Noongar

Perth festival 2022 features immersive events and puts WA talent front and centre
Artistic director Iain Grandage says ocean-themed program is ‘constantly evolving’ amid Covid and border uncertainty
Kelly Burke
15, Nov, 2021 @1:19 AM

Bruce Lee was the unlikely hero of 70s Noongar kids. Now he's helping us share our language | Barry McGuire
We recognised ourselves in that non-white superhero on the big screen. We knew there was a fight in him – and knew there was a fight in us
Barry McGuire
01, Feb, 2021 @1:31 AM

'It is not about money': Australia's largest native title settlement challenged again
A group of Noongar traditional owners lodge application for judicial review
Calla Wahlquist
29, Nov, 2018 @9:35 PM

Introducing 'Noongarpedia' – Australia's first Indigenous Wikipedia
The people who have occupied south-west Western Australia for 30,000 years are determined to see their language’s survival
Monica Tan
01, Sep, 2016 @9:22 PM

Ernie Dingo and Richard Walley on the 40th year of their welcome to country
The ceremony has a history of thousands of years but the pair say theirs was the first to be performed for non-Indigenous Australians
Monica Tan
23, Feb, 2016 @5:47 AM

Boy, 11, accused of Perth murder said to be inconsolable and in isolation
Case of boy, who is believed to be the youngest person in Australia charged with murder, highlights rates of Indigenous youth incarceration in Western Australia
Calla Wahlquist and agencies
17, Feb, 2016 @8:57 AM

Tim Minchin asks George Pell to 'come home' in expletive-filled new song
Minchin says his song about the cardinal, who is due to give evidence to a royal commission about child sex abuse that occurred within his parishes, is also about home
Monica Tan
12, Feb, 2016 @8:52 AM

Aboriginal language Wikipedia faces cultural hurdles, say researchers
A predominantly oral language, such as Nyungar, would need Wikipedia to be more flexible in allowing audio and video to be uploaded
Monica Tan
26, May, 2015 @7:43 AM

Gina Williams on why every Australian should know some Indigenous words
The Noongar musician had to take Tafe classes to learn the language of her people, but now she’s spreading its popularity – one song at a time, reports Monica Tan
Monica Tan
27, Mar, 2015 @9:00 PM
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