Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Indigenous leaders have long called self-determination the key to Closing the Gap — but ...

Many Aboriginal communities have long held self-determination as the key to overcoming intergenerational disadvantages flowing from Australia's colonisation. It's not just First Peoples who use the ...

Fracture prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Research uncovers perspectives on bone health

Despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing a higher rate of fragility fractures from low-impact ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aboriginal land councils accuse NT government of human rights abuses in overcrowded prisons

The Northern Territory's Aboriginal land councils are accusing the NT government of human rights abuses. Central Land Council deputy chair Barbara Shaw has described the Country Liberal Party ...
Bowdoin College

Pulling Focus on Australian Aboriginal Cinema

Lempert’s first full-length book explores the world of Aboriginal filmmaking and its importance to Australia’s Indigenous ...
National Geographic news

How Aboriginal people are using tourism to tell their stories in Western Australia

On the beaches of remote Western Australia, where the sea is the same colour as the sky, the next generation of Aboriginal gameledes (custodians) have reclaimed their heritage and are using tourism to ...
The New York Times

Should Aboriginal Australians Have a ‘Voice’ in Parliament? These Two Say No.

Two female Aboriginal lawmakers with very different political views are campaigning against the proposal to create an advisory body on Indigenous issues. By Natasha Frost Reporting from Hobart, ...
CNN

Lowitja O’Donoghue, trailblazer for indigenous Australian rights, dead at 91

Lowitja O’Donoghue, one of the most respected and influential Aboriginal activists in Australian history, has died at age 91. O’Donoghue, who passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday in Adelaide ...
Artnet

The Market for Aboriginal Art Is Growing Fast. Here Is What (And Who) You Need to Know to ...

The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it. Installation view of the Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally ...
NPR

A historic rainforest and other lands have been returned to Indigenous Australians

Some of Australia's world famous national parks have been returned to the hands of Indigenous owners after a deal was negotiated with the government. The deal signed last month between members of the ...
Nature

A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia

Figure 1: Aboriginal Australian and Papuan samples used in this study, as well as archaeological sites and human remains dated to ~40 kya or older in southern Sunda and Sahul. To date, only three ...
The New York Times

Reducing Fire, and Cutting Carbon Emissions, the Aboriginal Way

As blazes rage in southern Australia, Indigenous fire-prevention techniques that have sharply cut destructive bushfires in the north are drawing new attention. By Thomas Fuller Photographs and Video ...