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Aboriginal Frontier Resistance Leaders in Australia
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.
Who Is on the Australian $2 Coin?
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.
The Aboriginal Land Rights Movement in Australia
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.
Who Is on the Australian $50 Note?
Do you know who appears on the Australian $50 note and why? David Unaipon was a Ngarrindjeri inventor, writer, and public intellectual.
Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia
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.
Revisions: Made by the Warlpiri of Central Australia with Patrick Waterhouse opens at Burrinja
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
The desert among the snow: how Anmatyerr ceremony men came to create ground paintings in Switzerland
Aboriginal artists from Laramba create ceremonial ground paintings in Switzerland, sharing Anmatyerr culture, Country, and song with the world.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye at Tate Modern, July 2025
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, one of Australia’s most revered artists, is receiving well-deserved international recognition with the upcoming retrospective at Tate Modern. Opening on July 10, 2025, this marks the first major European solo exhibition of her work.
Deutscher and Hackett: Important Australian Indigenous Art Melbourne - 26 March 2025 Results
Deutscher and Hackett’s Important Australian Indigenous Art sale (March, 2025) delivers mixed results with five works by Emily Kam Kngwarraye the highlight.