AIATSIS co-convened the Australian National Indigenous Research Conference (ANIRC) with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 1 to 3 July 2019 at QUT’s Gardens Point campus in Brisbane. The theme was ‘Research for the 21st century’. The conference built on previous themes of impact and engagement, to explore the interweaving strands of capacity of research and the transformative capability of research for the 21st century. There were 421 delegates in attendance, including people representing 102 Indigenous Nations. Two-thirds of the presenters and three-quarters of the session chairs were Indigenous.