THE TRUTH ABOUT: Garma festival - Caught on Camera

Garma eyes life after mining and a new land rights era

At the NT's Garma Festival, Yolngu leaders have marked 50 years of land rights, confronted the end of a Rio Tinto mine and push for a future on their terms.

AAP · Aug 2

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.

AAP · Aug 8, 2025

Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history

Human rights advocates have pointed to the importance of truth-telling despite political leaders opting for "practical measures" in Indigenous affairs.

AAP · Aug 2, 2025

Shane Drumgold resigns as ACT director of public prosecutions; Queensland man shot by police – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2023

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

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2023

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’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2023

Leanne Liddle calls out 'racism in all its forms' and its impact on the criminal justice system and domestic violence

The Northern Territory's current Australian of the Year has used a keynote speech at the Garma Festival to call out "racism in all its forms" across institutions including the media, the courts, police and government.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

What can history teach us to ensure a successful referendum for A First Nations Voice to parliament?

The Albanese government is moving ahead with plans to hold a first-term referendum on a First Nations Voice. The Prime Minister has attended the annual Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, where the Voice was a key focus.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2022

Historic Indigenous Voice heard at Garma

The prime minister's historic Indigenous Voice to parliament speech at Garma Festival has been the highlight of the four-day celebration of Yolngu culture.

AAP · Jul 31, 2022

In pictures: Garma Festival was a colourful celebration of cultures

After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, Garma Festival makes a return to the Northern Territory in a historic weekend.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022