Progress can kill: shocking photos highlight tribes' health crisis
Photos highlight terrible health impact of "progress" on tribes
News from Aboriginal peoples
Mining firm fined for ruining Aboriginal sacred site
An Australian mining company has been fined for desecrating an Aboriginal sacred site.
Aboriginal anger at gas project plans
Plans by the Premier of Western Australia to force through a massive gas project have aroused Aboriginal anger.
New Aboriginal community offers glimmer of hope
A group of Alyawarr Aborigines have abandoned their central Australian settlement, and set up a new community at a place called Honeymoon Bore.
Government endorses UN Declaration on Indigenous peoples
Australia formally endorsed the UN Declaration on Indigenous peoples today, reversing its previous opposition.
At last – Australia announces support for UN Declaration
The Australian government has announced that it now intends to support the UN Declaration on Indigenous peoples’ rights, reversing its previous opposition
'Landmark victory' for Aboriginal sea rights
The Australian High Court has recognised Aboriginal ownership rights to a huge stretch of the northern Australian coast.
Government apologises to Aborigines
The newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a formal apology to the country's Indigenous people for the historic injustices they have suffered.