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I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia

Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, ...
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 ...

State government forced to rework land rights changes after Indigenous boycott threat

Controversial planned changes to Indigenous land rights in NSW will be reworked after the state’s collection of Aboriginal ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia: Disproportionate Removal of Aboriginal Children

(Sydney, March 27, 2025) – Western Australia’s child protection authorities are disproportionately removing children from Aboriginal families and placing them in out-of-home care, Human Rights Watch ...
Time

Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe Shouts in Protest at Visiting King Charles

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On Sacred Ground, Indigenous Communities Regain Control of Australia’s Tourism Heartlands

Australia has taken a major step toward returning the lands beneath Ayers Rock Resort and Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre to their Traditional Owners. A new agreement will shift operations to tourism ...
The New York Times

Indigenous Australians Plan to Go Bigger on Australia Day

“Invasion Day is the reason why we’re all here today, but we must go beyond that,” one activist said. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to ...