Jurist

UN committee warns systemic discrimination against Indigenous children in Australia youth justice system

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) warned in a statement issued Tuesday that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia continue to face systemic ...

'What do you want to be?' The spark that helps Indigenous people go to university

Across Australia, universities and governments say increasing the numbers of Indigenous graduates is one of the main ...
Hyperallergic

Digital Colonialism and the Marginalization of Australia's Indigenous Peoples

LONDON — Inside Furtherfield Gallery, one is confronted by the noxious fruits of British colonialism. In “Ngarnda: Dead Ringer,” a video by the Martu filmmaker Curtis Taylor, a man is on the verge of ...
The Conversation

Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management

Last month, Australia’s newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside ...
Jurist

UN human rights chief praises Australia for first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk praised Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous peoples on Monday, calling it a “historic step toward self-determination for the country’s First Peoples.” ...
Observer

The Largest-Ever Survey of Indigenous Australian Art Is Coming to the U.S.

Amid growing recognition of Indigenous art in the contemporary art world, a new partnership is set to elevate the global presence of Indigenous works. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., ...