On Australia Day in 1972, a number of Indigenous activists erected a beach umbrella on the lawns of Old Parliament House. Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie, Bertie Williams and Tony Koorie set up [...]
Closing the Gap—Reconciliation Acknowledgement of country and thanks to: Aunty Agnes for the welcome Welcoming us to country and acknowledging your ancestors and connection to this land is a very [...]
By Andrew Gills Like many Australians of my generation, I am largely ignorant about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples’ cultures. I remember doing a project about Aboriginal people in [...]
Extract taken from Gurrumul: His Life and Music by Robert Hillman. Published by ABC Books $65.00 The second album, like the first, is determined to provide a largely non-Indigenous [...]
On the last day of National Reconciliation Week (Mabo Day) we are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Yothu Yindi frontman Dr Yunupingu, who died overnight at his home in Yirrkala, East [...]