Dhimurru is calling for volunteer assistance in processing marine debris from our annual marine debris survey at Cape Arnhem. This survey has been running for 15 years and is possibly the longest running marine debris survey in Australia.

Tony Abbott will make his first public venture into a remote Aboriginal school today as special envoy on indigenous affairs, visiting the new Dawurr boarding quarters at Nhulunbuy High School in northeastern Arnhem Land. Mr Abbott announced a priority in his role would be examining how to improve remote indigenous school attendance rates, although today’s […]

Police have arrested 12 people outside the Aboriginal community of Maningrida in the latest operation targeting illegal drugs and alcohol offences. Six car were detained and charges included driving while disqualified and unlicensed, possessing cannabis, kava and alcohol as well as offences relating to firearms.

The Gove AFL Grand Final was held in Yirrkala on Saturday, 1 September with an incredible turn out by the East Arnhem Community. Following consultation with the Rirratjingu and Gumatj Aboriginal Corporations, the traditional owners requested licensees implement takeaway alcohol restrictions during the grand final weekend. Officer in Charge of Nhulunbuy Police, Senior Sergeant Daniel […]

The social networking giant’s mysterious algorithms are a cornerstone for the latest popular hoax. Despite what you’ve heard on Facebook, the social network isn’t going to limit status updates in your news feed to 25 preselected friends. The real news is much scarier: People are falling for a Facebook hoax — again.

The social networking giant’s mysterious algorithms are a cornerstone for the latest popular hoax. Despite what you’ve heard on Facebook, the social network isn’t going to limit status updates in your news feed to 25 preselected friends. The real news is much scarier: People are falling for a Facebook hoax — again.

A remote Northern Territory ­Aboriginal community that was at the heart of Tony Abbott’s 2013 declaration that he would be a “prime minister for indigenous ­affairs” has challenged him to back its comprehensive plan for educational reform in his new role as special envoy. Data shows only 20 per cent of Aboriginal students in the […]

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 15 Issued at 8:01 pm ACST [8:31 pm AEST] on Friday 23 March 2018 Headline: Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora […]

An indigenous dancer from Arnhem Land has won the coveted best new talent award at the Venice Film Festival. Baykali Ganambarr, who has no formal acting training, portrays a tracker in The Nightingale, a revenge thriller set in convict-era Tasmania. Earlier this week, he joined the likes of Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis in accepting […]

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have only just discovered that all capsicums start out green — and it’s blowing people’s minds. That’s right, the different colours are simply caused by the fruit ripening. The revelation was made by lifestyle blogger Amy, from Hull in the United Kingdom, who tweeted: “OK so I’ve just found out […]

The availability of affordable housing is absolutely critical to Gove’s successful transition from a cashed-up mining town to a tourism-based region populated by more realistically salaried families.

One of our ambassadors, illustrator Ann James, and Tina Raye and Nicole Whiles from our team have just returned from Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land. Their trip was dual purpose: to conduct writing workshops with a group of kids from Nhulunbuy Primary School and to boost our Book Buzz progam in local playgroups. Late last year, Ann, […]

The Northern Land Council has condemned the decision of the NT EPA to approve the overburden management project at the McArthur River Mine. NLC CEO Joe Morrison said the EPA’s assessment that the project can avoid significant environmental impacts is not supported by its own report. “The sorry history of frequent environmental incidents at the […]

To understand what caused the Iranian Revolution, we must first consider the ongoing conflict between proponents of secular versus Islamic models of governance in Muslim societies.

It all began with the British colonisation of India in 1858, which precipitated the collapse of classic Islamic civilisation. By early 20th century, almost the entire Muslim world was colonised by European powers.