SBS NITV Radio
A national focus on news, events & issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Hear interviews and stories from the SBS NITV Radio program, part of SBS Audio.
Episodes
Artist Ron Bradfield Jnr awarded Napier Waller Art Prize
"Who are we as Countrymen, who are we as people who have been here defending our lands since time in memorial, and what does it look like in a place like Australian War Memorial?"#sbsaudiopodcast
From the classroom to the boardroom: Jesse King’s full-circle Journey in Indigenous math education
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) has appointed Jesse King as its new CEO, succeeding founder Professor Chris Matthews. King’s journey with the organization comes full circle, transitioning from a mathematics teacher in the Northern Territory to Board Chair, and now to the executive helm. This leadership change marks a significant new chapter for Australia’s l
NITV Radio Full - 14/10/2026
Zak Kirkup and the importance of Indigenous businesses having a strong place in Australia’s economy, sharing success with community and what he hopes to see for the next generation of First Nations entrepreneurs.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 14/10/2026
Former residents of a homeless shelter in Darwin say they've been given no clarity over their housing situation following its closure.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 12/10/2026
Supply Nation Connect 2026 celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and showcasing their innovation and leadership.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 12/01/2026
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is preparing to introduce a bill to parliament this week, to stop the shackling of female prisoners while they are giving birth.#sbsaudiopodcast
From Doomadgee to NASA: Eastern Arrernte engineer David Corporal on shooting for the stars
Eastern Arrernte man David Corporal is a mechanical engineer, PhD candidate and STEM ambassador touring Queensland with Inspiring Australia, sharing his journey from country communities to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory — and his dream of becoming an astronaut.
Making movement speak with Choreographer Bree Tipoki
In a performance by the Australian Theatre for Young People, Islander explores the relationship of technology, mythology and friendship. With live looping, song and dialogue in the intimate space of The Popsy, Bree Tipoke shares how she works with others to create organic movement.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 09/10/2026
Choregorapher Bree Tipoki talks about new musical 'Islander', a production by the Australian Theatre for Young People.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 09/10/2026
The federal government is making a last-ditch plea to the Northern Territory to reconsider the closure of a crisis accommodation facility YISSA.#sbsaudiopodcast
First Nations students’ journey from STEM to NASA (part 2 of 2)
Eight First Nations university students have travelled to the United States for a ten-week placement at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In this episode engineering students Jamal Woods and Jordan Roulstone discuss First Nations representation in STEM. They hope their own experience can inspire others in their communities.
NITV Radio Full - 07/10/2026
The centre for excellence in child and family welfare has put out a document to encourage political parties going into Victoria elections in November to prioritise children and families involved in out of home care.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 07/10/2026
A Senior Kaurna Elder has received Adelaide University’s first honorary doctorate.#sbsaudiopodcast
Language, community and wellness with The Returning Indigenous Corperation
"We're hoping to instil culture and language back into the mouths of our community" - Ella Bancroft#sbsaudiopodcast
First Nations students’ journey from STEM to NASA (part 1 of 2)
Eight First Nations university students have travelled to the United States for a ten-week placement at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Focusing on engineering students Jamal Woods and Jordan Roulstone, this episode of our two-part feature explores their non-linear pathways into STEM, their experiences working alongside world-class scientists, and the power of shared cultural support while pursu
Medical professionals and communities in 'Keeping Mob Safe' with vaccine education
"that opportunity to yarn and ask questions to really share experiences we see that increasing confidence as well, really talking about health" - Katrina Clark#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 05/10/2026
October is the month of Rugby League as teams face off in the Rugby League World Cup, NRL and NRLW grand finals as well as the 4 day Koori Knockout hosted in Raymand Terrace on Worimi Country.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 05/10/2026
A five-year-old girl faces a long recovery after a car ploughed into a group of Newcastle Knights supporters at Wallsend.#sbsaudiopodcast
Uncle Abie gearing up for Koori Knockout
"it shows our young people we can run huge events. It's the biggest Indigenous rugby league carnival in the world, it's the biggest Indigenous gathering in Australia" - Uncle Abie#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 02/10/2026
NITV Radio catch up with singer song writer Akala Newman and along side her playing the yidaki is Josh Sly aka Wambuul Woodwork.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 02/10/2026
One of the largest and most significant gatherings of First Nations peoples on the begins it's multi-day competition, The Koori Knockout.#sbsaudiopodcast
Akala Newman singing in language and celebrating art at MCA Loves Tony Albert
The museum of Contemporary art hosts a one night event with performing artists to celebrate a multilevel exhibition by artist Tony Albert.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 30/09/2026
A closer look at Rheumatic Heart Disease as RHD disproportionately impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.#sbsaudiopodcast
Centre seeks stronger Aboriginal-led decision-making to address over-representation in care
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is urging all Victorian election candidates to prioritise children and young people through six key commitments. CEO Jamie Crosby highlights the need for higher foster and kinship care reimbursements and stronger Aboriginal-led approaches to reduce the over-representation of First Nations children in out-of-home care.
