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'Now's the time to tell that story': First Nations contributions to Pacific War efforts remembered
When the possibility of warfare on Australian soil posed an increasing threat as...
Jarred Cross 4 Sep 2026
Evidence of ancient Aboriginal mining discovered in South Australia's Riverland
Evidence has been uncovered which points to Aboriginal mining of stones at Sugar...
Callan Morse 1 Jul 2026
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 the nation looks back on the dismissal of the Whitlam government 50 years on, another anniversary is being remembered in...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 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 cultural treasures, with ancient rock art dating back as far as 50,000 years.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Oct 25, 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
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