We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We're calling on allies to stand in solidarity and join our journey for change this EOFY 2025.
Hayley McQuire is a Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman and the co-founder of NIYEC. We yarned with Hayley for our 5 Changemakers, 5 Days campaign.
Birabahn was a prominent Awabakal leader and scholar from the 19th Century in the Newcastle, Hunter, and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales.
Vanessa Morris reflects on returning home to Yorta Yorta Woka (Country) for a Day of Mourning, and community self-determined sovereignty.