NITV Radio News - 30/09/2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says tech giant OpenAI has been 'very constructive and open' in engaging with a task force investigating a recent Medicare data hack.#sbsaudiopodcast
Closing the treatment gap for First Nations athletes ahead of Brisbane 2032
Injuries can interrupt the sporting and cultural careers of First Nations athletes and dancers, particularly when access to specialist treatment is limited. A Queensland-based initiative is working with health and community organisations to help address some of those barriers.
Tony Albert gives 'Aboriginalia' a second life in art exhibition Not A Souvenir
"I have been a collector of these objects since a child, and it started from an innocent childhood perspective of love." Tony Albert.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 28/09/2026
A conversations with Artist Tony Albert at The Museum of Contemporary Art.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 25/09/2026
The NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce celebrates 20 years and discusses aboriginal and Torres strait islander business.#sbsaudiopodcast
Indigenous workers earn 16 per cent less on average
A groundbreaking Indigenous-led report, Towards Indigenous Pay Parity, has quantified Australia’s First Nations pay gap at 16 per cent for the first time. Professor Nareen Young, Director of the Centre for Indigenous People and Work, explains how historical undervaluation of Indigenous labour continues to shape today’s workplace realities, with particularly severe effects for First Nations women a
NITV Radio News - 25/09/2026
The Federal Government says it's considering legal action against OpenAI, after one of its agents breached Australia's Medicare system in June#sbsaudiopodcast
Ngioka Bunda-Heath’s Estuary brings ancestral song to Deadly Fringe
In Estuary, choreographer Ngioka Bunda-Heath creates a First Nations duet of saltwater and freshwater Country. Drawing on recovered ancestral songs and archival material, the work explores connection, disconnection and reclamation through contemporary movement.
“Weaving the Everywhen": Georgia Boseley's Indigenous deep future at the Koorie Heritage Trust
At the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Arrernte artist Georgia Bosley presents Weaving the Everywhen, a sculptural landscape of scarred ceramics and woven grasses commissioned for the Deadly Fringe at the Koorie Heritage Trust.
