Michael Aird News Today

Three sculptures carved by an Indigenous elder are on display together for the first time in 90 years at an exhibition at The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.

Winners across six literary categories each take home $80,000 in this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

The Cairns Post

Stone tools, clubs, boomerangs, decorative shellwork: a survey of 45 museums in the UK has found a vast number of Indigenous Australian objects. Not all were stolen; some were gifted or traded.

Sunshine State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has won more elections than any other female politician in Australia ... and her power is still on the rise.

Carol Ann Tropple, of Antigo, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at home. She was 76 years old. She was born on July 2, 1944, in Antigo, a daughter of Frank and Elvy (Aird) Tropple. She was a graduate of White Lake High School in 1962 and continued her education at Marathon Center in Wausau. She served in the United States Army as a medic nurse from Feb. 1, 1966, to Jan. 12, 1969, having been stationed in Europe. Following military service Ms. Tropple attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison wher...