SA Aboriginal rangers need more funding

Unlike most states, the South Australia Government does not fund Aboriginal rangers directly. Country Needs People started a petition to change this, calling on political parties in the SA election to support Indigenous land and sea management by funding Aboriginal rangers. Patrick O’Leary, Executive Director at Country Needs People, and … Read More

Contemporary circus work: Common Dissonance

Common Dissonance is the only all-Indigenous circus performance at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. Wakka Wakka person Harley Mann is the director of the show which highlights the co-existence of science and spirituality in Australia – a nation consisting of western and Indigenous ways of living and thinking. Common Dissonance is … Read More

Reconciliation SA’s National Apology film

February 13 is the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations delivered by former prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2008. This year Reconciliation SA was forced to cancel their annual Reconciliation Breakfast, but they ‘pivoted’ and produced a commemorative film explains CEO Shona Reid. Watch the film at … Read More

RAWsa: award-winning civil contractor

RAWsa is a 100% Aboriginal-owned and managed company providing civil construction, traffic management, and cultural heritage services. The group was named the employer of the year 2021 by the Civil Contractors Federation SA for its sustainable and inclusive employment opportunities. We spoke to RAW Managing Director Allan Jones and CEO … Read More

Survival Day march 2022

Natasha Wanganeen spoke to us about organising the Survival Day march at Tarntanyangga, the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and her take on the Australian government buying the copyright to the Aboriginal flag.