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Ninety years after Pitjantjatjara man Yukun was killed by police and his remains sent to museums in Adelaide, he is finally laid to rest

Named after the Afghan cameleers who traveled the same route, The Ghan is one of the world’s greatest train journeys.

First published 28 October 2016 Every story has a beginning and an end, everything in between is just a story… The oldest stories known come from the Aborigine people of Australia. Their stories go back at least 30,000 years. They are passed on orally by the tribe’s elders under a rigid tradition called “the law” which ensures the preservation of the Aborigines ancient tribal narratives. Linguistic scholars who have studied them have noted the Aborigines ability to sustain “the inter...

Local guide Stanley outside Cave Hill, one of the most significant rock art sites in Central Australia.   Photo: SEIT Australia Apparently it is mainly visitors driving up from Alice Springs who spot the mysterious Mount Conner, which appears on the horizon at some point during the long drive. After a surge of excitement and a flurry of photos, it eventually dawns on most of them that this rock actually looks quite different from Ulurus famous silhouette.  Enchanted by the idea of another...