The 2026 NAIDOC finalists have been announced, recognising First Nations elders, organisers, artists and communities.
Melissa Meehan
A powerful new musical inspired by the changing seasons of Noongar Country will make its premiere in Albany, bringing together WA musicians in a celebration of culture, country and classical music.
Amy Towers
Noongar leader Gerry Matera wants to build a $50 billion Indigenous wealth fund by 2050, with “black cladding” firms first in his sights.
Ryan Johnson
The faces and stories of Menang and community elders will adorn the Albany Town Hall for the next month, the product of two years of hard work by photographer Nic Duncan and Menang elder Carol Pettersen.
Jacki Elezovich
Strict new measures aim to stop companies pretending to be Indigenous to benefit from procurement programs targeting First Nations businesses.
Duncan Murray
Better transport, shorter wait times and cultural safety are all factors in improving immunisation rates for First Nations children, a study has found.
Farid Farid
The Albany Town Hall was full on Friday night as the Binalup, Menang: First Light, First People exhibition — a photographic showcase of Albany’s Noongar community — was officially opened to the public.
Mural wizard Charlie Colbung has been at it again, completing another masterpiece as part of the Kwoorabup Nature School’s annual Makuru Festival.
Claire Middleton
In the midst of Albany’s bicentenary commemorations, the statue of Mokare on York Street serves as a reminder that the region’s history stretches far beyond 200 years.
Traditional Owners have regained control of key national park and conservation land under a landmark hand back and joint management agreement.
Robyn Wuth
The State Government has committed $2.6 million to improving access to child development services for Aboriginal children and families.
Rhianna Mitchell
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has criticised ‘out of touch Generals’ after Australian soldiers were taught to construct wooden spears and axes during an Indigenous weapons making course.
Andrew Greene
Western Australian indigenous advocate and anti-violence campaigner Mechelle Turvey has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Well-known Noongar artists Peter Farmer and Peter Farmer Junior are incredibly proud to represent WA after their artwork was selected to feature on the Australian Olympic team uniforms.
Kellie Balaam
Recognition with one of the State’s top business awards has helped to build momentum and open doors for a charity running key services across WA.
Albany Entertainment Centre’s Princess Royal Theatre hosted a full house on Wednesday morning to watch Reconciliation WA’s annual reconciliation breakfast broadcast from Perth.
Aboriginal Elders and young children are forging special connections at a unique playgroup celebrating its first year of spreading intergenerational joy.
Abe Maddison
Geraldton residents were ‘All In’ for Reconciliation Week, as hundreds of people marched in the annual Wanarayimanha Walk on Wednesday.
Sally Q Davies
Bearing witness to real change and wanting to see those changes have lasting benefits for generations to come are Professor Rhonda Marriott’s bread and butter.
Brooke Rolfe
BHP and the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation have inked a new partnership the mining giant says is key to ‘unlocking’ the next phase of decarbonisation in the Pilbara.
Cheyanne Enciso
The many thousands of Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families from 1910 to 1970 are being remembered as part of National Sorry Day.
Lloyd Jones
WA is becoming less competitive for mining exploration due to Aboriginal cultural heritage compliance processes being allowed to balloon ‘unchecked’ in cost and time.
Rebecca Le May
Albany is hosting several important events for Reconciliation Week this week, including a symposium with local elders for National Sorry Day and the launch of the Great Southern reconciliation action plan.
Fortescue has been blasted for its continuous disregard of Aboriginal cultural heritage, with one major super fund hinting at the potential of a protest vote at the mining giant’s annual general meeting.
Adrian Rauso
