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The reforms facilitate the expansion of carbon farming, with pastoralists set to benefit from the extension of pastoral leases for up to 50 years and…

Rio Tinto’s actions form part of a broader discriminatory pattern of development in Australia. Traditional owners are denied the right to object and as a result, Aboriginal heritage is routinely destroyed.

Recently Queensland police recognised the cultural rights of Wangan and Jagalingou people to conduct ceremony under provisions of a Human Rights Act. What does this mean for other Traditional Owners?

The A Way Forward report addresses the issues of cultural heritage protection in Australia after Rio Tinto destroyed Juukan Gorge. However, achieving change will be far from straightforward.

The Joint Standing Committee on Nothern Australia Monday published its final report on the destruction of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural sites. The nearly 350-page report, titled A Way...

In Australia, occupying inconvenient places has been a crucial tactic for protesters to highlight human rights abuses and environmental destruction. That’s why it’s concerning to see the Australian government try to make it easier to deregister nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) if they promote protests where minor offenses may occur.

Eddie Mabo and his team's legal case in the High Court overturned the idea that Australia belonged to no one.

Today (3 June) Mabo Day brings to a close National Reconciliation Week. Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal and...

National Reconciliation Week, which kicks off on the anniversary of a day that aimed to give Indigenous Australians greater equality, strives to grow the relationship between them and other Australians. The theme for 2021 is 'In This Together'.

Aged care and women’s initiatives are prime examples. It is perhaps not surprising that the Indigenous affairs portfolio does not feature heavily in Budget 2021-22. This is not an entirely negative development, given that First Nations affairs is better served by good policy rather than opportunistic politics. From a First Nations perspective, this year’s budget presents a mixed bag of positives, negatives, and unknowns. On the positive side, investment in the community enterprise space app...