Aborigines organized breakfast barbecues in the Outback, schools held assemblies and giant TV screens went up in state capitals as Australians watched a live broadcast of their government Wednesday ...

Aborigines held an historic ceremony in Australia's national Parliament on Tuesday that many hoped would mark a new era of race relations in the country. With faces painted white and with a digeridoo ...

The Australian aboriginal community Mutitjulu lies in the shadow of Uluru, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, but it could not be more different from the polished walkways and ...

Aborigines lived mostly as hunter-gatherers for tens of thousands of years before British colonial settlers landed at what is now Sydney in 1788. Today, there are about 450,000 Aborigines in Australia ...

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia's prime minister announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child ...

Tasmanian Aborigines want their community to have control over the two busts withdrawn from an art auction in Melbourne yesterday. Sothebys withdrew the busts of Tasmanian Aborigines Woureddy and ...

Aboriginal theories about the creation of the Uluru rock formation vary and are rarely shared with outsiders, but the Anangu people are clear about its hallowed place in their heritage. It’s where the ...

Australia entered 2008 as one of the richest nations in the world. Far from fearing recession like Europe and America, the “Lucky Country” recently burst into its 17th year of uninterrupted economic ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A study has pulled together clues that Australian Aborigines may have been the world's first ...