Indigenous students invited to share stories in ‘Yarning’ program

THE Department of the House of Representatives has announced that entries are now open for the 2026 Yarning Competition.

‘Yarning’ is an Australia-wide storytelling competition that invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Australia to share their perspectives and stories with the Australian Parliament.

“The Yarning Competition is a wonderful new program where we recognise the emerging talent of our First Nations artists and young people from across Australia,” said Milton Dick MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“Yarning was designed to give young First Nations people a platform to share not just their artwork, but their ideas and perspectives.”

Students may choose a creative medium such as visual art, text, photography, video or audio to address one of the four themes – Country and Connection, Identity and Culture, Family and Community, and Reconciliation.

Three winners from each of the year groups (Years 7/8, Years 9/10, Years 11/12) will receive an expenses-paid trip to Parliament House in Canberra, including flights and accommodation, and a prize pack valued at $250.

Their artwork will also be exhibited at Parliament House.

For further information and entry submission, visit www.yarning.houseofrepresentatives.gov.au.

Entries close 11 May 2026.