Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week – known by many First Nations people as ‘Mob Christmas’ – celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. The theme for 2026 is ’50 Years Deadly’, marking five decades of NAIDOC Week. The official website says the theme is “a tribute to the elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year [and is also] about the future and the next 50 years and the fight for justice continuing with new tools, new voices, and the same fire”. Here is the playlist:
- Polly’s Moon – KYARNA
- Cry Freedom – Richard J Frankland & The Charcoal Club
- Do I Need You – Emma Donovan
- Tears in My Eyes – Boorook
- Made to Roam – JC and the Tree
- We’ve Got the Power – Sunny Luwe
- Here’s Where I Stand – Casey Donovan
- The More Things Change – Kutcha Edwards
- Don’t You Worry (Live) – Electric Fields with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Daisies – Cooee
Above: Official 2026 NAIDOC Week poster, Paralpi by Zaachariaha Fielding
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