The annual event is an opportunity to honour one of the world’s oldest continuing cultures, but its origins are in Australia’s first civil rights movements.
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This year’s NAIDOC Week is focused on young Indigenous leaders striving to improve human rights, political and social issues facing their communities.
The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians and social services says we need ‘unpleasant conversations’ to achieve real outcomes – like keeping families together.
Greater visibility of these businesses – both in government statistics and Indigenous business directories – would not only showcase their diversity and excellence but also promote further success.
A transactional mental health system fails to accommodate consumers’ needs for human connection and understanding. Elders in Perth are helping to transform this system.
NAIDOC events have always combined advocacy, protest and celebrations of culture through music, dance and art.
When it comes to climate change in Australia, the fires of Knowledge are burning bright. This NAIDOC Week, it’s time Indigenous Knowledges are heard.
These five beautifully illustrated books by First Nations authors and artists are a window into culture and Country.
Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood’s work in helping to shape a world-leading approach to HIV and AIDS was recognised by Nelson Mandela – and she toured the world with it.
NAIDOC Week is a highlight for Indigenous peoples. It’s a celebration of Black excellence, culture, and survival. However, it’s important to recognise it’s very different from Reconciliation Week.
NAIDOC Week can mean additional labour for Aboriginal people in workplaces. New research has found this is not just around NAIDOC Week, and Aboriginal women are disproportionately affected.
Sacred trees are a cornerstone of our national identity. They transcend simple economics and sit at the centre of the sacred — sentinels in ceremony, birthing and burials.
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Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Musicology, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Artist, writer and academic, Indigenous Knowledge
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University
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ARC Future Fellow, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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Professor of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, James Cook University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Archaeologist & PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Professor, specialising in Indigenous leadership, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Investigator - Looking Forward Aboriginal Mental Health Project, Curtin University
