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Living Black is Australia’s premier Aboriginal current affairs program. Hosted by Karla Grant, the half-hour show provides timely, intelligent and comprehensive coverage of the issues affecting the Aboriginal community. It reports many stories largely ignored by the mainstream media.
However, Living Black is not just for Aboriginal viewers. The program also informs a wider audience about contemporary Aboriginal issues, and why they matter to all Australians.
For more recent episodes see the SBS On Demand page or Living Black website
A dedicated Aboriginal television service is now available for all Australians free to air. NITV, National Indigenous Television is broadcasting on Channel 34 (free to air).
National Indigenous Television (NITV) is a channel made by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
NITV informs, educates and entertains its Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences about the issues that matter the most to Aboriginal Australians. NITV provides a rich diversity of cultures, languages and talent.
The channel commissions or acquires content primarily from the Aboriginal production sector. NITV is proud to host the only daily national news service covering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island stories across the country.
Film platform includes a number of resources on colonialism, African cinema and culture, Native American History, Anthropology and Sociology.
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Film PlatformAccess over 200 documentary films covering a wide range of topics including American history, food, gender, immigration, globalisation and more.
Australian Screen (ASO)
australianscreen (ASO) is operated by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). It is a promotional and educational resource providing free online access to information about the Australian film and television industry.
- Contains information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, short films and more.
- Also includes teachers' notes that identify and describe the educational values of many of the film clips
- Brings together material from the vast collections of the National Film and Sound Archive, The National Archives of Australia, The ABC, SBS and AIATSIS.
Indigenous Film & Television - List of film and television titles written and/or directed by an Aboriginal person.
Film & Television with Indigenous content - List of film and television titles written and/or directed by a non-Aboriginal person.
Indigenous Documentary - List of Documentaries which contain factual representation of Aboriginal people and culture by Aboriginal people.
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Awaye! is produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and is Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program. Awaye! covers music (from the yidaki and gumleaf to techno), arts, spirituality, politics, dance, literature, theatre - in short, the healthy and vibrant diversity of Aboriginal culture across the country.
Awaye! is also a showcase for features and documentaries produced by indigenous people overseas, including Maori, Polynesian, native American and South African broadcasters. 
To celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal musicians, Arts Yarn Up the Australia Council for the Arts' Indigenous arts magazine has compiled ‘the following list: Arts Yarn Up
Radio Adelaide features Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and programs. Including programs:
- Nunga Wangga (current affairs and 100% ATSI music)
- Nganampa Wangka (Aboriginal Languages)
- Deadly Beats (ATSI Urban Music)
- Deadly Graveyard (midnight to dawn ATSI music)
- Aboriginal Way (Current Affairs)
- Paper Tracker (Native Title)
