| Year | Theme | Poster Artist | Focus City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Heal Country! | Alice Springs | |
| 2020 | Always Was, Always Will Be. | Tyrown Waigana | Alice Springs |
| 2019 | VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH | Charmaine Mumbulla | Canberra |
| 2018 | Because of her, we can! | Cheryl Moggs | Sydney |
| 2017 | Our Languages Matter | Joanne Cassady | Cairns |
| 2016 | Songlines: The living narrative of our nation | Lani Balzan | Darwin |
| 2015 | We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn Respect & Celebrate | Elaine Chambers | Adelaide |
| 2014 | Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond | Harry Alfred Pitt | Gold Coast |
| 2013 | We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963 | Gail Naden | Perth |
| 2012 | Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on | Amanda Joy Tronc | Hobart |
| 2011 | Change: the next step is ours | Matthew Humphries | Sydney |
| 2010 | Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way | Sheree Blackley | Melbourne |
| 2009 | Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth | Luke Mallie | Brisbane |
| 2008 | Advance Australia Fair? | Duwun Lee and Laniyuk Lee | Canberra |
| 2007 | 50 Years: Looking Forward, Looking Blak | Tyeli Hannah | Darwin |
| 2006 | Respect the Past-Believe in the Future | Charmaine Green | Cairns |
| 2005 | Our Future Begins with Solidarity | Benjamin Hodges | Adelaide |
| 2004 | Self-determination-Our Community-Our Future-Our Responsibility | Jirra Lulla | Perth |
| 2003 | Our Children Our Future | Belynda Waugh | Hobart |
| 2002 | Recognition, Rights and Reform | Sydney | |
| 2001 | Treaty-Let’s Get it Right | Melbourne | |
| 2000 | Building Pride in Our Communities | Townsville | |
| 1999 | Respect | Alice Springs | |
| 1998 | Bringing Them Home | Broome | |
| 1997 | Gurindji, Mabo, Wik-Three Strikes for Justice-Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum | Brisbane | |
| 1996 | Survive-Revive-Come Alive | Adelaide | |
| 1995 | Justice Not Tolerance | Perth | |
| 1994 | Families Are the Basis of Our Existence-Maintain the Link | Melbourne | |
| 1993 | Aboriginal Nations-Owners of the Land Since Time Began-Community is Unity | Darwin | |
| 1992 | Maintain the Dreaming-Our Culture is Our Heritage | Canberra | |
| 1991 | Community is Unity-Our Future Depends on Us | Sydney | |
| 1990 | New Decade-Don’t Destroy, Learn and Enjoy Our Cultural Heritage | Tasmania | |
| 1989 | The Party is Over-Let’s Be Together as an Aboriginal Nation | Darwin | |
| 1988 | Recognise and Share the Survival of the Oldest Culture in the World | Brisbane | |
| 1987 | White Australia Has a Black History | Perth | |
| 1986 | Peace-Not For You-Not For Me But For All | Adelaide | |
| 1985 | Understanding: It Takes the Two of Us | Melbourne | |
| 1984 | Take a Journey of Discovery – To the Land My Mother | Adelaide | |
| 1983 | Let’s Talk-We Have Something to Say | ||
| 1982 | Race For Life For a Race | ||
| 1981 | Sacred Sites Aboriginal Rights-Other Australians Have Their Rites | ||
| 1980 | Treat Us to a Treaty on Land Rights | ||
| 1979 | 1979 International Year of the Child. What About Our Kids! | ||
| 1978 | Cultural Revival is Survival | ||
| 1977 | Chains or Change | ||
| 1976 | Trucanini Last of her People Born 18?? Died 1876. Buried 1976. Received Her Land Rights at Last | ||
| 1975 | Justice for Urban Aboriginal Children | ||
| 1974 | Self Determination | ||
| 1973 | It’s Time For Mutual Understanding | ||
| 1972 | Advance Australia Where? |
4 – 11 July 2021
