Ten key facts that introduce Aboriginal art and its cultural foundations
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Frontier Resistance Leaders You Should KnowTaken together, these profiles point to a sustained and widespread history of frontier conflict in Australia. Aboriginal resistance occurred across regions and generations, shaped by local conditions, leadership, and the pressures of colonial expansion.
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Who appears on the Australian $2 coin, and did he consent to the use of his image? Gwoya Tjungurrayi was a Warlpiri and Anmatyerr man from Central Australia.
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The modern land rights movement developed through sustained activism, labour organisation, and legal challenge. It did not arise suddenly, nor was it driven by a single event.
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Do you know who appears on the Australian $50 note and why? David Unaipon was a Ngarrindjeri inventor, writer, and public intellectual.
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A factual overview of colonial frontier massacres in Australia, outlining how systemic violence was used against Aboriginal people to clear land, silence resistance, and reshape communities. The legacy of this history continues to shape culture, memory, and connection to Country today.
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Revisions: Made by the Warlpiri of Central Australia with Patrick Waterhouse is now showing at Burrinja Cultural Centre in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. This extraordinary exhibition reimagines Australia’s colonial archives through Warlpiri story and Country. If you’re nearby between 25 October 2025 and 1 March 2026, it’s well worth a vis
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Largest-Ever Indigenous Australian Art Exhibition to Tour United States from 2025The exhibition, titled The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art, is set to premiere in Washington, D.C. on 18 October 2025, and will travel to several prestigious venues across the U.S. and Canada, including the Denver Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. This North American tour will run from 2025 to 2028, offering audiences an unprecedented opportunity to experience the depth and diversity of Australia’s First Nations art.
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What Is National Reconciliation Week?
National Reconciliation Week is held each year from 27 May to 3 June. It is a time for everyone in Australia to learn about the country’s shared history and to consider how to contribute to reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Aboriginal artists from Laramba create ceremonial ground paintings in Switzerland, sharing Anmatyerr culture, Country, and song with the world.
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