Artist shares her surprise after her design is picked for new NAIDOC collectible coin
A young Indigenous artist will have her work circulated in wallets around the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee.
In a Gippsland cave, remains of an ancient Aboriginal ritual lay hidden for 12,000 years
Remnants of fireplaces and burnt, fat-smeared sticks excavated in a secluded cave in Victoria point to an ancient ritual where a powerful Gunaikurnai doctor, known as a mulla-mullung, cast a spell.
'It's going to change my life': Unlocking the benefits of Australia's remote pools
These desert lifeguards want more remote swimming pools to be reopened, revitalised, and maintained to unlock the many benefits they offer.
30,000 people visit the Bungle Bungle Range every year without knowing its story. That's about to change
For decades, visitors have driven, flown, hiked, and camped across Purnululu National Park without grasping its rich, cultural heritage but future visitors won't miss out.
Welcome to the world of bush footy — it's a bit like the AFL, but the rules are looser
These players don't have fancy uniforms or special equipment and often train barefoot, but they share one thing in common: an obsession with AFL.
Kiwi actor Rachel House is much-loved as a star of Taika Waititi movies. Now she's making her own
Rachel House is one of New Zealand's best-loved actors. Now she's bringing her comedic chops and Māori heritage to directing.
Aurora chaser joins fight to protect thrombolites after 'embarrassing' walk on ancient fossil site
When Wesley Lamont set up his camera to capture the aurora australis, he had no idea he was trampling on a fragile ecosystem and potentially causing decades of damage.
Resilience and representation key themes in Broome's reconciliation walk to start NAIDOC Week in the Kimberley
Hundreds of people participate in a reconciliation walk marking the start of NAIDOC Week and share their pride in Indigenous culture in the Kimberley.
Historic gathering in remote WA calls for urgent protection of Indigenous languages
Aboriginal language experts say the survival and preservation of Indigenous languages needs to be treated as importantly as art and storytelling.
Trailblazing church minister, NT cultural leader and political fighter Dr Gondarra dies aged 79
A trailblazer from the remote Northern Territory, Dr Gondarra was known as a straight-talking spiritual and cultural leader who never lost sight of his quest for equality.
'Life will still go on' after successful Kabi Kabi native claim in south-east Queensland
Indigenous elders say a landmark native title claim in heavily urbanised and tourist destinations of south-east Queensland will not change the way people enjoy or live in the area.
'Wonderful' news for Indigenous women as NSW reclaims sacred Butterfly Cave from developer
The cave has been used by generations of Awabakal women for sacred women's business but for years they had to seek permission to access it from the proponents of a planned housing development.
In one of the world's most fire-prone regions, 'cutting edge' techniques are protecting precious habitat
Indigenous fire management methods being used in WA's Kimberley are drawing international acclaim, as rangers say they are making a big difference to the health of the tropical savanna landscapes.
'Rainmaker' sounds the alarm as Western Australia's longest river runs dry
Bridging the gap between scientific monitoring and cultural knowledge, traditional owners say persistent pools along the Gascoyne River are changing with dire consequences.
Indigenous health service takes over outback town's aged care home after compliance breaches and staffing issues
Halls Creek's aged care home serves a vast area with many Indigenous cultural groups, and now a local Aboriginal health service hopes to boost the facility that's struggled in recent years with compliance breaches.
Overcrowding and 'heat caves' plague these communities. They're now bringing home back to Country
One photojournalist follows the lives of Warumungu traditional owners in Jurnkkurakurr (Tennant Creek) as they detail their ambitious way out of a centuries-long housing crisis.
Rock legends say government should step in to save major WA cultural festival
The Ord Valley Muster showcases the East Kimberley's Indigenous culture, pastoral heritage and spectacular landscape, but a ticket sale dive at last month's event has put the festival on shaky financial ground.
Calls for ground-penetrating radar exploration of hospital site amid fears up to 1,000 bodies could be buried there
A prominent historian is reviving questions about the final resting place of up to 1,000 South Sea Islander workers, fearing some remains could be located where a ward is set to be built at Mackay Base Hospital.
'I'm still waiting': Yothu Yindi leader reflects on campaign for Treaty at Barunga Festival
Yothu Yindi leader Witiyana Marika says he will "keep on dancing" for a treaty as thousands gather at weekend to celebrate Indigenous culture at Barunga Festival.
News Corp apologises for using 'disrespectful' photo in Indigenous child sexual abuse story
Sky News, The Australian and the Daily Telegraph used a photo of dancers in the Miriki Performing Arts group during a children's festival for a story on sexual abuse of Indigenous children last year.
This remote island was returned to Aboriginal people in a 'terrible' state. Rewilding it is proving a challenge
Indigenous land managers are hoping to repatriate ecologically and culturally significant species to lungtalanana, or Clarke Island, but feral cat predation and a lack of funding are standing in their way.
Queensland's 43 'dehumanising, upsetting, and discriminatory' place names must be changed now, elder says
The state's map is littered with dozens of racist terms steeped in a traumatic history. While authorities have made it easier to change these names, advocates say the wheels of government must turn faster.
Leslie got the call just after midnight. He drove eight hours alone to receive a life-changing kidney transplant
Australia's organ donation and transplantation rates are among the lowest in the developed world, and only 36 per cent of eligible adults are on the register. Leslie Schultz thinks changes are needed to turn that around.
Connection with youths critical to curb car thefts and burglaries in outback in WA, former cop says
The small country town of Mullewa is reeling from a spike in crime, but locals say the solutions need to go further than more policing.
'Country is good medicine for anybody' says a station man who's all about tough love
With a few contracts here and there but mainly run out of his own pocket, station man Damien Kunoth believes in tough love when teaching young Indigenous men how to work on the land in his All Rounder program.