NSWICC celebrates 20 years with breakfast and a commemorative bench
"We know that Aboriginal businesses are changing the lives of Aboriginal people and communities, not just in New South Wales but right across Australia." - Deb Barwick#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 23/09/2026
The nsw indigenous chamber of commerce celebrates 20 years of opporeations in supporing indigenous businesses#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 23/09/2026
Leihani Zoric, a 13-year-old Yued girl from New South Wales has become the first Indigenous World Surfing Champion.#sbsaudiopodcast
The battle to save the Torres Strait's teardrop island of Masig
"They were picking up her bones like shells off the beach. That's when it hit me. I have to try and do something to save this place. It affects you mentally, it affects you spiritually" - Yessie Mosby#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 21/09/2026
The Island of Masig is an Indigenous Protected Area, Yessie Mosby had an experience in 2017 that changed the course of his life and career.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 21/09/2026
Australia's Indigenous Desert Alliance runs a program known as Right Way Desert Fire, in the running to win one of the world's best-known environmental awards.#sbsaudiopodcast
New release from Shy-Anne Hovorka Raise my Fist, a story from Long Lake #58 First Nation
Shy-Anne shares about the music video making process and collaborating with dancers, council and the Suckle Creek Drum Group. The musical and visual contributions from community coming together in a full-circle storytelling project of the Long Lake #58 First Nation.#sbsaudiopodcast
Earth Flow at the State Library NSW with William Barton and Aunty Delmae
"Earth Flow is about, looking at the library space as a modern day place of gathering and nurturing of legacy and chapters of life" - William Barton#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 18/09/2026
Sporting Chance Foundation aims to provide specialist orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes and cultural dancers.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 18/09/2026
A report has found more than 6,500 First Nations people living in remote communities were supplied with water that did not meet the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.#sbsaudiopodcast
Northern Territory Justice Policy Partnership calls for genuine collaboration in joint letter
"Everything that the current government is doing is contrary to the Closing The Gap targets"#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 16/09/2026
Bringing together more than 30 Indigenous community members and ally artists, with Shy Anne Hovorka.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 16/09/2026
Western Australia's child protection policies have come under intensified scrutiny after a group of up to 15 Indigenous children were found living without adult supervision in a public housing home in South Hedland.#sbsaudiopodcast
Tony Albert inspires a night of live music and art making MCA
"A lot of Tony's works celebrates survival and cultural pride with a keen and critical eye" - Jaala Hallet#sbsaudiopodcast
Yalgali First Nations Artist in Residence at Sydney Fringe Festival
Peta-Joy Williams is the inaugural First Nations Yagali artist residence for 2024 Sharing with NITV Radio 2 years on for this years Sydeney Fringe Festival.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 14/09/2026
In a night of live music, DJs and art inspired by the exhibition 'Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir' the Museum of Contemporary Art activates the space with 'MCA Loves Tony Albert'.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 14/09/2026
The South Australian government has appealed for help from the Commonwealth, to import a vaccine it hopes will protect the seal population on Kangaroo Island from bird flu.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 11/09/2026
Digital Duty of Care legislation proposal for Australian social media users to have the ability to opt-out of algorithms and revert to a linear sequence that only shows posts from accounts that they follow.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 11/09/2026
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry is examining the cultural significance of dingoes - and the role First Nations knowledge could play in managing the animals#sbsaudiopodcast
Taking over the State Library NSW with RECLAIM: A Contemporary Ceremony
Acclaimed Wiradjuri, Yuin actor Angeline Penrith speaks life into the knowledge held within the walls of the unconventional performance space at the State Library NSW.#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio Full - 09/09/2026
"the program did exactly what we wanted it to do, which was build a relationship and to see more First Nations people inside to organisation" - Erica Brennan#sbsaudiopodcast
NITV Radio News - 09/09/2026
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council have long argued the changes are rushed, to controversial reforms to crown land management in the state, calling them an "attack by stealth" on land rights by reclassifying claimable land.
Tahnee Capon on education as a pathway from hardship to purpose
At 36, proud Aboriginal woman Tahnee Capon reflects on how adult education helped her navigate one of the most challenging periods of her life.
Aaron Brienesse on finding confidence and opportunity through adult learning
At 29, proud Kamilaroi man Arron Brienesse reflects on how adult learning helped him overcome barriers to employment and build confidence in his skills and abilities.
NITV Radio Full - 07/09/2026
Responding to Stephen Page’s iconic body of work with a performance taking over the State Library NSW.
NITV Radio News - 07/09/2026
The federal government will this week introduce a motion to parliament to continue funding pay rises for childcare workers until late 2029.
NITV Radio Full - 04/09/2026
conversation with Katrina Clark Aboriginal Immunisation Manager at Health protection.
Bangarra perform limited run of FuturesPast before it's international premiere in Mexico
Bangarra's FuturesPast will be have a limited run from 17-19 September at IPAC before its international premiere in Mexico.
NITV Radio News - 04/09/2026
The Kindred People festival is underway, with First Nations artists, Elders and knowledge holders gathering at Monash University in Melbourne for the five-day event.
