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Explainer: 59 years on - the significance of the 1967 Referendum
On this day in 1967 a referendum delivered a major shift in Australian politics...
Giovanni Torre 27 May 2026
Tracy’s Echo: Honouring the First Nations survivors
Fifty years after Cyclone Tracy tore through Darwin, the voices of Aboriginal su...
Nicole Brown 15 Dec 2025
Buried beneath the iron huts: Unearthing the history of Parap Camp
Growing up in Darwin's Parap Camp, Maisie Austin remembers the smell of wood fir...
Nicole Brown 26 Nov 2025
Fifty years on, Ieramugadu community continues the struggle for a better world
Warning: this story may contain images of people who have passed. While much of...
Giovanni Torre 12 Nov 2025
A 50,000-year timeline told through the Kimberley’s ancient rock art
Western Australia's Kimberley region holds one of the world's most extraordinary...
Rhiannon Clarke 25 Oct 2024
How the iconic Aboriginal flag T-shirt came to be

First Nations-designed t-shirts, in the form of flag motifs, political slogans and cultural art, are a significant part of First Nations fashion, art and style.

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Treena Clark Jun 21, 2023
'The first breadmakers': Jonathon Jones shines light on our agricultural roots

Known for his drawings, sculptures and installations, proud Wiradjuri / Kamilaroi man Jonathon Jones has returned with 'untitled (walam-wunga.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 10, 2023
Burrbgaja Yalirra 2 - a dynamic trilogy of cultural adaption and survival premieres in April

Famed contemporary multi-arts organisation Carriageworks have announced the world premiere of brand new dance trilogy Burrbgaja Yalirra 2, by Australia's leading Indigenous intercultural dance company...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 7, 2023
False claim Australia Day celebrates "independence from British rule", long-debunked by experts, recycled again

A chain email / social media post from 2020 claiming Australia Day is celebrated on January 26 to mark "independence from British rule", rather than the invasion and colonisation of Australia, has bee...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 8, 2023
AIATSIS joins forces with Nutanix to digitise archives for future preservation and remote access

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal Torres Strait Island Studies (AIATSIS) has joined with cloud computing service and storage company Nutanix to assist in digitising its collections of Indigenous...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 7, 2023
Penny Wong urges Britain to face the legacy of its empire

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has urged the UK to confront its colonial past. Speaking at King's College's Centre for Grand Strategy, Senator Wong highlighted the UK's role in the Indo-Pacif...

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Aaron Bloch Feb 3, 2023
"YOU CAN GO NOW" - 50 years of Indigenous activism told through the eyes of Richard Bell

For half a century people across the world have admired and loathed the works of Richard Bell - a man who is so unapologetically Black, that whether you love or hate him, you can't forget him.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 22, 2023
Brisbane Natives gearing up for another Interstate challenge as they celebrate 50 years

Poised to add another notch to their belt at the upcoming Murri vs Koori Interstate Challenge are the formidable Brisbane Natives Open Women's squad, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this ye...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 19, 2023
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