
Stories from traditional knowledge combined with archaeological work trace 2,300 km of Songlines
All over Australia, Songlines, or Dreaming tracks, connected First Nations people in one place with those in another through ritual, song and storytelling, which told of their shared beliefs.
Phys.orgChild held in solitary cell for three days, denied food and medications https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-06/child-don-dale-kept-in-solitary-cell-three-days/105740300 #JusticeSystem
Chinwag SocialExploring the #Aboriginal rock shelters once used by the Gweagal tribe for over 60,000 years. The Gweagal controlled sacred white clay pits in the area that were used for body paint and medicine.
#AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Australia #OurElders #OurPeople #IndigenousPeoples #FirstNationsPeople #NakedHiking #Nude #Naked #NoClothes #ClothesFreeLiving
Exploring the #Aboriginal rock shelters once used by the Gweagal tribe for over 60,000 years. The Gweagal controlled sacred white clay pits in the area that were used for body paint and medicine.
#AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Australia #OurElders #OurPeople #IndigenousPeoples #FirstNationsPeople #NakedHiking #Nude #Naked #NoClothes #ClothesFreeLiving
These brothers grew up revering their great-uncle Bill. Then the full story came out
Constable Bill McKinnon shot an Aboriginal man at Uluru. Facing up to crimes like this is part of the work Indigenous Australians have been calling on colonial descendants to do for decades – to ‘be brave’ and seek out the truth. It’s why Guardian Australia has launched this project
The Guardian
Review into over-representation of First Nations people in ACT justice system makes almost 100 recommendations
The Jumbunna review recommends "priority" systemic racism reviews of ACT Policing and Canberra's jail, and an inquiry into recent deaths in custody.
ABC News
Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia
Australia's First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity. Archaeological research has revealed much about this deep past, but it has rarely captured the gestures of the ancestors—their movements, postures and physical motions. Material traces like tools and hearths tend to survive; fleeting movements usually do not.
Phys.orgHobart City councillor proposes moving Acknowledgement of Country from official proceedings - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/hobart-city-council-louise-elliot-acknowledgement-of-country/105564218
Another white person upset at honouring the original inhabitants of this invaded land.
#AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #OurElders

Hobart City councillor proposes moving Acknowledgement of Country from official proceedings
Hobart City councillor Louise Elliot wants to move Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country protocols from official proceedings, arguing they are akin to religious rituals and being forced on people "against their will".
ABC News11yo held overnight in NT police watch house 'with the lights on 24 hours' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/nt-watch-houses-palmerston-children-held-overnight-naaja/105558156 #HumanRights #Prisons #Police #Crime
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