News and updates from Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Find out what's affecting you and community in this latest news from Aboriginal Affairs NSW.

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Aboriginal Affairs NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of First Nations peoples to Australia.

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Departmental Release
9 February 2026

Grants now open to support NAIDOC celebrations across NSW

Aboriginal groups and community organisations across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities. 

News
19 November 2025

Thunggutti Community leads seasonal burn to care for Country

The Thunggutti community has come together on Country for a seasonal burn, combining cultural knowledge and community care to protect homes, reduce hazards and pass on traditional fire practices to the next generations.

Ministerial media release
13 November 2025

Cultural Grants open to celebrate Aboriginal cultures and connection across NSW

Aboriginal community organisations and groups across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support events and activities that celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal cultures.

News
7 November 2025

A new era of Aboriginal-led governance and planning in Orange

Aboriginal organisations in Orange have come together to implement a new 10-year Place-Based Partnership to Close the Gap on a local level. 

News
3 November 2025

Aboriginal-led schools program teaches healthy habits for life

‘Our Healthy Kids’, a culturally safe, Aboriginal-led primary school program is supporting Aboriginal young people in NSW to strengthen their knowledge of health and wellbeing and develop lifelong healthy habits.  

News
30 October 2025

Dharug woman makes history as Australia’s first blind Aboriginal lawyer

A proud Dharug woman from Mount Druitt, Samantha Alexander has made history, becoming Australia’s first blind Aboriginal lawyer. But for Samantha, this milestone is about so much more than her accomplishment - it’s about representation, belonging and changing the system from within.

Departmental Release
20 October 2025

New Cultural Knowledge Standards to strengthen Aboriginal Cultural Heritage partnerships

The NSW Government has released the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge Standards to support effective engagement for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage across the state.

Ministerial media release
10 October 2025

Aboriginal Business Roundtable spotlights cultural tourism

Representatives from the Aboriginal business and cultural tourism sectors came together at the Murrook Culture Centre on Worimi Country, Port Stephens yesterday for the eighth NSW Aboriginal Business Roundtable.

Ministerial media release
30 September 2025

Construction begins on Broken Hill’s new Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

The Minns Labor Government is increasing access to early learning and health screening for Aboriginal families in Western NSW, with construction beginning on Broken Hill’s new Aboriginal Child and Family Centre (ACFC).

Ministerial media release
26 September 2025

Government invests $5.6 million into culturally safe refuge for Lake Macquarie

The Minns Labor Government is continuing to build a safer New South Wales for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, with an investment of $5.6 million into a new Core and Cluster refuge in the Lake Macquarie LGA.

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