Aboriginal health: Bush medicine and cultural safety are vital lessons for NT doctors

Aboriginal Australians have used native plants as bush medicine for tens of thousands of years. On Larrakia land, medical ...

An aboriginal Australian community in northern Queensland speaks a language with no words for left or right, only north, south, east and west

Imagine asking someone to move their "left foot" and receiving a puzzled look, not because they misunderstood you, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and may be distressing. In April 1789, the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region began, just 16 months ...

Indigenous whale-watching tour shares ancient stories of Illawarra coastline

A new Indigenous-led whale-watching cruise is aiming to give an intimate insight into First Nations people's deep historical ...

A new Indigenous-only NDIS phone line is launching, in response to cultural safety 'gaps'

Tahlia Rose Vanissum says Indigenous communities' attempts to learn about the NDIS can be frustrating experiences. Source: ...

Cultural safety isn’t a buzzword. It’s a vital part of First Nations health care and healing

First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians. This health gap is ...

First Nations creators tell Indigenous stories through video games

As part of NAIDOC Week, we meet the Indigenous creatives who are re-shaping Australia's video game industry.

From the 2010 Olympics to the World Cup, Vancouver has pioneered Indigenous inclusion

Scattered among the many big-screens airing World Cup matches and the food stands with local fare like poutine, the Vancouver ...
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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 ...
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What Greek Australian businesses can learn from the new Indigenous procurement rules

Matthew Karakoulakis examines why Australia's Indigenous Procurement Policy reforms are about control, not just ownership.