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Elders renew call for Frontier Wars recognition at annual Anzac Day march
Aboriginal Elders and allies will again gather in Canberra on Saturday to commem...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Apr 2026
Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling
Human bones trampled by cattle are a stark reminder of the mass killing of Abori...
New Wadjemup / Rottnest projects reveal hidden hell
Note: this report includes images of Indigenous people who have died. It is Boor...
Ronan O’Connell 25 Mar 2026
Whadjuk delegation draws parallels between Waikato Invasion and Noongar history at Rangiriri
A delegation from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation has visited the historic Ra...
Reece Harley 23 Mar 2026
Pinjarra massacre and Governor’s apology to be formally taught in WA schools
Planning has begun to formally teach the history of the Pinjarra massacre - and...
Giovanni Torre 11 Feb 2026
Elders lead from the front on Survival Day in Mackay

January 26 will be marked in Mackay, Queensland, with a Survival Day gathering organised and led by Indigenous people. Aunty Fiona Mann-Bobongie, a proud Darumbal woman, and Aunty Deb Clark, a proud Y...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 23, 2026
After Pinjarra apology, City of Perth faces new questions about truth and history

When Western Australia's Governor Chris Dawson stood on the banks of Bilya Maadjit (Murray River) last month and apologised for the 1834 Pinjarra Massacre, his words carried the weight of 191 years of...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Nov 14, 2025
'The time has come to acknowledge the truth' - WA Governor apologises for predecessor's shameful role in Pinjarra Massacre

On its 191st anniversary, Western Australian Governor Chris Dawson AC APM issued a formal apology for the actions of the state's first Governor Sir James Stirling at the Pinjarra Massacre.

‘This was Genocide’: Thorpe welcomes Yoorrook findings, calls for greater national action

The Yoorrook Justice Commission's declaration of Victoria's colonial past as genocide has been welcomed by independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, who is calling on the federal government to support truth-t...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 2, 2025
Reconciliation and truth-telling: Hundreds gather at Myall Creek memorial for important anniversary

25 years ago, Aboriginal and non-Indigenous people gathered side by side to erect a memorial marking a shameful historical chapter in a move of reconciliation and truth-telling.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 8, 2025
Sovereign Union calls Frontier Wars Commemorative March for ANZAC Day

Professor Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union and last surviving member of the founding four of the 1972 Aboriginal Embassy in Canberra has urged people to join the Commemorativ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 16, 2025
Call for World Heritage recognition and truth-telling at Wadjemup

Wadjemup/Rottnest Island should be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a place of significant cultural and heritage value, says Dr Hannah McGlade.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 10, 2024
WA Premier apologises for horrors perpetrated against Indigenous people on Wadjemup/Rottnest

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has apologised for the atrocities committed against Aboriginal people on the island of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 9, 2024
'marramarra: Indigenous artists making history visible' tells powerful Indigenous stories from around the world

In marramarra: Indigenous artists making history visible, out 1 November, Indigenous artists, Elders and communities across the world tell their stories on their own terms through conversations, bilin...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 23, 2024
UK PM rules out reparations, formal apology for colonialism and slavery

The British Prime Minister has ruled out reparations and even a formal apology for colonialism and the UK's involvement in the slave trade ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this we...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 22, 2024
We must honour the truth about Wadjemup/Rottnest and put things right

It'll be summertime soon and many West Australians will soon be frolicking in the sun at their beloved Rottnest Island. The fact that they'll be dancing on human graves as they've done for many years...

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Phill Moncrieff Oct 17, 2024
New history text details massacres of Aboriginal people in Australia’s north

A newly-released text detailing the violent frontier expansion of Australia's north is set to introduce readers to who led massacres of Aboriginal people, the names of their benefactors and how these...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 17, 2024
Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Hundreds of people gathered on Monday to remember the day Aboriginal people were massacred by stockmen in NSW 186 years ago. On June 10, 1838, a group of 11 settlers rode onto Myall Creek station, kil...

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Keira Jenkins Jun 10, 2024
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