Celebrating the achievements and leadership at the 2026 NSW Pacific Awards
Anna Hogan has spent many years in the welfare sector delivering support. cultural and social connections for workers coming from the Pacific Islands. This year is nominated for her dedication to community at the 2026 NSW Pacific Council Awards.
NITV Radio Full - 02/09/2026
As the seasons change Australians are urged to begin Bushfire preparations as weather conditions warnings, risks and bushfire plans can and will differ by state and region.
Contemporary First Nations voices shape Darebin FUSE 2026
First Nations programming will feature prominently at this year’s Darebin FUSE Festival, with curator Ethan Savage bringing together music, dance, visual arts and cultural practices. The program explores contemporary expressions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, while highlighting connections to Country, community and histories of resistance.
NITV Radio News - 02/09/2026
The annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau continues with leaders set to discuss regional security, environment and climate.
Indigenous leadership in conflict & peace: Jaiden McGregor awarded prestigious scholarship
Jaiden McGregor—a Roberta Sykes scholar born on Larrakia country in Darwin with ancestral connections to the Nyikina people of the central Kimberley—is stepping onto the global stage with a clear and urgent purpose. Awarded an international scholarship through the Aurora Education Foundation, Jaiden is bound for University College London (UCL) to study a Master of Arts in Education and Internation
From Mob stages to the Dance Palace: Glennys Briggs and Ian Muir share songs of worth and resilience
Indigenous country artist Glennys Briggs and her husband Ian Muir, known as The Muirs, are bringing a quieter, heartfelt energy to Finucane & Smith’s high-octane Dance Palace at Luna Park. In this conversation on the sidelines of the show, the couple talk about chance meetings, songs of self-worth, and what it means to share their music with both mob and a broader audience.
Decolonising the Bells an immersive audio experience at Kindred People Festival
"It thinks about the history of bells in this country and what signify and what they have been used for"
NITV Radio Full - 31/08/2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recognised for their work and impact in categories such as Person of the Year , Lifetime Achievement, Female male Elder , Sportsperson Award and more at the 2026 National NAIDOC Awards.
2000 days, 121 lives lost: VACCHO renews call for First Nations healing centres
Two thousand days after Victoria’s Royal Commission into Mental Health promised systemic change, 121 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died by suicide. Nicola Perry-Peters, director of VACCHO’s Balit Durn Durn Centre, discusses the urgent need for funded First Nations healing centres as culturally safe, holistic alternatives to a fragmented mainstream system.
NITV Radio News - 31/08/2026
Australians could have the ability to opt out of social media algorithms under new digital laws as leaders try to limit the spread of violent, misogynistic content online.
From Cape York to New York: Shonae Hobson’s mission to protect Indigenous art
Shonae Hobson, a proud Southern Kaantju, Umpila, and Kuuku Ya’u woman from the remote community of Coen in Cape York Peninsula, is part of a groundbreaking new wave of First Nations leaders. She has been awarded a prestigious Roberta Sykes Scholarship through the Aurora Education Foundation to undertake a Master of Arts in Art Business at the world-renowned Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York.
Research: urban gardens as a way of connecting to Culture
A research that focused on urban gardens with traditional bush foods and the response from community
NITV Radio Full - 28/08/2026
A conversation with Charlene Davis froom Marnin studio a therapeutic, culturally grounded space where women come together to create and connect who have taken to the runway at Country to Couture.
He Huia Kaimana exploring stories of loss and reclamation of language
"Yes it is my story, but it is a bigger kaupapa that's happening all over" - Bianca Hyslop
NITV radio News - 28/08/2026
So-called “pervert glasses” could be temporarily banned from Australia, amid growing fears they’re being used to secretly film people in public.
Building a stronger First Nations health and wellbeing workforce with Marathon Health
"If we want a strong future workforce, we need to create culturally safe pathways into employment" - Karen Ingram
NITV Radio Full - 26/08/2026
National Science Week celebrating innovation, medicine, research and roles in history of LGBTQIA+ scientists, as well as First Nations inventors and migrants are shaping the future.
Learn about Culture playing a VR game
Torres Strait Islander VR game teaches players about culture, traditional knowledge and environment at the same time
