National affairs
19 May 2017
First Nations have reclaimed the recognition process in the lead-up to a landmark gathering at Uluru this month
Books & arts
18 May 2017
Exhibitions | An exhibition and an unveiling at the Australian War Memorial suggest a willingness to tell a deeper story about Australia’s frontier past
Essays & reportage
19 December 2016
The 1966 equal pay case was a product of the silence at the heart of Indigenous policy, writes one of the lawyers briefed in the case
Essays & reportage
2 September 2016
It’s time for a national inquiry into how the outback can be better funded for black and white alike, writes Patrick Sullivan
Essays & reportage
24 August 2016
Between their historic departure from Wave Hill station in 1966 and Gough Whitlam’s return of their land in 1975, the Gurindji people lived through a decade of uncertainty.…
National affairs
1 August 2016
If governments are serious about the royal commission into child protection, they should pledge in advance to honour its recommendations, says Patrick Sullivan
Books & arts
22 July 2016
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Goldstone and The Measure of a Man.
Essays & reportage
15 July 2016
The buried secrets of Australia’s frontier share features with encounters in the United States, writes Ann McGrath
Essays & reportage
29 June 2016
The rise of “deficit metrics” and the federal government’s retreat from Indigenous affairs have reversed the direction set by the historic 1967 referendum,…
Books & arts
2 June 2016
Books | Angus McMillan’s name has become attached to at least one massacre in Victoria’s Gippsland region, writes Peter Crowley. But does the…
Books & arts
15 April 2016
Books | The land rights debate has entered a new era, writes Michael Dillon, and Leon Terrill is an informed and engaging guide
Essays & reportage
10 March 2016
As the experience of the Queensland community of Kowanyama shows, implementation – rather than the media, politicians or the public service – is the engine room of Indigenous…
From the archive
8 March 2016
Identifying and acknowledging an Aboriginal lineage can be a complex and challenging process
National affairs
17 January 2016
There’s a way to recognise Indigenous Australians that bypasses our cantankerous founding document, says Peter Brent
Books & arts
21 December 2015
Books | Two books grapple in different ways with the evidence of Tasmanian Aboriginal history, writes Greg Lehman
National affairs
26 June 2015
Referendums don’t bring out the best in the Australian political system, writes Peter Brent. But that shouldn’t stop us from picking our way through the minefield
Essays & reportage
2 June 2015
Jon Altman has been visiting the remote Aboriginal community of Maningrida for many years. In February, he talked to Kuninjku people about the impact of…
Books & arts
19 May 2015
Books | Martin Edmond’s dual biography of Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira illuminates a remarkable friendship, writes Eleanor Hogan
Books & arts
8 May 2015
The British Museum’s Indigenous Australia exhibition could change the conversation about relations between Indigenous people, museums and collections
National affairs
15 February 2015
Much more than an attempted leadership spill went on at Parliament House during the week, writes Jane Goodall. But the script stayed the same
Books & arts
10 November 2014
Brett Evans talks to award-winning Indigenous screenwriter Steven McGregor
Books & arts
5 November 2014
How we should accommodate and respect the values of people who aren’t like us? A new book has some of the answers, writes Janna Thompson
National affairs
17 December 2013
University ethics committees and the social sciences make awkward partners, writes Gillian Cowlishaw
Books & arts
17 December 2013
As two Australian books show, the European Enlightenment rested partly on a global traffic of persons between widely separated spaces
Essays & reportage
14 October 2013
A murder trial in Alice Springs held up a mirror to the town’s dealings with issues of race, writes Kieran Finnane, and the inter-racial dynamics turned out to be…
Essays & reportage
9 May 2013
The NT government’s abolition of the Banned Drinkers Register has divided opinion in Central Australia, writes Eleanor Hogan
National affairs
9 November 2012
Constitutional reform has stalled, writes Paul Kildea. But that provides the opportunity to rethink how we go about achieving change
National affairs
1 October 2012
A study of home internet in remote communities highlights the real reasons people go online, write Julian Thomas and Ellie Rennie
National affairs
26 September 2012
A new parliamentary report challenges the thinking behind the downgrading of Indigenous languages in schools, writes Lisa Waller
International
27 August 2012
Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan