History & Culture
Aboriginal conservation in Arnhem Land
These Indigenous Protected Areas are stunning landscapes in Australia’s Top End.
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News
Waterhouse art prize won by Aboriginal artist
Margaret Loy Pula has become the first indigenous woman to win one of Australia’s richest visual accolades.
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Aboriginal desert reserve bigger than Tasmania
A new Indigenous Protected Area in the NT is the largest piece of land ever put aside for conservation in Australia.
History & Culture
Bush medicine: Indigenous remedies for common ailments
Native plants have been used by First Nations people for generations. Here are some regional examples.
History & Culture
Jimmy Little: mentor and musician
A decade ago Australian Geographic spoke to Jimmy Little, an icon of 1960s Aussie pop culture.
History & Culture
Football crazy: Australia’s Tiwi Islands
We went north to the Tiwi Islands to discover how a tiny community has produced so many Aussie football greats.
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Turtle and dugong footage causes controversy
A TV report showing turtles and dugongs hunted in the Torres Strait has been criticised as unbalanced and emotive.
History & Culture
Preserving Aboriginal history
Mary-Jean Sutton, with the help of AG Society, is preserving the memories of the Mapoon Aboriginal community.
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Project creates ark for world’s dying languages
Recordings of indigenous languages on the point of extinction are being gathered into an online database.
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Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups
A vast cattle station on the Northern Territory’s Daly River is being handed back to the people that once owned it.