- National Reconciliation Week – Bridging Now to Next
- National Sorry Day marked by renewed warnings over rising First Nations child removals
- ‘Change Direction’ tackles Aboriginal suicide crisis
- ‘We Are Carrying on the Legacy of Our Old People’: Nyul Nyul Celebrate the Establishment of a First Nations Protected Area
- Sector Jobs
- Events and training
The NACCHO Sector News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates.
We also share a curated selection of news stories that are of likely interest to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, broadly.
National Reconciliation Week – Bridging Now to Next
From 27 May to 3 June, we celebrate National Reconciliation Week. A time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
This year’s theme ‘Bridging Now to Next,’ reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.
Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.
To learn more and for NRW2025 resources, go here.
To find an event near you, go here.
The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.
National Sorry Day marked by renewed warnings over rising First Nations child removals
First Nations advocate William Tilmouth warns that Australia is repeating the trauma of past child removals, as the number of First Nations children taken from their families continues to rise. Speaking on National Sorry Day, Tilmouth, Chair of Children’s Ground, emphasized that this isn’t a historical issue but an ongoing crisis.
Data from the Productivity Commission and the Closing the Gap report show a concerning increase in Indigenous child removals, with experts fearing another “Stolen Generation.” Nearly 43% of children in out-of-home care are First Nations, removed at almost ten times the rate of non-Indigenous children.
Children’s Ground stresses that true reconciliation requires justice, truth-telling, listening, and self-determination, not just symbolic gestures.
Read the full article here.
Arrernte Elder and co-founder of Children’s Ground, William Tilmouth. (Image: Damon Van Der Schuit/NT News)
‘Change Direction’ tackles Aboriginal suicide crisis
Content warning: this article contains reference to suicide. Please refer to the services at the bottom of this article for support.
Leading Aboriginal creatives, mental health professionals, and voices have partnered with Apparent and Photoplay to launch ‘Change Direction’, an awareness initiative focused on the staggering rate of suicide in Aboriginal communities. Apparent’s creative director Jackson Long gave Mumbrella an exclusive deep dive into the initiative.
‘Change Direction’ looks at disenfranchisement and disempowerment within Aboriginal communities. What began as a pro-bono partnership with Aboriginal-owned and operated counselling service King’s Narrative evolved into something bigger in the course of the project.
King’s Narrative works to retrain and connect young Aboriginal people, particularly men, to their culture. The service hopes to “change the narrative” around Aboriginal pride and culture, countering negative stories and finding the positive.
Learn more about this short movie here.
If this article brought up anything for you or someone you love, please reach out to, call or visit the resources listed below for support.
- 13 Yarn (13 92 76)
- Beyond Blue (1300 224 636)
- Brother-to-brother (1800 435 799)
- Kids Helpline (1800 551 800 + webchat)
- Lifeline (13 11 14 + online chat)
- MensLine Australia (1300 789 978)
- NACCHO Connection, Strength and Resilience Portal
- QLife – anonymous LGBTIQ support (1800 184 527 + webchat)
- Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467)
Actor Pedrea Jackson
‘We Are Carrying on the Legacy of Our Old People’: Nyul Nyul Celebrate the Establishment of a First Nations Protected Area
The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) is proud to announce the declaration of the Nyul Nyul First Nations Protected Area (IPA), marking a significant milestone in the protection and management of Country on the Dampier Peninsula.
Covering 144,493 hectares of culturally and ecologically rich land, the newly established IPA will protect vital freshwater spring Country, monsoon vine thickets, threatened species like the greater bilby and short-nosed sea snake, and stretches of sea Country, extending the IPA network across the Dampier Peninsula.
The Nyul Nyul IPA not only safeguards these unique landscapes but also provides a nationally recognised framework for Aboriginal-led conservation and land management.
Read the full article here.
Source: Kimberley Land Council (KLC)
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