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Australia
Invisible Scars: A Letter To My Black Sisters
Kuol Malou | AMA contributor To my dear Black sisters, I Am Sorry for What…
Victoria’s Secret Sauce? Premier Carroll Reveals the Real...
Victoria’s multicultural communities were celebrated at the Premier’s Multicultural...
Standing up for Mob through reporting racism and demanding...
Cathy Austin from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission talks...
Africa Literacy and the African Century: The Diaspora in...
By Christopher Burke | Senior Advisor, WMC Africa | AMA Contributor The world felt...
Building self-determination on air through independent...
3KND General Manager Grant Hansen has a yarn with us about spending 25 years building...
NLC Statement on resignation of Member for Mulka Yiŋiya...
The Northern Land Council is deeply saddened by the departure of Yiŋiya Mark Guyula...
Opinion: Recognition is earned. Influence is built. Legacy...
By Anthony Kamau | AMA contributor On Wednesday, August 19th, Kenyans in Queensland...
Family visa shake-up puts African-Australian families in...
From 25 July 2026, the Australian government has fundamentally reshaped how family...
Somali-Australian leader calls for federal multiculturalism...
As the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion enters its final block...
Southeast Arnhem Land Indigenous Protected area expands...
A new Marine Indigenous Protected Area has been given the green light, making it...
Dave Robertson and the Power or Narative Healing
Feature Profile Stories as Medicine Dave Robertson and the Power of Narrative Healing...
The Last Dance
Culture & Legacy The Last Dance A Legacy of Culture & Unity For more than four decades,...
New study highlights connection between harmful misinformation...
Groundbreaking research reveals a tenfold rise in online hate targeting First Nations...
The Story the South Tried to Silence
Literature The Story the South Tried to Silence Kelvin Ray Oxendine Writes the Lumbee...
For your Happiness, stop swearing or yelling
Mental Wellness Wanna Be Happy? Stop Swearing and Yelling The Path to Happiness...
SANTS archaeology update
Dig a little deeper into some of the fascinating work conducted by Cate Sexton,...
Reconciliation Action Plans at a crossroads: Jason Mifsud...
The post Reconciliation Action Plans at a crossroads: Jason Mifsud on the future...
Australia adds optional gender identity and sexual orientation...
Australia follows Britain, New Zealand and Canada in expanding demographic questions
Senate Order Reporting Contracts for Jul25/Jun26
Senate Order for Entity Contracts listing related to the period 1 July 2025 - 30...
More international support from Mexico, Australia and New...
Indo-Canadian Voice More international support from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand...
“Systems aren’t broken. They’re working by design”
Garrwa woman Prof. Emma-Jaye Gavin unpacks why Western systems aren't "broken"—they...
Skills Development Program
Starting a business takes more than a good idea. It takes the skills to manage and...
Beyond acknowledgements: How youth redefine reconciliation
Sixteen-year-old Lola Wood-Sharples speaks out on VAN Talks, calling for real accountability...
Kazi Konnect Launches Employment Initiative to help African...
The launch of Kazi Konnect has marked the beginning of an initiative aimed at addressing…
Most Australian teens still online three months after under-16...
The Australian government has defended the ban after a report concluded most teenagers...
Breaking through the barriers that held back Blak voices...
We sit down with First Nations radio pioneer Uncle Joel Wright, discussing the past,...
First Nations hearing on AUKUS
On Friday, 17 July, a dedicated First Nations hearing for the crowd-funded public...
Land Rights News: June 2026
Australia's oldest Aboriginal newspaper, telling stories from remote Aboriginal...
Women's Ranger Strategy 2026- 2030
Women rangers are central to the long-term strength and sustainability of the Northern...
Highlighting culture through art without compromise
An acclaimed Victorian Aboriginal artist, Bayley Mifsud, discusses navigating major...
3KND Kool’N’Deadly
Broadcasting our VAN Talks podcast in the form of a one-hour weekly current affairs...
Community Broadcasting Foundation
The Community Broadcasting Foundation has been a critical financial supporter of...
How Australia should seek African support for a Security...
By Christopher Burke Australia’s bid for a seat on the 2029–30 United Nations Security...
FPAV youth leaders advocate strongly for the voices of...
First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria members Tarni Morris and Levi Power discuss...
Indigenous Digital Accelerator at Capilano University
Founded in 2020, the Indigenous Digital Accelerator is helping Indigenous entrepreneurs...
Windsor Law hosts national moot highlighting Indigenous...
By Sara Meikle The sound of prayer arose before the first argument was made. When...
Defining the next frontier of an Australian First Nations...
Uncle Ian Hamm joins VAN Talks to argue that true self-determination requires shifting...
Hundreds Gather in Sydney to Celebrate Somali Week and...
Sydney, Australia: A vibrant community celebration was held in Sydney on 12 July...
Uncle Richard Frankland shares deep thoughts and challenges...
Recently, having given a magnificent oration on SBS’s NITV, Uncle Richard Frankland...
Professor Andrew Gunstone joins VAN as inaugural Reconciliation...
Internationally renowned Reconciliation advocate and academic, Professor Andrew...
“Our voices have been ignored”: Traditional Owners stand...
Wagiman Traditional Owners are taking the Federal Environment Minister to court...
Northern Land Council Submission to inquiry into racism,...
The NLC's submission to the joint standing committee on aboriginal and torres strait...
Reflecting on the challenges and successes as VACCHO turns...
As VACCHO marks 30 years, CEO Aunty Jill Gallagher reflects on the early struggles,...
Safe Water Needs Skilled People
Issue 136 · Cover Story · Training & Career Development · Spring 2026 Safe Water...
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...