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UN human rights chief praises Australia for first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk praised Australia's first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples on Monday, calling it a 'historic step toward self-determination for the country's First Peoples.' ...

Australia's state of Victoria to sign treaty with its Indigenous population

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.
The Conversation

King Charles heckled in Australia: the crown’s role in Indigenous rights in the Commonwealth

Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London That the recent visit of King ...
The New York Times

Architect Embraces Indigenous Worldview in Australian Designs

Jefa Greenaway is a leading proponent of “Country-centered design,” which calls for collaboration with Indigenous communities and puts sustainability concerns at a project’s core. By Will Higginbotham ...
Human Rights Watch

Western Australia Announces Reparations for the ‘Stolen Generations’

On Tuesday, the Western Australia state government announced a new reparations program for the “Stolen Generations,” Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist ...
The Conversation

Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future

Michela Mariani receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and is affiliated with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) and the Centre ...
Reuters

Australia struggling to improve Indigenous livelihoods, government report shows

SYDNEY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Australia is struggling to improve the lives of the country's Indigenous population, with only five of 19 measures on course to meet targets, showed a government report ...
Reuters

Australia says World Heritage listing to protect Indigenous carvings

SYDNEY, July 12 (Reuters) - Securing World Heritage status for Australia's Murujuga rock art will help protect the ancient Indigenous carvings, located in an industrial hub, the government said on ...
The Conversation

A brief look at the long history of First Nations fashion design in Australia

Treena Clark has received funding through the University of Technology Sydney Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellowship scheme. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article ...
The Conversation

‘Deadly’ sports diplomacy: why Australia’s Indigenous people must be a part of our sports strategy

Since coming to power in 2022, the Albanese government has focused strongly on the Indo-Pacific. The prime minister’s recent trip to Indonesia was the latest high-level bilateral summit as Australia ...
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Human rights experts raise concerns over Australia youth justice systems

Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill introducing additional criminal offenses and imposing adult sentences on youth ...