Australian War Memorial makes 'magnificent' discovery of first Indigenous Military Cross recipient

Captain Sidney Leonard Morse's achievements would have remained hidden were it not for a chance discovery by a volunteer ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Smallpox Scabs That British Doctors Used to Inoculate Patients May Have Introduced the Deadly Disease to Australia, New Research Suggests

Two new studies find that British colonists arriving via ship in the late 18th century likely introduced smallpox, which ...

News Corp Australia launches fifth Reconciliation Action Plan

News Corp Australia has launched its fifth Reconciliation Action Plan to enhance its commitment to Aboriginal and Torres ...

Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research

It has been 50 years since Australia first marked NAIDOC week. Originating in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander political ...

Half a century on, NAIDOC Week is still both a party and a protest

One of the biggest misconceptions about NAIDOC Week is that it’s simply a celebration. While it is a time to celebrate, it ...
ZME Science

British First Fleet Likely Brought Smallpox to Australia and the Actual Toll May Have Been Millions

Researchers say British colonization of Australia may have killed millions after smallpox arrived with the First Fleet ...

AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

As Australia marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honoring the world's oldest living culture, humanity's newest technology has yet ...

More than fabric: the 55-year story of the Aboriginal Flag

A jet skier rides in front of the Sydney Opera House as the Australian Aboriginal flag is projected onto the sails during an ...

Evidence identifies ancient Aboriginal mining in the Riverland

Flinders University researchers, in partnership with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, have found evidence ...
Time

COVID-19 Reaches Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities—Highlighting a Perilously Slow Vaccine Rollout

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Australia's Aborigines Launch a Bold Legal Push for Independence

One of many abandoned cars sits on the side of a dirt highway deep inside the Murrawarri nation, in the 16,000-hectare property of Murrawarri People's Council leader Fred Hooper, a.k.a. King FredIan ...