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Architecture news & editorial desk Ros Moriarty and John Moriarty, founders of Indigenous design studio Balarinji, have been inducted into the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Hall of Fame, for their contribution to enriching Australian graphic design, communication, and cultural activism. Founded in 1983, Balarinji has continually depicted the Indigenous narrative in a profound manner. Best known for the Balarinji-Qantas Flying Art Aircraft collection that has spanned three decades, the practice’s cultural design principles have transformed many major infrastructure projects na...

NAIDOC week has just begun and, after several tumultuous years of disasters in Australia, the theme this year is Heal Country. In the last two years, Australia has suffered crippling drought that saw the Darling-Baaka run dry, catastrophic bushfires, and major flooding throughout coastal and inland areas of Australia’s east. Just two weeks ago, UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre recommended one of our national treasures, the Great Barrier Reef, be listed as in danger. If these events, and the thought of other inevitable climate change-driven disasters sadden or madden you, consider how it imp...

Kerins believes much of the problem goes back to how the trust was set up, with traditional owners shut out of negotiations and the NT government and MRM deciding how the trust would operate. “The mine refused to meet with Aboriginal groups who wanted to organise under their law,” he said. “Instead they parachuted in someone MRM chose and set up a proxy organisation with mine-links that didn’t represent the people.” Garawa elder and Borroloola Aboriginal leader Jack Green said the trust should be handed over to the four Aboriginal groups in the region to decide how it’s used.

NT Government The Northern Territory’s key visual and performing arts touring organisation is amongst newcomers to a framework that will raise its national profile and offer financial stability. Artback NT is one of eight new groups signed up to the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF), placing it amongst a clique of performance organisations including the Australian Ballet, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Opera Australia. The recent additions broaden the scope of the partnership framework and build on the strength of the 30 existing partners, improving arts access in...