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Poem:  Coming home …

Poem: Coming home …

Author | Ta Seti I am on this land carrying wounds of  Displacement.  Loss.  Trauma. …

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I am on this land carrying wounds of …

I am on this land carrying wounds of …

I am on this land carrying wounds of  Displacement.  Loss.  Trauma.  And on arriving...

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Navigating Two Fronts : The Unseen Challenges Facing African Women Professionals in Australia”

Navigating Two Fronts : The Unseen Challenges Facing African Women Professionals in Australia”

For African women professionals, employment is about more than earning a living....

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Comment on It’s time Australia recognised a shared history of often brutal “settlement” and expansion by Katharine Davies

Comment on It’s time Australia recognised a shared history...

Really good especially the last comment about what we can do to spread the knowledge...

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When Generosity Meets Structure: Nigeria’s Diaspora Wealth Enters a New Era

When Generosity Meets Structure: Nigeria’s Diaspora Wealth...

Nigeria’s diaspora is emerging as an increasingly important source of private capital...

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WA’s African Women Build New Skills Through A-LEAD

WA’s African Women Build New Skills Through A-LEAD

African women in Western Australia are continuing to develop professional and leadership...

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Exploring the beauty of the Yidaki with internationally acclaimed Ganga Giri

Exploring the beauty of the Yidaki with internationally...

Having learned the yidaki as a young man, Ganga Giri has shared the instrument's...

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Suki Waterhouse, Australian Crawl Join Sydney Opera House’s On The Steps Series

Suki Waterhouse, Australian Crawl Join Sydney Opera House’s...

The outdoor concert series grows to 12 nights on the Opera House Forecourt and will...

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An African Australian Hero Reminds Us That Courage and Community Responsibility Have No Boundaries

An African Australian Hero Reminds Us That Courage and...

By Clyde Sharady | 2 minutes read There are heroes in every society. Some wear…

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A starting conversation on UNDRIP with Kaley Nicholson, CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation

A starting conversation on UNDRIP with Kaley Nicholson,...

We kick off a series of discussions about the United Nations Declaration on the...

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Economic Empowerment Is an Ecosystem

Economic Empowerment Is an Ecosystem

By Kuol Malou Economic empowerment is often described as an individual journey....

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Opinion: Who Is Building the Future of African Communities in Victoria?

Opinion: Who Is Building the Future of African Communities in Victoria?

A recent discussion within a leaders group sparked a question that has been simmering...

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Land Rights News: October 2026

Land Rights News: October 2026

LAND RIGHTS NEWS: October 2026 New Paragraph

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Opinion: Who gets Heard? The African Australian Stories Still Don’t Tell

Opinion: Who gets Heard? The African Australian Stories...

By Kuol Malou Australia is becoming more culturally diverse, but diversity and belonging...

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Opinion : Finding Freedom Through Economic Independence

Opinion : Finding Freedom Through Economic Independence

by Gracia Mukiibi| AMA contributor When Financial Roles Change Economic independence...

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Opinion: Perspectives of a Global Village

Opinion: Perspectives of a Global Village

By Dr Charles Makoundi| | Academic and Community Leader The current global population...

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Who gets Heard? The African Australian Stories Still Dont Tell

Who gets Heard? The African Australian Stories Still Dont...

By Kuol Malou Australia is becoming more culturally diverse, but diversity and belonging...

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Perspectives of a Global Village

Perspectives of a Global Village

By Dr Charles Makoundi| | Academic and Community Leader The current global population...

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A New Platform Connects African Leaders and Professionals in NSW

A New Platform Connects African Leaders and Professionals...

The adage that there is strength in numbers rings true, but as the African diaspora…

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Reconciliation in Seymour – one of Victoria’s highest recorded “No” vote regions

Reconciliation in Seymour – one of Victoria’s highest recorded...

VAN Talks welcomes reconciliation activist Ruth Yeatman, who talks about championing...

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Learning on Country Program expands to four new remote schools

Learning on Country Program expands to four new remote...

The Northern Land Council's (NLC) Learning on Country (LoC) Program is expanding...

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Kicking it off at Baynton Sidonia Landcare First Nations Learning Group

Kicking it off at Baynton Sidonia Landcare First Nations...

Travelling north from Naarm, the VAN Speaks team met up with an incredibly engaged...

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Understanding the use – and over use – of the Acknowledgement of Country

Understanding the use – and over use – of the Acknowledgement...

Wurundjeri Elder and lore man Uncle Bill Nicholson speaks on the program about the...

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Womanhood can carry a price

Womanhood can carry a price

By Gracia Mukiibi | AMA contributor I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

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“Australia Is What It Is Because Migrants Helped Build It.” 

“Australia Is What It Is Because Migrants Helped Build...

