We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Common Ground had a huge 2024! A year of "first-evers" and continuing projects – we're excited to reflect and celebrate some of our community's incredible achievements.
There’s this extraordinary light that sits within each and every young person – where if you take the time, you get the privilege to witness.
Learn more about language with Lala Gutchen – Meuram woman from Erub Island in the Torres Strait.
The community of Ballarat stood together to say Enough is Enough.
Travis Cloudy-Hensgen writes about his first time visiting home, and connecting with family on Bindal and Wulgurukaba Country.
Common Ground is distributing $5,000 to four First Nations creatives, to create and share a storytelling project that links to the theme spirit.
Anthony Rigby-Smith spent time on Gumbaynggirr Country capturing the 2023 Naru Surf Gathering.
A four-part series where Darcy and Tyberius reflect on meeting each other, connectedness, storytelling as healing, and Black disabled futurity.
The Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023. Join Phoebe McIlwraith as she writes about attending the event.
On the eve of the referendum, Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer Ben Abbatangelo shares some final Blak thoughts.
Megan Krakouer yarns with us about her work as a Menang activist, social justice advocate and law reformer.
Celestial Emu is a short film project with Gamilaraay astrophysicist Karlie Noon and Gomeroi and Tongan dancer Daniel Mateo.