In April 1789, the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region began, just 16 months after Europeans ...

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

When Melbourne agency Mo Works and Victorian Aboriginal Health Service first launched Flip the Vape, the pitch was simple: ...

Naidoc Week is an invitation to engage with Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander history and reflect on the work that still needs to be done ...

Aboriginal Australians have used native plants as bush medicine for tens of thousands of years. On Larrakia land, medical students are learning how nature can heal.

State’s tough on crime measures compounding the problem, one expert says, despite pledge to close the gap ...

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

July 2 (UPI) --Genocide by 19th-century British colonists in what is now the Australian state of Victoria saw 75% of the indigenous population wiped out by violence and diseases to which they had no ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be screened for a common heart rhythm condition at least 10 years earlier than current national guidelines recommend, say UNSW researchers. Research ...

Archaeologists have unearthed 82 pieces of pottery likely made by Aboriginal Australians between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago, long before Europeans arrived on the continent. The find has the potential ...

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