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Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and First Nations Media Australia; First Sounds Vol. 5. First Sounds Vol. 5 launches another set of tracks with an incredible diversity of sounds produced in various locations and languages. Vol. 5 features artists from Lutruwita (Tasmania), Kaurna (Adelaide), Meanjin (Brisbane) to Tamworth (Gomeroi), the Torres Strait Islands and stretching to Noongar plains (Perth). This compilation continues the pioneering of our First Nations music. From soul hip-hop to saltwater reggae, atmospheric electronica, Naaguja traditional dance songs and t...

In this edition of Wuigada we hear from none other than the highly acclaimed soul musician, Emma Donovan.

Māori TV Te Ao With Moana looks at what it takes to begin protecting an inner city stream by giving it the same rights and privileges as a person. When Māori Television presenter Moana Maniapoto’s son Hikurangi Kimiora Jackson gets in her ear, she listens. Former Marae reporter Jackson is the man in the producer’s chair on Maniapoto’s award-winning current affairs show Te Ao With Moana. “It’s not often that you end up working with your kids,” she says. “It’s a different dynamic, but we recognise the skills that each of us brings and that they are complementary.

In this edition of Wuigada we hear from the legendary musician, composer, activist, broadcaster, actor and artist, Marlene Cummins.

Share The University of Sydney has awarded an honorary doctorate to Shellie Morris in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to music performance and education, in particular for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their culture and language. “As one of Australia’s finest Indigenous singer-songwriters, Shellie Morris has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and youth, by helping them to capture their stories and experiences,” said University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Stephen Garton. Raised in Sydney by her adopted non...