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Festival started from a broken promise looks to future

The Garma festival was born out of the disappointment of a broken promise; 25 years later, local Yolngu leaders are looking to the future for their people.

Yunupiŋu played the long game on native title – and has finally won

Yunupiŋu played the long game on native title – and has finally won

As his brother said after Australia’s high court declared game over, ‘he was the one who had the vision’

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Landmark High Court Ruling Paves Way For $700M In Compensation To Gumatj People

The decision supports the Gumatj clan's rights to their land, allowing them to seek compensation for land taken by a mining company in 1968.

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'Fire in the minds' of next group of Indigenous leaders

The importance of education in two worlds - western and Indigenous knowledge - is key to the future of the next generation of leaders, Yolngu Elders say.

Albanese playing with fire as he crab-walks away from makarrata promise

Breaking a promise to limit political damage may just cause more of it. Pretending you haven’t broken one definitely will

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Hope for 'better future' as PM lands at Garma Festival

Australia's largest Indigenous cultural festival has officially opened with bunggul (dance) as the prime minister joined attendees in Arnhem Land.

Garma festival: Yunupingu’s legacy, the Indigenous voice and the fight for ‘a world that is better than the past’

Djawa Yunupingu says Yolngu have hope for the future and the referendum is a chance to unite Australia

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‘An opportunity to be lifted up’: Anthony Albanese hails local clan council as model of Indigenous voice at Garma festival

‘An opportunity to be lifted up’: Anthony Albanese hails local clan council as model of Indigenous voice at Garma festival

The event began with a solemn and loving tribute to beloved late Gumatj leader Yunupingu

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Labor expects duties on wine to be lifted next after China scraps 80% tariff on barley – as it happened

Labor expects duties on wine to be lifted next after China scraps 80% tariff on barley – as it happened

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First Garma festival without powerhouse leader Yunupingu to begin as voice referendum looms

First Garma festival without powerhouse leader Yunupingu to begin as voice referendum looms

Gathering will open with a memorial to beloved festival founder as leaders call on Australians to together ‘change the nation’

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Court paves way for compensation for traditional owners

Court paves way for compensation for traditional owners

The Federal Court has rejected the Commonwealth's arguments regarding the potential for compensation to Gumatj people over leasing land to a mining company.

‘A great Australian’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu

‘A great Australian’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu

‘He now walks in another place, but he has left such great footsteps for us to follow’

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Aboriginal land rights champion Yunupingu dies in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory

Aboriginal land rights champion Yunupingu dies in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory

One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders, the trailblazing land rights fighter Yunupingu, has died in the Northern Territory aged 74.

Ancient Aboriginal meeting place comes to life after Garma’s three-year absence

Ancient Aboriginal meeting place comes to life after Garma’s three-year absence

When the Prime Minister came to Arnhem Land to meet with Indigenous leaders, he was continuing a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years at ancient place called Gulkula.

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