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SANTS News – June 2026
Monthly SANTS and native title updates The post SANTS News – June 2026 first appeared...
From AFL Stadiums to Professional success: Bigoa Nyuon’s...
A quiet moment on the weekend at Ballarat Swans produced a headline performance...
Sydney’s Black Wealth Connect Summit Highlights the Growing...
Black entrepreneurs and professionals gathered in Sydney on 27 June for the fourth...
Preventing Violence Before It Occurs: Victoria Looks to...
2 min read | By Clyde Sharady Victoria’s commitment to tackling violence through...
Djibouti Independence Day Celebrations Unite Melbourne...
Melbourne marked Djibouti’s Independence Day on 27 June with a day of cultural pride,...
Africa Film Fest Australia Enters Third Year Amid Funding...
What began as a small cultural initiative has developed into a consistent platform...
Demand for true accountability in Indigenous Procurement...
Principal lawyer and founder of AMK Law, Matthew Karakoulakis, unpacks critical...
Leadership Thinking and Entrepreneurial Mindsets: A Perth...
African Professionals of Australia (APA) – Western Australia is hosting a Leadership...
The role of Blak media in the “fight for the soul of this...
This is an episode not to be missed. Yorta Yorta man and award-winning journalist,...
The role blak of media in the “fight for the soul of this...
This is an episode not to be missed. Yorta Yorta man and award-winning journalist,...
Advancing Victoria’s education model in a post-Yoorrook...
12 months after first speaking with Shelley Ware, one of Australia’s foremost First...
NLC STATEMENT: Statement from the Northern Land Council...
The Northern Land Council (NLC) has continued to receive multiple reports of unlawful...
CEO of Settlement Council of Australia says, “It’s time...
In an interview with Victorian Aboriginal News’ Charles Pakana, Settlers Council...
Sixties Sojourn Podcast 007
Scouring through my iPad, I found this episode of a Sixties Sojourn I prepared during...
Nestory Irankunda: A Goal for Australia, A Message for...
Australia’s victory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be remembered for many reasons,...
Rueben Berg urges local governments to work together in...
In this episode of VAN Talks, Rueben Berg yarns about his time at the First Peoples'...
Behind the face of VAN with Charles Pakana in the interviewee...
In this special episode on VAN Talks, a podcast normally hosted by Uncle Charles...
Behind the face of VAN
In this special episode on VAN Talks, a podcast normally hosted by Uncle Charles...
JOINT STATEMENT: Territory land councils call on Commonwealth...
The four Territory land councils are calling on the Federal Government to introduce...
Charles Pakana
Founder and editor of Victorian Aboriginal News, Charles is passionate about promoting...
Community Radio
We are passionate about community radio; and the growing number of Victorian Community...
Native Title in the Victorian context with Kaley Nicholson
Kaley Nicholson, CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation,...
SANTS News – May 2026
Monthly SANTS and native title updates The post SANTS News – May 2026 first appeared...
NITV General Manager speaks to the future of First Nations...
NITV General Manager, Dan Bourchier, discusses his vision for the future of NITV...
Ethiopia Strengthens Economic and Cultural Ties with Australia...
The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia used the 63rd Africa...
Africa Day 2026 Celebrated in Melbourne as African-Australian...
African communities across Melbourne gathered over the weekend to commemorate Africa...
A new First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria with a new set...
Assembly co-Chairs Meriki Onus and Djaran Murray-Jackson commit to listening to...
Black Professionals Australia Strengthens National Network...
Members of Black Professionals Australia (BPA) recently gathered in Canberra for...
Bridging Cultures Through Cinema: Melbourne Event Explores...
The Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne hosted a cultural event on Wednesday...
Kinship care vs. western foster care system: How to embed...
In this episode of VAN Talks, Sheree Lowe explains the difference between a kinship...
Annette Cole reflects on two years of building the Amplify...
What began as a simple idea driven by purpose and passion has now grown into…
Community Leader Dr Selba Luka Recognised with Honorary...
Selba Gondoza Luka has received an honorary doctorate from RMIT University in recognition...
Adelaide’s Africa Day Celebration Highlights Contributions...
The African Communities Council of South Australia (ACCSA) hosted its Africa Day...
Kuol Malou presents ANVA
We did not build ANVA because our communities lacked ideas. We built it because...
ACCSA Youth Connect Brings Energy, Dialogue and Empowerment...
ACCSA Youth Connect Brings Energy, Dialogue and Empowerment to Young People In early...
Australia to launch America’s Cup challenge
Australia will launch its first challenge for the America’s Cup in a quarter of...
