Yunupingu
Senior Gumatj man and ceremonial leader, Mr B Yunupiŋu, who passed away on Thursday night, died weeks after an alleged violent attack in his own home, it has emerged.
The Yunupingu family, and people all over Australia, are today mourning the loss of senior Gumatj man and ceremonial leader, Mr B Yunupingu. A Gumatj Elder, Mr Yunupingu was the son of Mungurrawuy Yun...
The historic High Court ruling involving the Gumatj clan highlights the need for a national settlement process, the First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance has said.
The Commonwealth has lost a High Court battle over whether it can be liable for up to $700 million in compensation for lost Native Title rights over a mining lease on Gumatj land.
Constitutional lawyer Megan Davis has been awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the nation's highest civilian honour, for her service to law and Indigenous people.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the names and pictures of deceased Aboriginal persons. Readers are warned there may be words and descriptions which...
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's family and collaborators recently joined forces to uphold his legacy through a posthumous album, Banbirrngu – The Orchestral Sessions.
The nation has turned its back on Aboriginal women dying in the Northern Territory according to Australia's watchdog for domestic and family violence.
Three years before Malcolm Abbott murdered Kumarn Rubuntja she told the country the violence had to stop. Those words open the findings from Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage's landmark in...
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's posthumous album, Banbirrngu - The Orchestral Sessions, has been released, offering listeners a new way to experience his ethereal voice.
As the ethereal voice of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu continues to leave an unforgettable mark on both Australian and global audiences, on Wednesday it was announced the late singer's new posthumous al...
Federal government claims an Indigenous win over a mining lease would lead to massive native title payouts across the Top End are "speculative", High Court justices have heard.
The federal government has argued that a court judgment over a mining lease would create "vast" claims for compensation from native title holders across the Northern Territory, if allowed to stand.