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Human origins: genetic isolation of Aboriginal Australians

Human origins: genetic isolation of Aboriginal Australians -  Aboriginal Australians remained genetically isolated from people ... use in Australia at that time, accompanied by the arrival of dingoes (wild dogs).

Greens bankroll indigenous rebels opposed to Carmichael mine

Greens bankroll indigenous rebels opposed to Carmichael mine  - Elder Irene White, who is one of the native title applicants, told The Weekend Australian that the group faced a new challenge over its authority to ...

Repatriation of indigenous artefacts a hot topic for museums

Repatriation of indigenous artefacts a hot topic for museums  - West is visiting Australia this week to give a keynote address at a National Museum of Australia conference on the vexed question of indigenous  ...

Conservative role essential in indigenous recognition

Conservative role essential in indigenous recognition  - But the politics of indigenous affairs in Australia is inevitably a pendulum, swinging from one political extreme to the other. It first swung right — with ...

Aboriginal campaigner and suicide survivor shines light on mental health issues

Aboriginal campaigner and suicide survivor shines light on mental health issues  - In looking for different ways to address Western Australia's high rate of Indigenous suicide, some prominent advocates at the conference supported Ms ...

Cashless welfare trial begins in South Australia

Cashless welfare trial begins in South Australia  - An extraordinary, radical experiment in welfare policy will begin on March 15 in the small town of Ceduna and several remote Aboriginal communities ...

The ultimate road trip to Australia's Northern Territory, home to Mick Dundee

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The ultimate road trip to Australia's Northern Territory, home to Mick Dundee  - The Northern Territory is home to the largest indigenous population on the Australian continent so I looked forward to talking to some about their lives ...

Australians over 50 rate themselves as healthier than 25-year-olds

Australians over 50 rate themselves as healthier than 25-year-olds  - By far the majority of older Australians consider themselves to be in "good, very good or excellent health", the AIHW's most recent report states.