Anthony Albanese will not attend Garma festival, despite vowing to attend every year as prime minister

<p>Albanese has attended the Indigenous cultural festival every year since 2019 and committed to ‘be here and engaged with you’ each yeah he remains in office</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/10/australia-news-live-pauline-hanson-one-nation-modi-anthony-albanese-royal-commission-antisemitism-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese won’t attend this month’s Garma festival, breaking a commitment made just 12 months ago to travel to north-east Arnhem Land each year for Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural gathering.</p><p>The prime minister last year vowed to keep attending the annual celebration of Yolŋu culture so long as he was in the role.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/10/anthony-albanese-will-not-attend-garma-festival-despite-vowing-to-attend-every-year-as-prime-minister">Continue reading...</a>