Ricky Kirby

2 months ago | sbs.com.au | Felicity Ogilvie |Ricky Kirby

It’s the middle of the day and the temperature is pushing 38 degrees in Walgett. It’s a dry heat here so it feels like we are standing in an oven on the unshaded sidewalk outside the RSL club. Inside, the bar is a cool, dark sanctuary for those who sit escaping the blazing sun. The bartender expertly pulls a beer with the right amount of froth and quickly carries it with steady hands across the floor where he serves Kamilaroi man Barry 'Beau' Thorn. "Thank you brother,” says Thorn.

2 months ago | teaonews.co.nz | Ricky Kirby |Rudi Maxwell

This article was first published by NITVAdvocates have described spending on youth justice as “indefensible” as costs rose to over $1.5 billion nationally over 2023-24. The Productivity Commission’s report on government services, released on Thursday, has found that the vast majority, more than $1 billion, is spent on keeping children in youth detention.

2 months ago | sbs.com.au | Rudi Maxwell |Ricky Kirby

Advocates have described spending on youth justice as "indefensible" as costs rose to over $1 billion dollars nationally over 2023-24. The Productivity Commission's report on government services, released on Thursday, has found that it cost more than $1.5 billion dollars to keep children in youth detention over the year.

Jan 16, 2025 | sbs.com.au | Ricky Kirby

The Yirrkala Bark Petitions were prepared and signed by Yolngu people in 1960s and sent to the Australian Parliament in a formal attempt by the Yolngu to have their land rights recognised. They became the first traditional documents by Indigenous peoples to be recognised by the Australian Parliament. READ MORE‘One Heart, One Mind’ explores the petition's 1963 inception with footage and interviews.

Oct 19, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Ricky Kirby |Sam Dover

Key PointsA three-day gathering on Dunghutti country in NSW will mark 100 years since the opening of the Kinchela Boys Home. The government forcibly removed boys aged five to 15 from their families and sent them to Kinchela. The site has now been handed over to First Nations ownership. A group of First Nations men boarded a train from Central Station this week, embarking on an emotional seven-and-a-half-hourjourney that retraced a painful past.