Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country Conservationists and Traditional Owners are working to protect a "beautiful" 20,000 hectare property after decades of limited access for Indigenous people. AAP · 8h ago
Climate change is killing the plants of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa. Aṉangu traditional owners are concerned When we hear that climate change is damaging natural environments, it conjures images of rising seas eroding coastlines, or heatwaves bleaching the Great Barrier Reef. But what about deserts? The Conversation · 11h ago
What is Australia’s best book? Our experts pick their favourites This weekend, Radio National will count down its Top 100 Australian books poll, in which voters picked their favourite work of any genre. The winner will be crowned on Sunday. The Conversation · Oct 15
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño to be strong to very strong. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a long run of dangerous fire weather. The Conversation · Oct 7
How Indigenous Protected Areas became a vital way to protect nature in Australia When you think of conservation in Australia, chances are you’ll think of a national park. The Conversation · Sep 6
For Indigenous people, connection to Country can be a preventive health measure The inherent connectedness between people, land and spirituality runs deep in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It’s seen today through art, songs, stories, ceremonies, languages and cultures being revived and practised across the continent. The Conversation · Aug 17
Huge swath of land returned to Traditional Owners A Federal Court ruling has granted Traditional Owners native title for more than 170,000 hectares in northern Australia as part of a decades‑long campaign. AAP · Aug 14
Rock star Elder hails Gove mining closure as land win The end of mining at Gove is a chance to reclaim Yolŋu land, an Indigenous Elder says, and turn Rio Tinto's old fuel tanks into a national storage hub. AAP · Aug 1
Stunning kookaburra dance lights up Garma Festival A kookaburra-inspired dance at Garma weaves family, survival and joy into a powerful tribute to Aboriginal ancestors, capturing the festival spirit on Country. AAP · Jul 31
Connected under the Milky Way: new exhibition shares Indigenous astronomical knowledge from Australia to South Africa The Yamaji-Wajarri people studied the wide-open skies of their country for millennia before being host to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes The Guardian - AU · Jul 25
‘A river is our life force’: why Indigenous cultural values must be visible in conservation In the Kimberley, Martuwarra – also called the Fitzroy River – is far more than a waterway. The Conversation · Jul 22
Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave Deeply etched into a cliff face in GunaiKurnai Country, near the township of Buchan in East Gippsland in rural Victoria, is a large limestone cave that hosts an extraordinary story. The Conversation · Jul 22
Indigenous activist 'obliged to save slaughtered kin' An Aboriginal woman whose attempt to set up a court hearing on Country was unsuccessful has spoken about her obligation to protest forests. AAP · Jul 8
‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of people who have died. The Conversation · Jul 7
AAP · Jun 19 Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival Traditional Owners have regained control of key national park and conservation land under a landmark hand back and joint management agreement.
The Conversation · Jun 2 Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox As Aboriginal nations mounted a series of coordinated and strategic campaigns to defend Country against invading settlers, the smallpox epidemic spread across the southeast from 1830 to 1832.
AAP · May 25 SA:'Very special to us': stockman's final journey home An Aboriginal stockman whose remains have been stranded in a museum for decades is going home, as his family began a solemn journey to return him to Country.
AAP · May 24 SA:Stockman's remains to leave museum for Country burial A museum that houses thousands of Aboriginal remains is returning a former stockman to Country for burial, with plans to repatriate many more.
AAP · May 24 'Very special to us': stockman's final journey home An Aboriginal stockman whose remains have been stranded in a museum for decades is going home, as his family began a solemn journey to return him to Country.
The Conversation · Apr 22 Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss Right now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged or taken away?
AAP · Apr 17 Australia's story of spear versus gun needs telling Australians need to know thousands of Aboriginal people died defending Country with spears, says one of the activists who founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Evening Standard · Mar 22 Country pub of the week: the Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs Here is a pub you seldom meet but always want to, says David Ellis
Evening Standard · Mar 11 Country pub of the week: The Nag's Head, Abercych Find a perfectly poured pint in Pembrokeshire, says Maggie John
AAP · Mar 7 Carbon credit rewards MIA for Indigenous stewards Rules that ensure carbon credits only go to new emissions removal could be penalising the long-term conservation efforts of First Nations people.
Evening Standard · Feb 8 Country pub of the week: The Merry Harriers, Hambledon Here is a pub for down-from-Londoners, but locals too, says Fiona Roberts-Moore