National Indigenous Times

National Indigenous Times was first published in newspaper form on 27 February 2002. It was established by Owen Carriage, the founder of the Koori Mail.{{cite web | url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/08/whats-happening-at-the-national-indigenous-times/ | title=What's happening at the National Indigenous Times? | date=8 July 2010 |work=Crikey| first=Bob | last=Gosford | access-date=11 December 2018 }}

In 2006, NIT published a major story about government staff anonymously representing themselves as independent witnesses in the Lateline report on child abuse in remote communities, with particular reference to Mutitjulu, in the Northern Territory.[http://www.nit.com.au/news/story.aspx?id=7409 "OIPC's 'Baby-faced Assassin': Senior public servant adopts bogus identity; backs minister's claims"], NIT issue 109, 13 July 2006. Accessed 22 October 2006

On 27 February 2012, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's program Media Watch aired a segment that detailed how the newspaper had repeatedly taken substantial material from other media sources without any attribution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/credit-where-credits-due/9974112|title=Credit where credit's due|author=Jonathan Holmes|date=27 February 2012|work=Media Watch|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=3 June 2022}} This was addressed by editor Stephen Hagan, who promised to deliver more original material and use citations when using external references. Hagan left in December 2013.

In January and February 2015, the NIT was placed in administration because of accumulating legal bills arising from a defamation case and an unfair dismissal claim by former editor Stephen Hagan.{{Cite news|work=The Australian|title=Push for National Indigenous Times| author=Andrew Burrell|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/indigenous/push-for-national-indigenous-times/news-story/a8ef7c50af19b5fb1411b658807c75b1|date=13 February 2015|quote=The NIT's parent company, Destiny Publications was placed into voluntary administration last month over mounting legal bills sparked by an unfair dismissal case brought by former editor Stephen Hagan and a defamation case launched by former Fortescue Metals Group executive Michael Gallagher.}}{{Subscription required}} NIT survived administration with a mix of the longstanding owners/founders and a number new part owners.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/award-winning-indigenous-newspaper-for-sale/6025190 "Administrators put award-winning National Indigenous Times newspaper up for sale"] by Emilia Terzon, ABC News, 19 January 2015

Gerry Georgatos was an investigative reporter and feature writer with the NIT for around six years. He delivered stories on native title in Australia, corrupt practices and government neglect of poverty-stricken communities. His correspondence for NIT was as a volunteer, "bringing to the fore voices from his many travels".{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/aboriginal-deaths-in-custody-bring-focus-to/5855768|title=Aboriginal deaths in custody bring focus to disturbing rate of imprisonment|first=Bronwyn|last=Herbert|date=30 October 2014|work=7.30|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} Just before he announced in February 2015 that he was no longer with the newspaper, he spoke positively of the newspaper on National Indigenous Television.{{YouTube|gx1V09cwHvA|"Gerry Georgatos on the Future of the National Indigenous Times"}}, NITV News

In December 2015, Tony Barrass bought the NIT masthead from Sydney liquidators O'Brien Palmer and launched the online version on 28 February 2016.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In July 2024, NIT launched the website The Indigenous Business Review.{{cite web|url=https://theibr.com.au/18-07-2024/12615/australias-first-dedicated-first-nations-business-news-service-launched-the-indigenous-business-review|access-date=15 August 2024|title=Australia's first dedicated First Nations business news service launched: The Indigenous Business Review|author=Zak Kirkup|date=18 July 2024|website=The Indigenous Business Review}} In addition to their website, a glossy paper magazine is distributed as bimonthly inserts into The Australian and The West Australian newspapers, and be available in Qantas airport lounges.{{Cite tweet|user=the_ibr_au|number=1813485452038721758|title=Introducing the Indigenous Business Review, the authority on Indigenous business in Australia|date=17 July 2024}}

Since late February 2016, it has functioned as an online publication owned by Indigenous businessman and former Kimberley Land Council CEO Wayne Bergmann and Indigenous businessman Clinton Wolf . It was formerly owned and edited by Tony Barrass. {{as of|September 2022}} the editor is Tom Zaunmayr.{{Cite web| title=About| url=https://nit.com.au/about/|access-date=3 June 2022|website=National Indigenous Times}} (Zaunmayr's name misspelled as 'Zanumayr')

• 2004: Walkley Award, for a story on stolen wages[http://sbs.com.au/media/88532004finalists.pdf Finalists and Judges 2004 Walkley Awards for "Stolen Wages Payback Shame"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101230114/http://sbs.com.au/media/88532004finalists.pdf |date=1 January 2006 }}

• 2012: At the inaugural Multicultural Media Awards at NSW Parliament in September 2012, Gerry Georgatos received two awards: Coverage of Indigenous Affairs and Investigative Reporting, and Feature Writing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20120920005|title="MMC Awards sponsored by NSW Government"}}

• 2013: At the 2013 Multicultural Media Awards, Georgatos won three awards, including Journalist of the Year for his coverage on the extent of suicide among Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders.{{cite web | last=Pappas | first=Penni | title=Top honour for NK Journalist | website=Neos Kosmos | date=5 September 2013 | url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2013/09/05/news/australia/top-honour-for-neoskosmos-journalist/ | access-date=28 September 2022}}{{cite web | title=Gerry Georgatos | website=The Stringer | date=18 July 2022 | url=https://thestringer.com.au/gerry-georgatos-contributing-editor-and-journalist-480 | access-date=28 September 2022}}{{cite web | title=How many more suicides will it take? | website=Indymedia Australia | date=20 September 2013 | url=https://indymedia.org.au/2013/09/20/how-many-more-suicides-will-it-take.html | access-date=28 September 2022}}

• Koori Bina, a 1970s monthly published by Black Women's Action
• Koori Mail

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