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NITV Radio - News 7/8/2026
The latest National and International news for the 8th August 2026.

NITV News: 7 August 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Friday 7 August 2026.

Honouring Memory and Country: Teho Ropeyarn selected as 2026 NATSIAA finalist
Selected as a Telstra Work on Paper Award finalist in the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), Angkamuthi and Yadhaykana artist Teho Ropeyarn reawakens Ancestral narratives through monumental printmaking.

Weaving glass, lineage, and place: Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello selected as NATSIAA finalist
Selected as a finalist for the Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award in the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), Lower Southern Arrernte artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM translates ancestral lineage and place into masterfully blown glass.

Connect 2026 set to showcase the strength of Indigenous business
As Supply Nation prepares to host its flagship event, Connect 2026, NITV Radio speaks with CEO Kate Russell about the continued growth of the Indigenous business sector and the role supplier diversity plays in creating economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

From the Block to the National Portrait Gallery: how Dennis Golding turned a cup of tea into a national monument
Kamilaroi artist Dennis Golding has created the National Portrait Gallery's first etching — a collaborative portrait of Redfern Elder Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo OAM that transforms a simple cup of tea into a permanent monument of community and belonging.

From Redfern to the National Portrait Gallery: Governor-General unveils first-ever etching of Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo
Redfern Elder and culinary pioneer Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo OAM has become the first sitter in the National Portrait Gallery to be immortalised in etching, unveiled by Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

NITV Radio - News 5/8/2026
The latest National and International news for the 5th August 2026.

NITV News: 5 August 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 5 August 2026.

Siena Stubbs Shares the Story Behind short film 'Maŋutji (Catching Eyes)'
Siena Stubbs is a prominent young Yolŋu leader, artist, filmaker and Garma youth forum participant and speaks with NITV's Breanna Holden about her short film 'Maŋutji (Catching Eyes)', which recently screened at the Sydney Film Festival before being showcased at the Garma Festival.

Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO Denise Bowden Opens Garma with a Message of Unity
Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO Denise Bowden welcomed delegates to the Garma Festival with an opening address centred on this year's theme, Bukmak (Everyone).

Foreign Minister Penny Wong delivers keynote at Garma Festival
Foreign Minister Penny Wong used her keynote address at the Garma Festival to highlight the enduring relationships between First Nations peoples and their Pacific neighbours, describing them as a strategic national advantage for Australia.

Minister Malarndirri McCarthy addresses crowd at Garma
Minister for Indigenous Australians and Yanyuwa woman Malarndirri McCarthy addressed the crowd at Gulkula, reflecting on the significance of the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act NT.

Djawa Yunupiŋu Announces Plans for New Dilak Land Council
Senior Gumatj leader and Yothu Yindi Foundation Chair Djawa Yunupiŋu has announced plans to establish the Dilak Land Council, a new standalone body representing 13 Yolŋu clans across northeast Arnhem Land.

Budat Maymuru Shares Leadership Journey at Garma's She Power Forum
Recognised as a passionate youth advocate, mentor and the 2025 Northern Territory Young Achiever, Budat Maymuru joined the 'She Power Forum' on day one at the Garma Festival.

Bluey Brings Smiles to Garma with Yolŋu Matha Screening
Young mob were treated to a special surprise at the Garma Festival when Bluey made an appearance.

NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro Addresses Garma with Nhulunbuy Commitment
Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro used her first keynote address at the Garma Festival to announce a major Aboriginal land tenure agreement aimed at securing the long term future of Nhulunbuy as the Rio Tinto mine prepares to wind down.

Sue-Anne Hunter Calls for Culturally Safe Education at Garma
National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, opened the Garma Education Forum with a keynote speech on day one of the festival.

NITV Radio News Wrap 31/7/2026
The latest National and International news for the 31st July 2026.

Everything you need to know about Garma Festival 2026
The countdown is on for the 26th annual Garma Festival, with thousands set to gather at the Gulkula ceremonial site in northeast Arnhem Land from 31 July to 3 August.

NITV Radio Full - 29/07/2026
The 26th annual Garma Festival is just around the corner, returning to the Gulkula ceremonial site in northeast Arnhem Land from 31 July to 3 August

NITV Radio News - 29/07/2026
Community leaders from the Torres Strait Islands are taking their climate fight back to court, arguing the federal government owes them a duty of care.

