Former WAG Danielle Hardwick launches new initiative to support Indigenous artists

Former WAG Danielle Hardwick reveals her stunning new move… months after her AFL supercoach husband Damien left her to be with a younger club staffer By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia and D. Lawrance Published: 02:48 EDT, 21 July 2021 | Updated: 02:48 EDT, 21 July 2021 Her Richmond Tigers coach husband Damien Hardwick … Read more

Buddy Franklin’s wife admits to using offensive language by calling someone ‘half’ Indigenous

‘You apologise and do better’: Buddy Franklin’s wife Jesinta admits to using offensive language by calling people ‘half’ or ‘quarter’ Indigenous By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:58 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 00:09 BST, 15 July 2021 Jesinta Franklin (née Campbell) has admitted to inadvertently using offensive language when referring to Indigenous … Read more

First Nations singer Isaiah Firebrace heads a petition to establish Indigenous History classes

First Nations singer and X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace heads a petition to establish Indigenous History classes in Australian schools By Jesse Hyland For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:29 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 01:29 BST, 10 July 2021 Isaiah Firebrace plans to bring his popular petition to launch Aboriginal History classes in schools … Read more

Indigenous model Charlee Fraser on first Welcome To Country ceremony at Australian Fashion Week

EXCLUSIVE: Indigenous runway model Charlee Fraser reveals she ‘started crying’ during the first-ever Welcome To Country ceremony at Australian Fashion Week By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:52 BST, 31 May 2021 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 31 May 2021 Indigenous runway model Charlee Fraser has graced catwalks all over the world for designer … Read more

Byron Baes begins filming without consulting local Indigenous groups 

Netflix’s upcoming reality show Byron Baes has sparked more controversy, this time for not consulting local Indigenous groups or the Byron Council before filming.  According to independent newspaper Echo, the Byron Council ‘passed an urgency motion’ that would require producers to get permission before any further filming. Speaking to the paper, independent Councillor Cate Coorey said: … Read more

Google Arts & Culture releases Woolaroo tool for indigenous languages

It’s not just certain animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. There are also indigenous languages that may eventually become endangered because the number of native speakers keeps dwindling every year. The younger generation rarely learns or speaks the language at home or in school. Google Arts & Culture now has a new tool … Read more

Australia: Experts reveal migratory paths along which Indigenous people travelled 70,000 years ago

Scientists have revealed the migration ‘superhighways’ that up to 6.5 million Indigenous people likely used to travel across Australia over the past 70,000 years. While many aboriginal cultures believe they have always lived across Australia, some have strong oral histories of ancestors arriving from the north. Despite scarce archaeological evidence, experts believe humanity first arrived in … Read more

Neighbours soap opera’s set is ‘rife with racism’, Indigenous actress claims 

Australia’s longest-running TV drama Neighbours has been plunged into scandal after a guest actor claimed a racist culture was running ‘rife’ on set.  Shareena Clanton says her six-week stint on Ramsay Street in a guest role was marred by ‘multiple racist traumas’ which have required ongoing counselling. During filming in January and February this year, … Read more

Indigenous South American tribes found to have evidence of ancient Australian DNA

First humans who crossed the Bering Strait some 15,000 years ago had indigenous Australian DNA that is now found in the bloodline of South America tribes, study finds Previous work found ancient Australian DNA in modern-day Amazonians  However, a new study finds the ancestral DN runs deeper in South America A genetical analysis found tribes along the Pacific … Read more

Motorola adds two indigenous languages in Android devices

Motorola’s mission right now is “Smarter Technology for All” and part of that is embracing inclusitivioty. As part of this program, the OEM has become the first mobile phone manufacturer to add support to not one but two endangered indigenous languages: Kaingang and Nheengatu. All Motorola devices running on Android 11 will be able to … Read more