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Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient kno...

Australian judges weigh activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide

Indigenous Australians account for 4% of the population.

Caring for Country means First Nations are at the heart of decision making

Despite long-awaited reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the role of Indigenous peoples in matters that relate to the health of Country remain...

Australia establishes the first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For the Karajarri people of Kimberley in northwe...

Australian Aboriginal Wants King Charles Held Responsible for Genocide

 Krauatatungalung Elder Djuran Bunjileenee Uncle Robbie Thorpe speaking outside of the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal in Melbourne, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Krauatatung...

Before the marches: They were already here

Muslim men who stopped to pray five times a day in the red dust of the Australian interior, doing the work that made modern Australia possible, their names are largely lost to us,...

Indigenous organization buys wetland property in Australia to help conserve it

A large property containing a unique wetland system in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin was transferred into long-term Indigenous ownership in 2026 for conservation. The 33,000-hec...

True indigenous health equality

Australian Aboriginals cared for a dingo's grave for decades

For some ancient Aboriginal Australian communities, dingoes were part of the family.

We have survived! Forty years of Aboriginal protest posters – in pictures

Wiradjuri elder Ray Jackson was a prominent activist in Australia. He was the founding secretary of the New South Wales Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee in 1987 and a r...

For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war

Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.

Naidoc Week isn’t just a party – it’s a protest pursuing justice and self-determination for Indigenous Australians | Bro...

Naidoc Week is an invitation to engage with Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander history and reflect on the work that still needs to be doneFollow our Australia news live blog fo...

One of the world's oldest 'art galleries' lives on the rock faces of this Australian cultural site. These people have sw...

The songlines at Murujuga hold ancient lessons from Indigenous communities that occupied the land centuries ago.

Bluey to be available in an Australian Indigenous language for the first time

Five episodes have been dubbed into Australian language Yolŋu Matha for Naidoc Week, with Bandit voiced by a founding member of rock band King StingrayIt’s already been translated...

Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...

Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Indigenous lands are recognized as crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. New research shows their health is a direct result of the people who inhabit and steward them.

Australia struggles to contain worst diphtheria outbreak in decades after over 220 cases reported

Health authorities say almost all cases involve Indigenous Australians

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

Native coastal Australians are experiencing a dramatic reversal of fortunes—from facing jail time over fishing to being trained to lead a whole new fishing industry. Documented in...

Australia’s largest recorded diphtheria outbreak is spreading through remote Indigenous communities

By the time a national vaccine blitz was announced this week, unlinked cases had already been reported in four states. Why did it take so long for governments to act?Get our breaki...

Indigenous people in Cambodia claim they’re blocked from sacred sites

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Ruos Lim knows what is at stake as he sets off with 10 men to patrol the Chom Penh forest. Lim is part of the Kuy people who have relied on the forests in...

Ancient Dingo Burial Site Reveals a Strong Bond with Indigenous Peoples in Australia

Learn more about a dingo skeleton uncovered at an ancient burial site — and what the remains reveal about its connection to the Barkindji people.

Almost 20 years after the NT intervention, governments are making the same mistakes – and failing Aboriginal children

We have clear evidence that community-controlled family and children’s services are trusted and used. When they are administered by non-Aboriginal bureaucrats, they failWarning: Th...