Saplings is making its Victorian premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne
Saplings is a collection stories about young people in conflict with the youth justice system informed by workshops and interviews with incarcerated youth from Marrickville to Moree.

NT Government reforms to child protection system draw criticism from community and law makers
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Northern Territory parliament this week outraged at reforms to the child safety system they say could usher in a new Stolen Generation.

NITV Radio Full - 27/07/2026
Reforms to the Northern Territory child protection system have sparked alarm and warnings the move could contribute to another Stolen Generation.

NITV Radio News - 27/07/2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government has no plan to extend the fuel excise as petrol prices are expected to rise above $2-a-litre again in coming weeks.

A nationwide AusAlert emergency warning system will be tested sounding from mobile phone devices
A new national emergency warning system, designed to deliver critical alerts faster and more reliably during disasters will be tested in coming days.

NITV Radio Full - 24/07/2026
Latrell Mitchell brought 29 young people from Brewarrina to get a behind the scenes look at the NITV studios in Sydney through his work with the Winmarra Foundation.

NITV Radio News - 24/07/2026
Thousands of teachers and school staff rally in Melbourne.

NITV Radio - News 22/7/2026
The latest National and International news for the 22nd July 2026.

NITV News: 22 July 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 22 July 2026.

NITV News: 21 July 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Tuesday 21 July 2026.

Somewhere Over the Blak Rainbow joins one of 4 commission for the Yirramboi 2027 program
A theatrical roving street performace that maps the Blak and Queer histories of Fitzroy, to honour generations of Aboriginal LGBTQIA+ lives on Wurundjeri Country.

NITV Radio Full - 20/07/2026
Yirramboi reveals creative commissions joining the programming for 2027. One of which is a roving performance by Bryan andy, Somewhere Over the Blak Rainbow.

NITV Radio News - 20/07/2026
The Federal Government says universities could face fines if they fail to combat racism under new standards introduced.

Doctors see potential in early detection testing for Alzheimer's for those who may be at high risk of developing the disease
"This is really important for people, particularly if we get to a time when there's one of the treatments that are being tested for Alzheimer's prevention therapies." - Jessica Langbaum.

Bringing high energy and rage rap in mixtape BLACKPRINT with Miss Kaninna
"We're the oldest living culture and were so deadly and we've got so much to offer and I think that what I want to focus on a lot with my music"

NITV Radio Full - 17/07/2026
BLACKPRINT, debut mixtape from Miss Kaninna "I think that what I am talking about, it's inherently powerful"

NITV Radio News - 17/07/2026
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has announced proposed changes to strengthen Australia's Modern Slavery Act.

NITV Radio - News 15/7/2026
The latest National and International news for the 15th July 2026.

NITV News: 15 July 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 15 July 2026.

NITV Radio Full - 13/07/2026
"What I do as a curator is always bring together non-Indigenous Australian and First Nations work within the same conversation", Sophie Gerhard.

Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree exhibiting 163 artworks with Guest Curato Sophie Gerhard
"also uncovering the ways in which the gum trees have been harnessed and appreciated and become such a fundamental part of Australia's national identity"

George Cooley announced as a finalist for the Telstra NATSIAA Awards
"I'm a new and emerging artist. I started doing art in 2021, I first took up the brush and I had no interest in doing any artwork." - George Cooley

NITV Radio News - 13/07/2026
Telstra's chief executive is expected to appear before the Senate Inquiry into triple zero failures.

NITV Radio - News 10/7/2026
Catch up on whats making news for Friday 10th July 2026.

NITV Radio - News 9/7/2026
Catch up on whats making news for Thursday 9th July 2026.

Zaachariaha Fielding on music, art and creating the 2026 NAIDOC Week poster
Yankunytjatjara artist, musician and Electric Fields lead vocalist, Zaachariaha Fielding is the 2026 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition winner.

NITV Radio - On Air Program 9/7/2026
NITV Radio brings stories from across the country sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.

NITV Radio - News 8/7/2026
The latest National and International news for the 8th July 2026.

NITV Radio - News 8/7/2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 8 July 2026.

NAIDOC Committee Co-Chair, Steven Satour, Talks Events, Activities and Community
"That's what '50 years of NAIDOC' is about, take a minute but also start thinking about what NAIDOC looks like into the future"

NITV Radio Full - 06/07/2026
Jenna Lee announced as a finalist in the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Artist Jenna Lee announced as one of the NATSIAA Finalists
"I try to look at the history of this continent also reminding people these are things that are still ongoing."

