On National Sorry Day 2026, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling on governments to support the Healing Foundation’s From Sorry to Action: A plan to act on Bringing them home 2026–2028, and to recognise truth-telling, healing and accountability as essential to justice for Stolen Generations survivors, their families and descendants.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia has welcomed continued investment in critical crisis and frontline supports, including 13YARN, but warns the 2026–27 Federal Budget does not deliver the reform and accountability needed to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and suicide prevention outcomes.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia welcomes the statement from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which raises serious concerns about the persistent overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia’s criminal justice system.

Recent national findings on mental health and suicide prevention must mark a turning point in the way governments work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

On the 2026 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for national recognition to be matched by meaningful reform to address the ongoing harm racism causes to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

On National Close the Gap Day 2026, Gayaa Dhuwi is calling for renewed national action to progress justice, equality, and healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, with social and emotional wellbeing at the centre of reform.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for an urgent, whole-of-government response following the attempted terrorist attack in Boorloo (Perth), warning that violence targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities must be met not only with condemnation, but with accelerated action across social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention reform.

Gayaa Dhuwi is calling for empathy and understanding as Australians choose to recognise January 26 in different ways, highlighting the significant impact the date has on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This October, during Mental Health Month and on World Mental Health Day (10 October), Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for a fundamental shift from awareness to action, urging governments to invest in the systemic reforms needed to support the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) and Thirrili are calling for immediate investment in and implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led, culturally informed reforms to address the alarming suicide rates revealed in latest data on suicide and self-harm monitoring data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) is calling for an end to the failed, crisis-driven approach to suicide prevention and a fundamental shift to investment in culturally safe, community-led solutions.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) congratulates the winners of the inaugural Proud Spirit Awards, announced at our Conference Gala Dinner last week in Garramilla (Darwin), on the lands of the Larrakia people.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) condemns the Northern Territory Government's proposed overhaul of the Youth Justice Act 2005, describing it as a punitive and damaging step backwards that ignores overwhelming evidence and will cause irreversible harm to vulnerable children.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and Thirrili are calling for urgent action following the death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody after being forcibly restrained by two non-uniformed officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs in May 2025.

The 2025 NAIDOC theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, and Legacy, is a call to recognise the leadership, cultural knowledge, and collective action that continue across generations. 

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia today welcomes the ACT Government’s decision to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years, describing it as a significant and long-overdue step toward a justice system that is more developmentally and culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia welcomes the release of the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. This Review marks the first time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have led a national assessment on how the National Agreement of Closing the Gap is being implemented. 

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) welcomes the candid assessment of a fragmented and failing system in the Productivity Commission’s interim report on the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement.   

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia congratulates the Australian Labor Party on their success in securing a majority government in the 2025 Federal Election. Gayaa Dhuwi acknowledges Labor’s increased focus and proposed investments in mental health during the election campaign.  

While Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia welcomes the 2025-2026 Federal Budget, it is disappointed to see that it didn’t include a sustained commitment to social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.