Dr Nyanhaz Appointed Co-Deputy Chair of Victorian African...
Community leader and advocate Dr Rumbidzai Nyanhoto (Nyanhaz) has been appointed...
African Australian Career Expo Inspires Youth Through Opportunity,...
Young African Australians gathered on Friday May 8th, 2026 for the African Australian...
Strengthening Trust and Partnerships: WA Police and African...
On Friday May 8th members of the Western Australia Police Force African Community...
Comment on Beyond statewide Treaty – understanding the...
Hi, Maureen. Without knowing precisely which TO Group to which Duean is referring...
Sydney Launches First African Library and Cultural Centre
A new chapter in African cultural representation in Australia was marked over the...
Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading...
Australia has become the 30th nation worldwide to eliminate trachoma as a public...
Nyadol Nyuon’s Painful Farewell to Australia: Identity,...
Nyadol Nyuon is a prominent lawyer, corporate and government advisor, author, speaker,...
Pushing multicultural and immigrant communities to take...
Former Victorian Multicultural Commissioner Shankar Kasynathan speaks out about...
Australia’s populist One Nation scores first-ever lower...
The far-right party's winning candidate, David Farley, has advocated for stricter...
Australian Fashion Week Cheat Sheet
For its second year under the Australian Fashion Council, AFW has a new home in...
Can multicultural Australia lead the way in First Nations...
In this episode, Uncle Charles yarns with former Victorian Multicultural Commissioner,...
SANTS News – April 2026
Monthly SANTS and native title updates The post SANTS News – April 2026 first appeared...
Australians slam ban on World Cup screenings at Federation...
Matches from the World Cup 2026 will not be screened after poor fan behaviour at...
South Africa’s Ugly Turn: Africans Against Africans, Mandela’s...
At a time when global powers are increasingly consolidating economic, technological,...
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung join list of TOs ready for Treaty
Uncle Andrew Gardiner and Dale Wandin from Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung speak to VAN about...
Man charged with murder of five-year-old Australian Indigenous...
The man was also charged with two other offences and is to appear in court in Darwin...
Culture Is Not a Museum: Why We Must Move from Nostalgia...
In many communities, culture is often seen as a sacred inheritance—something to...
Truth Telling: The real history of our First Nation’s Veterans
Charles Pakana sits down with Peter Bakker to discuss a very important topic: Aboroiginal...
Taungurung signifies intent to commence local Treaty negotiations
Charles Pakana yarns with Taungurang CEO, Matt Burns, to discuss the historic steps...
Women in Infrastructure Dinner Highlights the Power of...
The 2026 Women in Infrastructure Dinner, held in Launceston on 10 April and hosted...
Aboriginal leaders shaping future of water management in...
Over the past 18 months, Aboriginal leaders have engaged in a co-design process...
SA Aboriginal Land and Sea Conference 2026 pt.2
The South Australian Aboriginal Land & Sea Ranger Conference was held at the Adelaide...
Travis Lovett on the National Walk for Truth
Charles Pakana has a yarn with Travis Lovett, a Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man and former...
Yoorrook evidence and submissions being made open and available...
We catch up with Professor Peter Radoll and explore how the massive amount of Yoorrook...
Land Rights News March 2026
Australia's oldest Aboriginal newspaper, telling stories from remote Aboriginal...
APO NT calls for urgent cost of living relief for remote...
As a member of the Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory, the Northern...
The $1 Billion Benefit: Why investing in Traditional Owners...
With the passage of the Treaty Act of 2025, many believe the work is finished—but...
Treaty in Ink: Understanding the Victorian Treaty Scroll
We meet up with Dr Megan Evans and Clare Land to find out more about the Victorian...
New pathways into family violence support workforce
The Victorian Government is making it easier for First Nations people in rural and...
Tiwi Islands celebrate milestone in oyster industry
The Northern Territory Government is backing the growth of the Northern Territory’s...
Birch Bark Coffee
When Birch Bark Coffee founder Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow Ge-dasoozogwen chose coffee,...
Steel River Group and the Long View of Growth
Growth is often framed as speed. Scale quickly. Expand aggressively. Move before...
New Chapter for Multicultural Engagement in South Australia
A new phase in South Australia’s multicultural engagement is underway following...
A New Sprinting Era Begins: Gout Gout Rewrites Australian...
Australian athletics has just witnessed a defining moment—one that signals not only...
SANTS News – March 2026
Monthly SANTS and native title updates The post SANTS News – March 2026 first appeared...
Wyndham Vale African-Australian Mother of Eight Killed...
A 51-year-old African-Australian mother from Wyndham Vale has died following a devastating...