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Beer box musician and land rights champion: Ted Egan's 'big and generous life'

A former Government House occupant and a prolific author and historian, Ted Egan will also be remembered as the man who reinvented the beer box as a musical instrument.
Ted Egan pictured in front of a ghost gum.
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Governors-General and State Governors

Kado felt it was his duty to achieve native title determination

It was 1994 when Ngalia man Kado Muir first sat down with two of his elders and a lawyer to discuss lodging a native title claim for his ancestral country, Payarri. Today, the Federal Court will make an on-country determination of that claim.
Kado Portrait with map-12 (1)

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Native Title

'Proudest grandmother' works alongside granddaughter at Barkly art centre

An apprenticeship program in a remote Northern Territory town is helping businesses find skilled workers by connecting homegrown teens to local employment.
An Aboriginal woman with grey hair and a younger Aboriginal girl sit at a desk and look at a painting.

Published: Source: ABC Alice SpringsTopic: Education

NSW council votes to stop flying Indigenous flags to 'promote civic neutrality'

A mayor in southern NSW says removing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags from council meeting chambers will "promote civic neutrality".
Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags flying in front of buildings

Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Local Government

First community-designed, culture-first home arrives in Tennant Creek

A one-of-a-kind home, designed with the input of Tennant Creek families, has rolled up the Stuart Highway from Adelaide on a convoy of trucks. It is part of a new initiative aiming to transform housing in remote First Nations communities.
Two people in front of a large modular home, which is sitting on the back of a truck, waving in celebration.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Housing Construction Industry

ACT public servants legally required to uphold 'Closing the Gap principle'

Senior ACT public servants will soon be required to demonstrate their work towards ending the inequality experienced by First Nations people.
A person in an Akubra hat silhouetted against an Indigenous flag.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Policy

High-rise hotel planned for Darwin Waterfront scrapped after controversy

A $100 million luxury hotel planned for the Darwin Waterfront has fallen through, after concerns were raised by Larrakia traditional owners over its interference with a sacred site.
An artist's impression of a large hotel next to a body of water.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Tourism and Leisure Industry

Greek astronomy is ancient but this Wiradjuri knowledge is far older

All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful stories that contain invaluable lessons and knowledge.
An animated image of a night sky, with two ghostly cockatoos sitting on the branch of a big tree, in the starry sky

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Culture

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