Indigenous culture
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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- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
‘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
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
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
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
- Exclusive
- Water safety
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
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
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
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
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
- Perspective
- Culture wars
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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