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Aborigin

World 6 years ago

Landmark case says Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported

Aboriginal Australians are exempt from immigration law, the country's top court ruled Tuesday, in a historic decision that found indigenous people born overseas cannot be deported.

News 6 years ago

Uluru closed to climbers after crowds make final ascent

Australia's Uluru was permanently closed to climbers Friday evening to meet the wishes of Aboriginal people who hold the red monolith sacred, but hundreds of tourists scaled it in the final hours before the ban.

Books 6 years ago

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Author Kirli Saunders brings her Aboriginal roots into the limelight

Native Australian culture is often lost and forgotten, but one writer wants to bring it the attention it deserves.

News 6 years ago

Australian Aboriginal site gains World Heritage recognition

An Aboriginal settlement older than the pyramids that provides evidence that indigenous Australians developed sophisticated aquaculture thousands of years ago has been granted World Heritage status, the UN has announced.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

'The Voyage to Marege', a voyage of discovery

Music is not only about nice tunes or lyrics.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Aboriginal art in town

Collaborative canvas by Aboriginal Jandamarra Cadd and Indonesian artist Jerry Thung show the spirit of communication and collaboration in good humor.

Lifestyle 8 years ago

Luxe boomerang comes back to bite Chanel

French fashion house Chanel has triggered an uproar by selling a luxury monogrammed boomerang with a price tag of nearly US$1,500, with critics saying the accessory is an insult to Australian Aborigines.

World 9 years ago

Aboriginal woman's slaying exposes Australia's racial divide

The life was long drained from Lynette Daley by the time the cops rolled up to the lonely beach where her naked body lay.

World 9 years ago

Aborigines fight violence outside Australia's Parliament

Aboriginal traditional dancers carrying clap sticks and spears and with faces painted white with clay traveled from remote northern Australia to Parliament House on Monday to draw attention to rampant domestic violence in Outback indigenous communities.