Aboriginal names get pride of place in Australian addresses

Australia Post has backed a months-long campaign to add Aboriginal place names in addresses to recognise the country's indigenous people and the traditional names of their lands.
Jurist

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.' ...
AFP on MSN

Indigenous Australians celebrate historic state treaty

Australia's state of Victoria has passed the country's first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs

Protecting the Interests of Indigenous Peoples in International Investments: Innovation in the Australia-United Arab Emirates Economic Partnership

Foreign investment is a crucial driver of Australia’s economy, particularly in the mining sector. But it frequently clashes with the rights and interests of First Nations Peoples. Examples of risk ...

Inertia is feeding the Indigenous Gap, says Ken Wyatt

Former Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt says the Uluru Statement from the Heart “remains our moral compass”, despite ...

Are indigenous protected areas the key to COP15's '30 by 30' goal?

At the northernmost point of Canada's mainland, in the territory of Nunavut, the Inuit community of Taloyoak has hunted ...

Why Australian treaty with indigenous people is being called 'historic'

Victoria has become the first Australian state to sign a formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners. The new ...
CNN

Lowitja O’Donoghue, trailblazer for indigenous Australian rights, dead at 91

Lowitja O’Donoghue, one of the most respected and influential Aboriginal activists in Australian history, has died at age 91. O’Donoghue, who passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday in Adelaide ...
The New York Times

After Bruising Vote, Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’

The rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to lead to an irreversible shift in the nation’s relationship with its first peoples. By Yan Zhuang Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...
Human Rights Watch

Q&A: Australia’s Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

1. What is the Voice? The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Voice will be a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that will give advice to the Australian Parliament ...
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 ...
The Banker

Westpac shifts Indigenous recruitment focus after retention struggles

Writing in Westpac’s latest three-year action plan, Karen Mundine, chief executive of Reconciliation Australia, a non-profit that reviews and endorses organisations’ plans, praised the bank for its ...