First People Then And Now

A provocative film that chronicles racism and brutality in the 1920s has been released in Australia. Set in the red dust of the outback, “Sweet Country” is the story of an Aboriginal herder who goes on the run after killing a white landowner in self-defense. The film is a historical, Western-style epic that has at its…

Australia is making some progress in improving health and education among its indigenous population, an annual report said Monday, but it is still missing most targets to reduce Aboriginal disadvantage a decade after launching a major campaign. The 10th “Closing the Gap” study found authorities were on track to meet just three out of seven targets…

A provocative film that chronicles racism and brutality in the 1920s has been released in Australia. Set in the red dust of the outback, “Sweet Country” is the story of an Aboriginal herder who goes on the run after killing a white landowner in self-defense. The film is a historical, Western-style epic that has at its…

Tens of thousands of people marched across Australia Friday in an “Invasion Day” protest calling for a rethink of the national day they say is offensive to indigenous people. The annual January 26 Australia Day holiday commemorates the arrival of the first British settlers in 1788, but for many Australians it marks the beginning of colonial…

For the first time, a museum in Australia is telling the stories of the massacres by colonists of indigenous people from an Aboriginal perspective. Thousands of First Nation people are believe to have been killed by white settlers until the 1940s, but much of that history is yet to be uncovered. Near the city of Portland…

[ad_1] Australia’s oldest human remains have been returned to their ancestral home. “Mungo Man,” who died more than 40,000 years ago, has been determined as the first known Australian, more evidence (if you somehow needed more) that Australia has been – and always will be – Aboriginal land. SEE ALSO: Tourists will no longer be able…

Researchers in Australia made an unusual finding after accidentally realizing a newly-discovered species of grass tastes just like salt and vinegar potato chips. The spinifex grass, found in Australia’s outback, was one of eight species discovered by a team of scientists from the University of Western Australia. A paper describing the new species, published in the…

Aboriginal children are subjected to “shocking” treatment at youth detention centres in northern Australia, an investigation revealed Friday, after a video of violence against mostly indigenous boys sparked outrage. The damning report said detained children were subjected to physical abuse, encouraged or paid to perform humiliating acts and denied essentials like food, water and the use…

[ad_1] Australia’s oldest human remains have been returned to their ancestral home. “Mungo Man,” who died more than 40,000 years ago, has been determined as the first known Australian, more evidence (if you somehow needed more) that Australia has been – and always will be – Aboriginal land. SEE ALSO: Tourists will no longer be able…