Australian Indigenous History

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

First Nations businesses focus on unique and generative ways to engage with the economy. But Indigenous business education in Australia needs to catch up

Indigenous Studies means becoming part of global conversations about the place of Indigenous knowledges and traditions in the world

A new truth-telling book shines a light on the past, present and future of the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous cultural collections

The importance of truth-telling cannot be denied if our journey towards national reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Settler Australia is to be achieved

The Berry Collection was a poorly curated anatomical and anthropological collection that facilitated scientific racism and was dominated by unethically sourced Aboriginal remains

Truth-telling is one form of restorative justice, but more is needed to redress the wrongs done to Indigenous peoples

Before 1940, the University of Melbourne was the centre of Australian eugenics – and it didn’t end with World War II

Removing a person’s name from a building need not mean the University severs its relationship with its past, instead it is an opportunity to redefine our future

Research in Indigenous astronomy is not only changing narratives around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and traditions, it’s changing the history of science