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Parrtjima Festival matters as we near the first federal election since the Voice to Parliament referendum
Indigenous arts and culture festival in Alice Springs feels urgent as Australia gears up for the first federal election since the failed Voice to Parliament referendum.
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Parrtjima Festival Lights Up Red Centre Opening Weekend
The opening weekend of Parrtjima - A Festival in Light has wrapped up in spectacular style, with thousands flocking to Alice Springs (Mparntwe) for a ...
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Why Alice Springs has inspired Aussies for generations
If Mother Nature had a favourite child, her name would be Alice. Like two outstretched arms giving the dusty red town a warm ...
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Timelessness of culture celebrated in light and stories
Parrtjima, held in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), celebrates Aboriginal culture and art under the vast central Australian skies.
Specialist Indigenous firefighters empowered to save sacred sites in scorched fire grounds
Surrounded by blackened tree husks, Damien Skurrie and Jake Goodes trudge up a hill towards a huge standalone rock.There's no ...
My Travel CV: Paul Ah Chee says Parrtjima makes his Alice Springs home even more special
The musician and storyteller Paul Ah Chee is Parrtjima light festival’s cultural engagement director. This is his Travel CV: ...
‘It’s A Beautiful Melting Pot, An Endless Summer’: An Insider’s Guide To Darwin, Australia
The capital of Australia’s Northern Territory is a hidden gem rich in culture, art and natural beauty. For ELLE, one of ...
Heard about The Ghan? Try Australia's other outback train instead
Travel across Australia by rail on a journey of continental proportions — from Sydney to Perth via outback ghost towns, drag ...
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Parrtjima 2025 Symphony Of Light And Culture
The 10th edition of Parrtjima - A Festival in Light returns this Friday, 4 April, to illuminate the Red Centre in a celebration of First Nations art ...