Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Health & Medicine
Research
Culturally relevant messaging matters for First Nations peoples
A flowing river for arteries, a bare boab tree for depression. A project in the Kimberley shows how listening before we speak can improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people
Business & Economics
Research
How Indigenous business enterprise is rewriting Australian economics
Indigenous businesses employ 135,000 people and provide one in five jobs for Aboriginal workers – but is government procurement policy missing the mark?
Politics & Society
Book extract
Indigenous legal services continue to challenge Australia's colonial justice system
A new book explores the complex relationship between Indigenous self-determination, Australia's justice system and government control
Politics & Society
Research
The colonial outpost resort at the heart of Indigenous Australia
Aṉangu culture is a critical aspect of the World Heritage values at Uluru. Traditional owners must be in charge of what work and tourism looks like in the region
Politics & Society
Opinion
The confronting and exhilarating ‘65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art’
This isn't just another art exhibition; it’s a must-see that challenges everything you think you know about Australian history – and it’s in its final weeks
Politics & Society
Book extract
‘Finding an Indigenous voice’
The second volume of the truth-telling initiative, Dhoombak Goobgoowana, shares the steps, and missteps, on the road to finding an Indigenous Voice at the University of Melbourne
Arts & Culture
Book extract
‘How we bring Indigenous knowledges into the academy is as important as the knowledge itself’
A new truth-telling book shines a light on the past, present and future of the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous cultural collections
Politics & Society
65,000 Years: A short history of Australian art
A new exhibition celebrating the brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, while confronting the dark heart of Australia’s colonial history, has opened at the University of Melbourne’s Potter Museum of Art
Politics & Society
What Canada can teach us about truth-telling and justice
Australian and Canadian universities are learning from each other as they reckon with their colonial pasts
Discussion & Debate
“It is a clarion call to action”
The importance of truth-telling cannot be denied if our journey towards national reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Settler Australia is to be achieved