Jane Edwards shares the Nyigina word for 'country'. 

What have we learned in the year since the 2023 Referendum? 

And how do we continue to forward?

Thomas Mayo, Lydia Miller and Michael Mossman discuss the strength their communities continue to show, consider why it might be more meaningful to look at what we've gained rather than what we lost.

The Kimberley region of Western Australia is the only place in the country where boab trees grow. Here, they are prolific.

Our language legend Jane Edwards has been sharing Nyigina from her home in Derby in the west Kimberley region. Today, she shares the Nyigina word for the boab tree. 

For the past two years Noongar artist Bumpy has been working on a suite of songs for the Australian Art Orchestra as part of her artist-in-residency role with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Her show is called Tooni and it turns Bumpy's deeply personal experience of learning her language into music.

The Tarnanthi Art Fair is one of the ways the event celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. In doing so, it platforms their stories. 

A story that’s front of mind for many First Nations artists at the moment has to do with renal dialysis.

If you live in a remote area and you need to access that healthcare, you’re faced with either leaving your Country to receive treatment, or making long, difficult journeys back and forth between your home and the clinic. 

That’s where Purple House comes in – it's an Indigenous-owned health service with 18 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck. 

They’re there so patients can get back home and maintain strong cultural ties. 

What does this have to do with the Tarnanthi Art Fair?

Purple House CEO Sarah Brown and Tarnanthi Artistic Director Nici Cumpston explain. 

DanceRites is a national cultural dance competition that sees dance groups from across the country come together to shake a leg.

This year, 18 groups from remote, regional and metropolitan areas across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Torres Strait Islands have come to the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.

Judge Tara Gower shares what she's expecting from this year's event. 

T Breezy is Gamilaraay artist from Inverell. He released his debut joint mixtape ‘Souths Most Wanted’ with his brother and collaborator Walkerboy earlier this year and just finished touring it regionally. 

Even though the music has a bite, it’s thematically hopeful. T Breezy is the same. 

He shares what he loves about country music, what draws him to touring regionally, and how life as an artist has shaped him so far. 

T Breezy also performs a song from 'Souths Most Wanted' live in the RN studios on Gadigal Country. 

The Tennant Creek Brio is an art collective that grew out of a mental health program for men. 

Now the collective is preparing for its first major survey exhibition at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art — Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis.

Artist Jimmy Frank Jupurrula and curator Max Delany explain how their work blends strong cultural values with a punk attitude.

Jane Edwards is in Derby in the west Kimberley sharing some of her language: Nyigina. 

Last week, she shared the Nyigina word for a great-grandmother. This week, she’s focusing on a different family member.

Meet Jane Edwards in Derby in the west Kimberly. She’s our language legend this month.

Today, Jane shares a Nyigina word that can describe someone’s daughter. 

It’s also the word for a great-grandmother – who becomes a daughter to her great-grandchildren.