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The Indigenous craftsman who listens for singing trees

In historic Yirrkala, where land rights once echoed in bark petitions, Ian Gurruwiwi listens for the tree that will become the next voice in his people's song.

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

Artists connected to the remote Yirrkala community in East Arnhem Land were among the first Indigenous Australians to use their art for political ends.

Yolngu power: how a small Indigenous community in the Top End came to dominate Australian art

Yolngu power: how a small Indigenous community in the Top End came to dominate Australian art

A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales celebrates the many artists of Yirrkala, across almost 300 works spanning bark paintings to neon lights

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Clare Wright’s history of the Bark Petitions is a work of intimate storytelling, written with ‘charismatic authority’

Clare Wright’s Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions – subtitled “how the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian democracy” – tells a story that is already well known.

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Yolngu elder and bilingual educator Yalmay Yunupingu retires from Yirrkala school

A dedicated Arnhem Land teacher and linguist described as a warrior for bilingual education is retiring after 40 years of fighting to keep Yolngu language and culture strong.

Historic Bark Petition artefact returned to traditional owners after 59-year travels around Australia

Northern Territory traditional owners travel to a small Kimberley town to recover a piece of Aboriginal heritage after it spent 59 years unaccounted for.

Yirrkala is a powerful mix of people, history and culture — and so am I

From hunting to creating art, growing up in Yirrkala in the Northern Territory is unlike growing up anywhere else.

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Prominent Northern Territory anti-vaxxer David Cole arrested and charged in East Arnhem Land over COVID-19 breach

Prominent Northern Territory anti-vaxxer David Cole arrested and charged in East Arnhem Land over COVID-19 breach

Northern Territory police have confirmed that three people have been arrested, charged and directed to leave Yirrkala, as elders brand their presence in the remote community as "dangerous".

Julia Gillard: ‘There have been many takes on the misogyny speech. This is a truly special one’

Julia Gillard: ‘There have been many takes on the misogyny speech. This is a truly special one’

Yolŋu artist Dhambit Munuŋgurr has been waiting a long time to get Gillard’s attention. On Friday at the National Gallery of Victoria, they finally met

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East Arnhem community of Yirrkala exits lockdown as Northern Territory records 459 new COVID-19 cases

East Arnhem community of Yirrkala exits lockdown as Northern Territory records 459 new COVID-19 cases

Yirrkala records four new COVID-19 cases but the lockdown in the community has ended on schedule as the Northern Territory records 459 new cases of the virus.

COVID updates: Seven-day isolation period for positive cases to remain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says

COVID updates: Seven-day isolation period for positive cases to remain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will not change the isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases, but the issue will remain under constant review.

COVID-19 hospital cases in the Northern Territory rise to 48, with 418 new infections recorded

COVID-19 hospital cases in the Northern Territory rise to 48, with 418 new infections recorded

The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has grown to 48, with seven of those patients requiring oxygen. No patients are in intensive care.

NT communities of Yirrkala and Galiwin'ku enter first full day of COVID-19 lockdown

NT communities of Yirrkala and Galiwin'ku enter first full day of COVID-19 lockdown

The communities of Yirrkala and Galiwin'ku are now the only locked-down places in Australia after the government announced restrictions yesterday due to a growing outbreak in East Arnhem.

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