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04/06/2026

"As digital technologies advance, so does the volume and value of data about First Nations peoples, cultures, and languages. Indigenous Data Sovereignty ensures that this information is governed by the communities it comes from, no matter where it is held," Mr Hill.

Leaders from the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) have called for stronger protections around Indigenous Data Sovereignty at the AIATSIS summit on the Gold Coast, held under the theme “Our Truth. Our Power. Our Future.”

The centre says First Nations peoples must have control over data collected about their communities, Country, cultures and languages, with information only gathered, used and shared under Indigenous leadership and consent.

KALACC representatives also warned that safeguarding language data is critical to cultural survival, saying language sits at the heart of identity and must be preserved and managed by communities for future generations.

Read the full story 📲 https://nit.com.au/05-06-2026/24652/kimberley-aboriginal-law-and-culture-centre-champions-indigenous-data-rights-at-aiatsis-summit

04/06/2026

🎉 Introducing the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day poster!

This year’s theme, Living Our Truth, honours the power of truth-telling, the sharing of knowledge across generations and the importance of telling our stories. ❤️💛🖤💚💙

04/06/2026

First Nations children make up almost half of all children in out-of-home care in Queensland, despite representing less than 10 per cent of the child population of the state.

The final report has made 52 recommendations to the government to address what it has labelled serious failures, including the 'gross over-representation' of First Nations children. READ MORE: https://tinyurl.com/2nvpf573

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02/06/2026

Sculpture commemorating Eddie Koiki Mabo and the Mabo Decision, Central Park, Townsville, 2022. Alf Wilson, photographer.

Commemorated annually on 3 June and marking the final day of National Reconciliation Week, Mabo Day honours the anniversary of the landmark 1992 Mabo decision—the first legal recognition of Native Title in Australia.

Discover the remarkable life and legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo in our six-part podcast series Hi, I'm Eddie, winner of Best Indigenous Podcast at the 2022 Australian Podcast Awards.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform or via our website: https://qld.pulse.ly/hqbkmkyiqr

📸: Sculpture commemorating Eddie Koiki Mabo and the Mabo Decision, Central Park, Townsville, 2022. Alf Wilson, photographer. Photographs of the Mabo decision's 30th anniversary celebrations in Townsville. State Library of Queensland. Image number: 18406947590-0001-0001

02/06/2026

“This is a community-led solution to a real, everyday challenge. When people have access to clean clothes and bedding, it supports health, dignity and opportunity – and that has a lasting impact across the whole community and for future generations to come,” Liz Morgan-Brett, CEO of the Aboriginal Investment Group.