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First Nations First

First Nations First

By: SBS
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Follow stories concerning First Nations peoples and Indigenous Australia, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Torres Strait’s first land and sea conference weaves culture with science

    Torres Strait’s first land and sea conference weaves culture with science
    Jun 5 2026
    Traditional owners in Far North Queensland have come together with scientists for the first time to help tackle threats against human-induced climate change. The inaugural conference with leaders from seventeen different Torres Strait Islands is helping shape Australia's next State of Environment Report due in December this year. Reporter Josh van Staden travelled to Thursday Island with support from the Pulitzer Center.

    Traditional owners in Far North Queensland have come together with scientists for the first time to help tackle threats against human-induced climate change.

    The inaugural conference with leaders from seventeen different Torres Strait Islands is helping shape Australia's next State of Environment Report due in December this year.
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    5 mins
  • 'For us, by us': Indigenous plea for truth-telling and connection during Reconciliation Week

    'For us, by us': Indigenous plea for truth-telling and connection during Reconciliation Week
    May 28 2026
    Community led events are being held across the country to mark National Reconciliation Week, which runs from May 27 to Jun 03. This year's theme is 'All In' - a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation, and to advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's rights.
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    8 mins
  • Sorry won't cut it anymore: calls grow for action on Bringing Them Home recommendations

    Sorry won't cut it anymore: calls grow for action on Bringing Them Home recommendations
    May 26 2026
    Almost three decades on from the landmark Bringing Them Home report on Stolen Generations, the government has implemented just six per cent of recommendations. This National Sorry Day, advocates are calling for government action to better support survivors and their families.
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    6 mins
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