Barak was an Aboriginal leader who witnessed the signing of the controversial 1835 Batman Treaty. He made many works during his life, but many are unaccounted for.

January 26 is the first Invasion Day (Australia Day) since the federal Labor government made the official apology recognising the wrongs suffered by the Stolen Generations - the Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and lands. The ...

Indigenous Peoples Day honors Native heritage and history while encouraging Americans to recognize the presence and contributions of Indigenous communities nationwide. This day invites you ... Read mo

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called for a re-examination of Australia’s history in a new book that insists the nation has broken with its convict past to become one of the “freest, fairest and most prosperous countries on earth.

At the outbreak of war in August 1914, thousands of men from across the nation flocked to recruiting centres to sign up to serve in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). This figure includes approximately 1,200 Aboriginal people. The lives of these men as ...

The rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to lead to an irreversible shift in the nation’s relationship with its first peoples. By Yan Zhuang Reporting from Sydney, Australia The result of the referendum was decisive, and at the same ...

For Liam Tunkin, making music is about continuing his late father's legacy and sharing a dark part of Australia's history.

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