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NITV Radio brings stories from across the country celebrating excellence and sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.

The latest in national and international news for Wednesday 30th July 2025.

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The New South Wales government is investing $1.5 million to establish a dedicated literature hub next to the State Library of New South Wales, mirroring Victoria's Wheeler Centre.

Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan has dismissed a new report claiming the Labor government has invested almost $400 million on Treaty negotiation since 2016.

"We see generations of First Nations consumers who aren't able to access their own money. This is money that's been held on trust for them during their time of need whether that may be for financial hardship, retirement or to pass on to the next generation"

What happens when a remote island community must build its own dialysis unit to keep families together? In Galiwin'ku, a Yolŋu community on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory, rates of chronic kidney disease are rising, forcing many to leave their homelands for life-saving dialysis treatment—often hundreds of kilometres away. In this episode, Dr Sarah Hanieh speaks with Charlie Yebarrarr Dhamarrandji, a community member undergoing dialysis, and Kat Baxter, a dedicated dialysis nurse from Purple House—an Indigenous-led healthcare service providing dialysis in remote communities. Together, they discuss the profound significance of the new local dialysis unit: what it means for culture, identity, and community.

Who gets awarded for bravery and why? In the final episode of Uncle Charlie: The Invisible Hero, host Paulien Roessink speaks to community members who know a lot about awarding bravery. We'll hear from David Arden, the president of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, and Michael Bell, Indigenous Liaison for the Australian War Memorial, alongside previous guests of the series. We'll find out why people still think formal recognition from the government is due 83 years after Uncle Charlie saved three Dutch people during the Broome Air Raid attacks.

"working with and listening to communities directly has been really fundamental"

Labor's election promise will see 20 per cent of higher education debt cut for three million Australians, with the income threshold to start paying back the debt lifted to $67,000.

Rock wallabies once thought to be extinct in WA, until a pair were spotted in a remote gorge by rock climbers in 2016.

"for me the GO Foundation has been a lot more than financial support, there's a strong community there that does a lot of mentoring"

"Importantly those entrepreneurs are generating that value purely by operating...because there shouldn't be an expectation on Indigenous businesses to go above and beyond, and provide programs that we would not expect the average small to medium enterprise to provide."

Musician, songwriter and music producer, Candice Lorrae is no stranger to the spotlight, but her recent recognition as one of two recipients of the First Nations Fellowship award at the 2025 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards is a powerful reminder of the impact she's having across both industry and community.

"The lack of indigenous people in the commercial fishing industry is so, so unfortunate. If you can create a business that's sustainable, that's culturally directed, you can create jobs and a middle class within small coastal towns."

"I was a appreciative to be a finalist, let alone a winner. I felt like a winner just being a finalist and having my work recognised."

"everything I wanted when I first started performing was to not be the only Blakfulla in the room... it's so rewarding on a personal and community level to have more and more young queer mob coming into these spaces"

Action to further protect children in childcare is set to be among the federal government's first priorities.

"It's part storytelling, it's part performance, it's part drag and part drag"

Baleen Moondjan, Tina - A Tropical Love Story, Preparing Ground and The Bogong Song are just some of the First Nations programming in 2025's Brisbane Festival.

A legal complaint has been lodged against Quantas over last months cyber attack that saw millions of customers data stolen.

"My heart is broken for my family and my community. Love has driven us on this journey for the last 5 years, love for our families and communities. That love will keep driving us."

Two years after the Broome air raid—when Japanese Zero fighter planes attacked and more than 80 lives were lost—local Bardi man Charles D'Antoine was awarded a medal by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for saving three Dutch nationals. Now, 83 years on, the Australian government has yet to formally acknowledge Uncle Charlie's act of bravery. In the second episode of this 3-part series, host Paulien Roessink finds out who Uncle Charlie was, and what was the cost of being a hero?

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"it is about commemorating something that is cultural and significant... but we want to decolonise it in form and in scale"

In the midst of a new permanent landmark at Sydney Circular Quay by Alison Page, forms the Sydney Coastal Aboriginal Women's Group.

Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibits in London's TATE Modern.

"Garcon is a deeply personal one-person show that explores stolen boyhood"

How do you navigate a future shaped by both tradition and change? For young Yolŋu leaders, the path forward isn't always clear. Tradition is strong, but modern influences - like social media - are changing the way young people connect with culture, community, and Elders. With these shifts, tough questions arise: What traditions do you hold onto? What do you adapt? And how do you make space for both worlds? In this episode, Zelda Dhamarrandji, a young Yolŋu leader shares her experience of growing up in Galiwin'ku, where cultural knowledge and modern influences intersect. She reflects on the responsibility of carrying forward cultural knowledge, the pressures of the modern world, and what it means to move forward while staying connected to the past.

"Its breaking that stigma around mental health within our Indigenous communities"

"we should expect Indigenous excellence and we should be enabling that"

"it's a beautiful way for the wider community to connect to the beauty of our cultures and truth of our shared history"

Campaign launched by the Goanna Academy shows solidarity with those facing mental health challenges founded by rugby leagues Greg Inglis.

Toxic algae devastating marine life in South Australia.

"I think being visible plays such an important part..... That representation is just so important"

On a hot autumn day in Broome, 1942 a young Indigenous man named Charles D'Antoine is cleaning boat planes along Roebuck Bay. Charles, also known as Uncle Charlie to his loved ones, couldn't have imagined the carnage that was about to be unleashed on this small regional town. Japanese Zero fighter planes launched a devastating air raid on Broome, leaving approximately 80 people dead. Amid the chaos, Uncle Charlie saved the lives of three Dutch citizens. For his bravery, he was awarded a Silver Medal by the Dutch government. But why was this act of heroism never officially recognised by Australia?

NITV Radio brings stories from across the country celebrating excellence and sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.

NITV Radio speak to three passionate young people ready to become the next generation of Indigenous leaders

This exhibition seeks to centre connection between First Nations and Asian Australian cultural groups and raise the level of awareness of those connections, which have existed outside dominant or mainstream culture for as long as humans have come and gone to this continent."

Clothilde Bullen talks about the various mediums, perspectives, legacies of exclusion and resilience while drawing vital parallels between the past and present, with Aboriginal and Asian communities.

"Those conversations in a respectful way, and we'll be able to deliver a Treaty which will deliver powerful outcomes for our communities, powerful outcomes for all Victoria. Making sure that we get better outcomes for our communities. So that our future generations can thrive."

First Nations leaders, trailblazers and community members recognised for their achievements at the annual National NAIDOC Awards.

Western medicine treats the body, but for Yolŋu people, health is something much bigger. Wellbeing is tied to land, kinship, and the natural environment, passed down through generations. This traditional way of looking at health and wellbeing has sustained Yolŋu communities for centuries, but today, it exists alongside Western healthcare. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Hanieh speaks with Marcus Lacey to explore Yolŋu perspectives on health, the vital role of country in healing, and why these traditions remain essential in today's world.

"It's about the ancient monoliths and the contemporary history of Blak activism."

"There's so much that goes beyond dollars when talking about Indigenous businesses, a diverse business sector strengthens social cohesion and honours the cultural heritage of this country."

"an element of the Veil is to serve as a portal or a liminal space created through the expression of culture, memory and emotional residue"

"this body of work invites us really to kind of consider our individual responsibilities and care for Country.... particularly in the light of climate crisis"

The Yoorrook Justice Commission's final reports feature 100 recommendations find that certain colonial actions and policies, including forced child removal, would amount to genocide by today's standards

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