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October 22, 2021

First Nations

Aboriginal leaders slam ‘insulting’ and ‘distressing’ Park Lands consultation

Members of the City of Adelaide’s Reconciliation Committee chastised State Government representatives this week for a “distinct lack of consultation” regarding Riverbank rezoning, and cautioned development could be near or on top of burial grounds.

October 20, 2021

First Nations

There’s a lot at stake in the State Government’s Park Lands grab

As community consultation for the State Government's proposed Riverbank rezoning nears its end, three experts warn of the irreversible threat the project poses to local wildlife, public amenity, and the Kaurna community's connection to the land.

September 30, 2021

First Nations

Cast your vote in the 2021 South Australian Music Awards

Consider yourself clued-in to what's sonically good in Adelaide? Make your opinion known by voting for the best band or musical outfit in your genre of choice for this year’s South Australian Music Awards, the winners of which will be revealed at a ceremony in November.

September 29, 2021

First Nations

Six-year-old Ngarrindjeri student Wayne Brown is the hero every school needs

With no funds available from his school's budget for a new playground, Year 1 Le Fevre Peninsula Primary student Wayne Brown has raised $1,698 to build one, because, as he sees it, he’s going to be there “for a long time”.

September 23, 2021

First Nations

Closing the gap in telecom services for remote communities

Telecommunications social enterprise MobConnect aims to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities the quality cellular technology and connectivity they deserve.

September 2, 2021

First Nations

Traditional interventions don’t help the city’s Aboriginal rough sleepers

A government taskforce looking at the city's Aboriginal homelessness population found COVID-19 lockdown shelters that permitted alcohol consumption, and yarning circles led by Indigenous translators, were more successful than traditional responses.

August 16, 2021

First Nations

A view into the creative world of incarcerated South Australians

A SALA exhibition happening in the city showcases the art and inner lives of people within the South Australian carceral system. One participant tells CityMag “people would be staggered by the level of wasted talent that sits in prisons."

August 6, 2021

First Nations

Explore the history of the Aboriginal Flag at the Migration Museum

Fifty years on since the SA-designed Aboriginal Flag was first flown at Tarntanyangga Victoria Square, two First Nations history curators have created an exhibition that explores its relationship to resistance, land rights and identity.

June 30, 2021

First Nations

Kaylene TV is free-to-air desert pop art coming to North Terrace

Cultural icons and colourful critters from the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands will soon be projected on North Terrace, allowing a look through the vivid viewfinder of Indigenous artist Kaylene Whiskey.

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