We are very pleased that Travis Lovett has agreed to give the 2026 David Hunter Memorial Lecture. Save this date: Thursday 22 October 2026. More details to come soon.
Travis is a proud Kerrupmara/Gunditjmara man and Traditional Owner and the Deputy Chair and Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission. https://www.yoorrook.org.au/about-yoorrook/meet-the-commissioners. He is also the Executive Director of the Centre for Truth-Telling and Dialogue at The University of Melbourne. https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/centre-for-truth-telling
Many in Canberra will remember him from the Walk For Truth, which started in Naarm/Melbourne on Sunday 19 April 2026, and arrived at Parliament House on Wednesday 27 May 2026. https://www.walkfortruth.com/
ANTaR ACT Organising Group
The next meeting of the ANTaR ACT organising group will be at 6pm on Monday 14 September, 6pm, at the Friends Meeting House, corner of Bent and Condamine Streets, Turner (returning to in person meetings). If you would like to join us and be involved in our ongoing advocacy and actions, please contact us info@antaract.org.au.
Apologies for our duplicate newsletter!
Sadly, another apology for a technical hitch! We had issues with MailChimp recently. Unfortunately, this means that you received the August 2026 newsletter twice, when the mailout that didn’t work originally was accidentally triggered earlier this week. Hopefully we are through all our technical issues now, having completed the transition to a new website and email host.
Upcoming events
For events of interest relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and culture, please see our August newsletter: ANTaR ACT – August 2026 newsletter.
We will send out the next newsletter in a few weeks. This will include an expanded list of events coming up and further details for the David Hunter Memorial Lecture.
ANTaR ACT acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which Canberra is situated, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. We also acknowledge other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may visit this area.