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Representatives of the Wuthathi, Woppaburra and Warrgamay communities (from left) Smithy Wilson, Wayne Blair, Thomas Holden and Keron Murray.

They were looted from graves, traded by sailors and collectors. Now they’re heading home

The Natural History Museum in London – which holds about 20,000 human remains from across the world – wants to address the wrongs of the past.

  • Rob Harris

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“Australia prides itself on religious freedom. But you won’t accept our Welcome to Country?”

‘Honey, we’re not doing it for you’: Rhoda Roberts on the welcome-to-Country backlash

The artist and festival director on the link between songlines and welcomes to Country – and the tragic reason why she hasn’t celebrated her birthday for years.

  • Benjamin Law
Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov in a shot from his video of a trip to Afghanistan uploaded last year.

American faces five years in jail after leaving Coke for world’s most isolated tribe

Despite the death of another American in 2018, the “danger tourist” tried to contact the Sentinelese tribe, which is off limits to visitors.

  • Samaan Lateef
Wanda Gibson, 79, has won the Victorian Prize for Literature at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.

First-time author makes history by winning richest literary prize – with a kids’ book

The 79-year-old great-grandmother from Far North Queensland hadn’t even planned to write a book.

  • Kylie Northover
Sita Sargeant will soon be running walking tours in Sydney and Melbourne that highlight women’s place in history.

The women who shaped Sydney history and changed Sita Sargeant’s life

A canny publican who used a legal loophole to vote inspired a new book and walking tours to showcase notable women in history.

  • Julie Power
If you didn’t go to school, you don’t get to go the pool in Bidyadanga, one of the remote pools in WA found to improve community wellbeing and health.

Disease rates halved, kids in school: Inside the towns where a local pool has changed lives

Children were being hit with ear, nose and throat infections to the point some were going deaf. That all changed.

  • Julie Power
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Crowds enjoy Grounded featuring the work of Margaret Bloomfield.

Troubled Alice Springs bouncing back with milestone festival

This year’s 10th anniversary of Parrtjima is a positive step forward for Alice Springs in the face of recent damaging headlines.

  • Julietta Jameson
Chantelle Murray, who directed The Lost Tiger.

Chance meets with film legends set director without a mentor on her path

The director of new Australian film The Lost Tiger grew up in Broome, but she knew a boat was no place for her.

  • Garry Maddox
Niwhai Puru of the Indigenous All Stars performs a war dance ahead of the Men’s NRL All Stars match between Indigenous and Maori at CommBank Stadium on February 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty I

The NRL needs to relaunch the All Stars. Here’s how to do it

As debate rages over the future of the NRL All Stars, perhaps a merger with the annual Koori Knockout, and a new time slot, can make it bigger and better.

  • Robert Dillon
Peter Dutton and Donald Trump have both run unapologetic ‘anti-woke’ campaigns.

The war against woke is really a war against empathy

At a time when the most vulnerable are increasingly targeted, a little empathy and understanding has never been more important.

  • Cameron Atfield

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