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NAIDOC Week 2026
NAIDOC Week 2026 will run from 5-12 July. The official NAIDOC Week website is a great resource for finding out how you can help mark this important celebration. This year's theme, Fifty Years of Deadly is an important milestone to celebrate. It's also a reminder that...
Featured in ABC News: Literacy for Life program tackles low literacy rates among Aboriginal adults
The life-changing impact of Literacy for Life Foundation's community-led reading and writing Campaigns was highlighted in this ABC News piece. With more than 500 adults nationwide having graduated thanks to the program, these results demonstrate the impact of...
National Reconciliation Week 2026
National Reconciliation Week takes place every year between May 27 and June 3 and this year's theme is 'All In'. These dates commemorate two important events in the journey of reconciliation: the 1967 referendum and the High Court's Mabo decision. This year's theme,...
How Zaiden and his family are achieving real change
Zaiden with his parents Robyn and Mark at their graduation. Photo by Rainy King A Message from Jack Beetson: Urgent Donation Appeal It’s important to hold on to what’s real. And there's nothing more real, or more positive, than the part our supporters have played in...
Adult literacy training expands in Far North Queensland
Literacy for Life Foundation has received four years of funding to continue with its successful community-led model in Far North Queensland under the Australian Government’s new Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations Program. The funding enables...
Clarrie’s Letter
Watch the emotional moment Literacy for Life Foundation graduate, Clarrie, reads a letter he received in the mail. Clarrie took part in the community-led Aboriginal adult literacy Campaign in Brewarrina, which was the subject of the documentary In My Own Words, which...
National NAIDOC Week 2025
National NAIDOC Week 2025 runs from 6-13 July and marks 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy. It celebrates past achievements and the bright future...
Reconciliation Week 2025
National Reconciliation Week is 27 May - 3 June. This year's theme 'Bridging Now to Next' encourages all Australians to continue to work together while being guided by the lessons of the past. The Reconciliation Australia website has lots of information on how you can...
Jack Beetson to present at the World Literacy Summit 2025
Jack Beetson will present to the international literacy community at the World Literacy Summit on April 8, 2025 in Oxford, UK. Jack's presentation is titled Our Mob Up Front: Achieving Adult Literacy Policy Change in Australia Through First Nations Success. It will...