‘After the Fire’: Gumatj leader Djawa Yunupingu looks to the future – Garma 2024 in pictures
After the excitement of the voice to parliament referendum energised the Garma festival 12 months ago, the 2024 gathering remains hopeful for the future, placing an emphasis on a new path forward
June 2024
Rev Dr DJ Gondarra, Yolŋu elder and advocate for political and spiritual freedom, dies aged 79
Northern Territory politician pays tribute to Yolŋu elder Rev Dr DJ Gondarra - video
April 2023
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Former NSW deputy Liberal leader says party has ‘moved too far to the right’ – as it happened
‘A great Australian’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu
Yunupingu, ‘the rock that stands against time’, leaves an indelible mark in struggle for Indigenous rights
Chips Mackinolty
Yunupingu, Yolŋu leader and campaigner for Indigenous rights, dies aged 74
November 2022
Arias 2022: Yolŋu rapper Baker Boy dominates music awards with five wins
Amyl and the Sniffers win group of the year while Tones And I wins song of the year at the first in-person ceremony since 2019
August 2022
King Stingray review – irresistibly joyful debut album from the Yolngu surf-rock kings
With Yothu Yindi in their bloodlines, the band have delivered a hooky and uptempo first album with a sound that’s all their own
July 2022
Ceremony and celebration at the 2022 Garma festival – in pictures
The Guardian picture essay
‘Bringing the sun in’: the hardworking weavers of Bula’Bula dig colour from the red earth
December 2021
Bark Ladies: the painters reimagining ancestral beings, mermaids and the Yolŋu universe – in pictures
The Guardian picture essay
‘It keeps me alive’: the politically potent bark paintings of Dhambit Munuŋgurr
Vale David Gulpilil: the inimitable actor who changed the movies, and changed us
The star has left behind a profound body of work – and a permanent, inimitable impression on his industry
David Gulpilil, a titanic force in Australian cinema, dies after lung cancer diagnosis
The Indigenous actor, who was in his late 60s when he died, helped shape the history of Australian film
David Gulpilil obituary: Walkabout star a ‘consummate actor’ who helped reinvent Australian film
Actor had key roles in Storm Boy, The Last Wave and worked with Rolf de Heer in The Tracker, Ten Canoes and Charlie’s Country
February 2021
‘I did this for my family’: how High Ground uses a ‘both ways’ approach to tell Australia’s story
Yothu Yindi’s Witiyana Marika produced the film after decades of trust-building with traditional owners. He hopes it can serve as a model for the next generation
October 2020
‘Loud and proud, wrong and strong’: the ‘Yolŋu surf rock’ of Yothu Yindi’s next generation
Dr M Yunupiŋu’s nephew and Stuart Kellaway’s son both joined the legendary group – but they’ve now got their own music to share: new band King Stingray
December 2019
Channel Seven settles defamation case with Aboriginal community over Sunrise segment
Images of adults from the Yirrkala community were used in a segment where panellist called for Aboriginal children to be adopted by white families
August 2018
Garma festival highlights – in pictures
Families from across Arnhem Land come together for the annual celebration of Yolngu culture