Episode 8 of THE POINT explores Black Money: Where do the dollars go and who’s keeping track?
John Paul Janke is in Canberra to speak to financial experts, government ministers and our most outspoken Indigenous senators in the newest episode of The Point.

NITV Radio News - 06/07/2026
Ahead of a formal meeting at the end of the month with the UN, UNESCO has said it won't add the reef to the heritage sites 'in danger' list at this stage.

NITV Radio Full - 03/07/2026
In a powerful address calling for truth-telling, justice and unity, Uncle Richard invited audiences to reflect on the past and present realities facing First Nations peoples.

NITV Radio News - 03/07/2026
Police in Western Australia say a trial using an AI-assisted facial recognition camera has resulted in multiple arrests.

Honouring the past, shaping the future: Uncle Richard Frankland’s powerful oration
Truth telling, justice and unity were at the heart of this year’s Elder in Residence oration, delivered by respected Aboriginal writer, activist and filmmaker Richard Frankland.

NIAF 2026 Talks program explores art, sovereignty and cultural authority
The National Indigenous Art Fair is not just about art, it’s also about the conversations shaping the future of First Nations creative practice.

Kaleena Briggs curates powerful First Nations music program for National Indigenous Art Fair 2026
The National Indigenous Art Fair is set to return bigger than ever this year running from Friday 3rd July through to Sunday 5th July, with Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta artist Kaleena Briggs leading this year’s music program.

NITV Radio - News 2/7/2026
Catch up on whats making news for Thursday 2nd July 2026.

EON Aboriginal Foundation expands into three new NT communities with edible school gardens
EON Aboriginal Foundation is expanding its work in the Northern Territory, partnering with three remote Aboriginal communities to create large edible gardens in local schools.

NITV Radio - On Air Program 1/7/2026
NITV Radio brings stories from across the country sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.

NITV Radio - News 1/7/2026
The latest National and International news for the 1st July 2026.

NITV Radio - News 1/7/2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 1st July 2026.

The Point has a closer look at Saltwater Sovereignty on the NSW South Coast
NITV's The Point is taking a closer look at one of the most important conversations in Aboriginal affairs today: Saltwater Sovereignty. Episode 7 airing Tuesday 7.3opm 30th JUNE

Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly) one-woman show performed by Kirli Saunders
"thinking about Country and kin and this idea of going slowly as the antidote"

Improving representation and cultural safety in Australian healthcare with Mason Smith
"It looks like empowering others and building their capacity to create a workplace where people are accountable for themselves"

NITV Radio Full - 29/06/2026
Kirli Saunders stars in Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly) exploring the ongoing impacts of violence, racism, and resilience in a a one-woman show.

NITV Radio News - 29/06/2026
A parliamentary inquiry has heard that over the past decade racism, hate and violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is increasing and its forms are evolving and expanding.

NITV Radio - News Wrap 26/6/2026
The latest National and International news for the 26th June 2026.

NITV News: 26 June 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 24 June 2026.

NITV Radio - On Air Program 24/6/2026
NITV Radio brings stories from across the country sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.

NITV Radio - News 24/6/2026
The latest National and International news for the 24th June 2026.

NITV News: 24 June 2026
Catch up on whats making news for Wednesday 24 June 2026.

What Yet is a new contemporary circus work commissioned by YIRRAMBOI 2027
"it's been really a fun process upskilling people who otherwise aren't really in the circus world"NITV Radio talks with facilitator and director Maggie Church-Kopp as well as with circus performer and acrobat Johnny Brown.Maggie and Johnny have spent years in the circus and dance spaces and currently create at Na Dijnang, a contemporary Blak circus producing First Nations lead stories told through

Selve returns from European tour with newly released songs and tour dates across QLD, NSW & VIC
"Its nice to have something to look forward to coming home"

NITV Radio Full - 22/06/2026
Selve front man Loki Liddle, a proud Jabirr Jabirr man talks with NITV Radio after returning from the European tour set to complete the final leg of the Breaking into heaven tour.

NITV Radio News - 22/06/2026
The New South Wales government has announced a new housing manufacturing hub to promote pre-fabricated housing to increase supply
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