for an empty cardboard sleeve to be delivered ... .
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Aboriginal mother of five identified after death in NT police watch house

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 06 Jan 2026
A Sydney-based law firm says it is representing the family of a 44-year-old Aboriginal woman who died in custody at the Tennant Creek police watch house ... .
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‘It’s time for healing’: remains of Aboriginal ancestors traded as curiosities are on their way home to country

The Observer 04 Jan 2026
The remains of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – collected, sold and traded over centuries – are held in museums, universities and private collections across Australia and internationally.
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Traditional romance stories get a First Nations twist with 'choc-lit'

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 03 Jan 2026
An anthology of love stories written by First Nations people is in the works with stories of blak love, joy, and connection capitalising on the fastest growing literary genre in the world ... .
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Friendly, bubbly Aboriginal mother mourned after death in custody

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 02 Jan 2026
A remote outback town is searching for answers about why a “respectful, friendly and bubbly” Aboriginal mother died in the police watch house, more than 24 hours after her Christmas Day arrest ... .
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Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader

Otago Daily Times 02 Jan 2026
Nyikina elder Sam Lovell was regarded as the founder of Aboriginal tourism ... .
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Aboriginal woman’s death in custody in NT prompts calls for independent investigation

The Guardian 02 Jan 2026
Police say woman’s death in Tennant Creek appeared to be the result of a medical episode, but Aboriginal legal service says internal investigation is ‘not sufficient’.
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