By Clyde Sharady | Editor in Chief You can tell a lot about a country…

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New Student Visa Rules Could Make Australia an Even Harder Destination for African Students

New Student Visa Rules Could Make Australia an Even Harder...

Australia’s updated Student visa (subclass 500) and Student Guardian visa (subclass...

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Fadzai Bako’s Historic PESA Win: First-Ever Victorian Back-To-Back  Champion.

Fadzai Bako’s Historic PESA Win: First-Ever Victorian Back-To-Back...

When Fadzai Bako stepped onto the stage at the 2026 Plain English Speaking Award...

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It’s time Australia recognised a shared history of often brutal “settlement” and expansion

It’s time Australia recognised a shared history of often...

Filmmaker Rachel Perkins unpacks Australia’s brutal frontier wars, revealing how...

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The story of George & Little Global People

The story of George & Little Global People

George Green is the founder of Little Global People, a small education-focused business...

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Dangote’s ‘Africa by Africans’ Must Include the Diaspora. Here’s why !

Dangote’s ‘Africa by Africans’ Must Include the Diaspora....

By Clyde Salumu Sharady | Editor In a recent BBC Africa interview, Aliko Dangote...

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Opinion : Are some more equal than others?: Imagining Gender Parity

Opinion : Are some more equal than others?: Imagining Gender...

By Gracia Mukiibi | AMA contributor I often wonder what it would be like to…

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Start learning about First Nations cultures without the fear of offending

Start learning about First Nations cultures without the...

Cultural educator Thane Garvey explores the complexities of shared Australian culture,...

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NLC Statement: YiSSA closure

NLC Statement: YiSSA closure

The Northern Land Council stands in support of YiSSA residents and opposed to the...

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The Weight of Symbolism: South Sudanese Model Goes Viral After Being Photographed Carrying Two White Males

The Weight of Symbolism: South Sudanese Model Goes Viral...

By Clyde Sharady When South Sudanese model Abuk Yurr walked a fashion show runway...

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Enabling Women and Changing the System, One Hair Conversation at a Time

Enabling Women and Changing the System, One Hair Conversation...

The inaugural Hair Freedom EXPO in Sydney has shifted the conversation around coily,...

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The Next Generation of African-Australian Women Leaders Steps Forward in WA: What Do They Want?

The Next Generation of African-Australian Women Leaders...

The Organisation of African Communities in Western Australia (OACWA) has welcomed...

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Building the Next Generation of South Sudanese Youth in Victoria

Building the Next Generation of South Sudanese Youth in...

The South Sudanese Community Association in Victoria (SSCAV) has begun a new three-year...

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66 Years of Nigeria: Melbourne Celebration Puts Culture and Pride on Show

66 Years of Nigeria: Melbourne Celebration Puts Culture...

Nigerians in Victoria gathered on Saturday, October 3rd 2026, for a Nigerian Independence...

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The revival of cultural burning practices to remediate Country and help mitigate disasters

The revival of cultural burning practices to remediate...

Traditional Owners in Victoria are reawakening ancient cultural burning practices...

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Australia wants a stronger relationship with Africa. But where are the Africans in the room?

Australia wants a stronger relationship with Africa. But...

3 minutes read – By Clyde Sharady Australia is talking increasingly seriously about...

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What Happens When You Stop Hiding Who You Are at Work?

What Happens When You Stop Hiding Who You Are at Work?

African professionals, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community members...

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Implementing First Nations knowledge to heal country

Implementing First Nations knowledge to heal country

Holmesglen Institute and Trust for Nature offer a First Nations-led Certificate...

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Julia Jacklin is exactly where she is supposed to be

Julia Jacklin is exactly where she is supposed to be

The Melbourne songstress’ fourth record, The Gem, is bringing more than new music:...

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It’s time for Australia to acknowledge historic atrocities

It’s time for Australia to acknowledge historic atrocities

New research shows over two million people lived across Australia pre-invasion,...

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Opinion : A Quiet Fear: Preparing the Next Generation for a System That Sees Colour

Opinion : A Quiet Fear: Preparing the Next Generation for...

By Gracia Mukiibi | AMA contributor The recent, heartbreaking events surrounding...

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Born 30,000 Feet Above Africa: The Nigerian Baby Who Became Part of Aviation History

Born 30,000 Feet Above Africa: The Nigerian Baby Who Became...

In March 2004, a routine journey from Lagos to London turned into an extraordinary...

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First Nations star knowledge predates Western astrophysics by millennia

First Nations star knowledge predates Western astrophysics...

Astrophysicist Professor Duane Hamacher explores First Nations development and use...

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Opinion: Why doesn’t Australia have a Black History Month?

Opinion: Why doesn’t Australia have a Black History Month?

Australia has NAIDOC Week, rightly celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

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When Diversity Creates Distance: Is Australia’s Multicultural System Working?

