Heralded as the most exciting group to emerge in world music in recent years, the two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is returning to Australia to tour its brand new show, African Spirit, nationally from 24 April to 25 June 2008. A sell-out success in August last year when it premiered at the Edinburgh Festival […]
Scott Prince has produced what many are calling his greatest performance in the NRL, staring in the Titans 28 – 20 win over Parramatta last Friday night. Enjoying the best start to a season in his 10 year career, Prince scored one try, set up two more and kicked four goals, prompting Titans coach John […]
Heralded around the world for her unique sound and style, award-winning sitar player Anoushka Shankar is set to make her Australian and New Zealand debut in June 2008. Often connected by the media with her father, the legendary sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar (who inspired The Beatles in the 1960’s) and her half-sister, pop […]
Indigenous health organisations will meet with The Hon. Minister Paul Lynch, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Mr. Greg Aplin MP, Shadow Spokesperson for Aboriginal Affairs, at Parliament House on Thursday April 10 to encourage the NSW Government to release their plans and timeframes to achieve Indigenous health equality in line with the Close the Gap […]
Jamie Pittman has vowed to continue his quest to become a world boxing champion after being defeated in his bid for the WBA middleweight title against champion Felix Sturm in Düsseldorf. Pittman, who accepted the fight at late notice and came in as a heavy underdog started the fight strong, winning the first two rounds […]
The Vibe 3on3 paid another visit to one of their favourite locations last month, and they certainly weren’t left disappointed. Murray Bridge has always been a favourite location for the Vibe 3on3® crew. In fact, the weekend of May 26 and 27 saw the 3on3 crew return to this vibrant river city for the fifth […]
Sydney saw the return of the Vibe 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge over the weekend for only the second time in the events nine year history. The community turned out in great numbers over the two days, bursting with enthusiasm as everyone came together to celebrate living a healthy lifestyle and having fun. Held […]
The one and only Indigenous festival of basketball, beats and breaks – the Vibe 3on3™ – was back in action in late November as the event headed down the South Coast of New South Wales South to Nowra – the latest destination in its national tour. Situated on the beautiful Shoalhaven River, Nowra is one […]
Sydney Swans star and dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes emerged from the AFL tribunal unscathed last night, keeping him on-track to break Sydney’s consecutive game’s record. The 28 year-old was required to front the panel after being cited for striking Port Adelaide’s Matt Thomas in last Sundays match at the SCG. While Goodes had the […]
Indigenous boxer Jamie Pittman fly’s out of Sydney today headed for Düsseldorf, Germany and a shot at the WBA middleweight world title. The 26 year-old southpaw from Newcastle, won 111 of 137 amateur fights before turning pro in 2004. Since then he has amassed an impressive record of 16 fights for 16 wins, seven by […]
Six indigenous students from some of the remotest parts of Australia are about to embark on a trip of a lifetime. The students, from Djarragun College at Gordonvale just south of Cairns, have been invited to visit the UnitedArab Emirates. The visit has been arranged by Dare to Lead, a project backed by the Federal […]
Today’s announcement by the Rudd Government that it will spend $14.5 million to fund initiatives to curb high smoking rates among Aboriginal people has been welcomed by two leading Aboriginal health research bodies. The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) and the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) said the anti-smoking initiative […]
Indigenous leader Tom Calma has revealed a 10- point plan for the Government to improve the intervention in the Northern Territory after claiming the legislation must be substantially amended. In his fourth annual Social Justice Report, the Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice says that while he supports the intentions of the […]
Catch a rare glimpse of the cultural heartland of northern Australia when Indigenous music experts from the University of Sydney perform the traditional music from northern Australia at the Macleay Museum at 2pm on Sunday, 30 March, 2008. Dr Joseph Neparrna Gumbula, an eminent Yolgnu elder and Australian Research Council Indigenous Research Fellow at the […]
The Melbourne Comedy Festival is deadly serious about developing the art of comedy across all the country. In that spirit we welcome you to the Deadly Funny Grand Final. Deadly Funny is a comedy competition for Indigenous Australians. Continuing on from the success of 2007 in Victoria, Deadly Funny will also have representatives from Perth […]
Featuring direct from Kingston, Jamaica International Reggae stars: HORACE ANDY, LUCIANO & MIKEY GENERAL with FULL BAND SUPPORT BY AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS & REGGAE MASSIVE – SOUNDSYSTEMS, MC’S & SELECTORS INCLUDING: BART WILLOUGHBY (No Fixed Address, Mixed Relations) CHANT DOWN SOUND, NATTY SISTREN SOUND, HEARTICAL HIFI, TJIMBA POSSUM and more. From Kingston Jamaica to the bass […]
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