News View all news The sounds of the Dhurga language come alive in a new alphabet book Wed, 11 May 2022 G is for gugunyal: A Dhurga alphabet book – just released by Aboriginal Studies Press – helps new speakers pronounce the 24 sounds used in Dhurga while introducing the land and marine animals of Dhurga Country. Read more Celebrating the brilliance of Jimmy Pike – Walmajarri artist, innovator, inspiration Wed, 30 Mar 2022 Back in rightful hands — Lardil headdress received by traditional owners after return from United Kingdom Tue, 22 Mar 2022 Architectural design competition opens for Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct Fri, 04 Mar 2022 Upcoming events View all events 2022 AIATSIS Summit The 2022 AIATSIS Summit is being convened in partnership with Queensland South Native Title Services (QSNTS) and will be hosted by the Kabi Kabi peoples on their traditional Country on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Read more Portraits of Indigenous Mexico 16 May 2022 to 18 September 2022 Ngirramanujuwal: The Art and Country of Jimmy Pike 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2022 Podcasts Listen, learn and be inspired by the stories of Australia’s First Peoples. Listen now Blogs View all blogs 'Treaty' by Yothu Yindi Fri, 12 Jul 2019 ‘Treaty' was a worldwide hit and the first song by a mainly Aboriginal band to peak on the ARIA singles chart. Read more Indigenous languages in Australian parliaments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 In 2016, Malcom Turnbull made history by being the first prime minister to speak an Australian Indigenous language in a parliamentary speech. Read more Reuniting a collection of Brinja community material Fri, 06 May 2022 An extraordinary collection of drawings, sketches, maps and diagrams was uncovered in one of our vaults during a sorting process. Read more Aboriginal English Fri, 18 Feb 2022 Over the years, many Indigenous people have been forced to speak Standard Australian English (AusE) at the expense of ancestral language, Kriol, or Aboriginal English (AbE). Read more