When Diversity Creates Distance: Is Australia’s Multicultural...

Australia’s multicultural policy system is facing a new question about how government...

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Australia mentions business types that qualify for faster border processing under Trusted Trader initiative

Australia mentions business types that qualify for faster...

Australian government has disclosed the categories of businesses that may receive...

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Joint Statement: NLC Water Committee and Housing and Homelands Committee

Joint Statement: NLC Water Committee and Housing and Homelands...

The NLC calls on the Northern Territory and Commonwealth Governments to address...

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What Happens When Migration Meets Opportunity?

What Happens When Migration Meets Opportunity?

The African Australian Multicultural Celebration 2026 in Parramatta brought together...

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Reclaiming cultural heritage through proper consent frameworks

Reclaiming cultural heritage through proper consent frameworks

Existing Australian intellectual property laws fail to safeguard Indigenous Cultural...

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Culture cannot be simply reduced to skin colour

Culture cannot be simply reduced to skin colour

By Andrew Gai | Community advocate a The attacks on renowned South Sudanese-Australian...

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Australia changes student visa rules, new restrictions affect families of international students

Australia changes student visa rules, new restrictions...

Australia has introduced new student visa restrictions that affect family members...

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RMMAC ranger update

RMMAC ranger update

For the rangers of the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC), caring...

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Australia to detain tourists who overstay visas amid immigration crackdown

Australia to detain tourists who overstay visas amid immigration...

More than 77,000 visa overstayers face detention or departure as Australia cracks...

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RMMAC open Kawunwampu Cultural Centre and Ngamrapku Cafe

RMMAC open Kawunwampu Cultural Centre and Ngamrapku Cafe

The River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC) is creating a new chapter...

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Is there such a thing as “White Culture”?  Professor Renzaho tackles the issue raised by Nyadol Nyuen on ABC

Is there such a thing as “White Culture”? Professor Renzaho...

By Distinguished Prof Andre Renzaho Nyadol Nyuon’s recent comments about assimilation...

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Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis

Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis

Australia will reduce migration by curbing "visa hopping", tightening rules on students...

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Another Chance to Wear the Maple Leaf

Another Chance to Wear the Maple Leaf

By SAY Magazine   Nearly 30 years after her first Olympic appearance, Kerrie Buchberger...

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Choosing to Belong

Choosing to Belong

Shalaya Valenzuela is rebuilding her body, her belief and her place in her culture,...

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Media leader urges all Australians to engage with Blak media

Media leader urges all Australians to engage with Blak...

National Indigenous Times COO Alexander Wolf discusses expanding into Victoria,...

Everyday Courage

Everyday Courage

Sport teaches discipline, perseverance and teamwork, but it also teaches us how...

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Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could...

Scientists have revealed that Australia may hold the key to generating ample green...

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is Victorian Premier Ben Carroll really serious about youth basketball ?

is Victorian Premier Ben Carroll really serious about youth...

Premier Ben Carroll visited the Cobblebank basketball program on Tuesday15 September...

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A New Chapter for Africa–WA Relations Begins in Perth

A New Chapter for Africa–WA Relations Begins in Perth

African community leaders, parliamentarians and supporters recently gathered at...

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Fitness world divided after HYROX star soils herself in victory

Fitness world divided after HYROX star soils herself in...

A Hyrox champion's win in Beijing has triggered a debate far bigger than the race...

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Gladwyn Badger Charts His Own Course Through Music

Gladwyn Badger Charts His Own Course Through Music

Every musician is shaped by the roads they travel. For Gladwyn Badger, those roads...

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OPLIAM finds strength in storytelling

OPLIAM finds strength in storytelling

Healing can begin with a story. Music has long been a way for Indigenous Peoples...

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Australia series next big step for confident Proteas

Australia series next big step for confident Proteas

Proteas move from successful Namibia assignment into almost full-strength ODI series...

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See lists of countries that need support letter for Australia Work and Holiday visa

See lists of countries that need support letter for Australia...

Australia lists 11 countries whose citizens must get a letter of support from government...

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Reclaiming Authentic Beauty: Hair Freedom EXPO Puts African-Australian Women and Girls at the Centre

Reclaiming Authentic Beauty: Hair Freedom EXPO Puts African-Australian...

A landmark gathering at Novotel Parramatta is set to challenge hair discrimination...

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The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Behind the Somali Diaspora

The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Behind the Somali Diaspora

The Global Somali Diaspora International Conference 2026 in Brisbane placed entrepreneurship,...

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From Remittances to Resilience: Somali Diaspora Charts New Path for Economic Empowerment in Brisbane

From Remittances to Resilience: Somali Diaspora Charts...

When the Global Somali Diaspora (GSD) International Conference convened in Brisbane...

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