Aboriginal anger at gas project plans 8 October 2010Plans by the Premier of Western Australia to force through a massive gas project have aroused Aboriginal anger.
New Aboriginal community offers glimmer of hope 23 February 2010A group of Alyawarr Aborigines have abandoned their central Australian settlement, and set up a new community at a place called Honeymoon Bore.
At last – Australia announces support for UN Declaration 26 March 2009The Australian government has announced that it now intends to support the UN Declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights, reversing its previous opposition
'Landmark victory' for Aboriginal sea rights 5 August 2008The Australian High Court has recognised Aboriginal ownership rights to a huge stretch of the northern Australian coast.
Government apologises to Aborigines 13 February 2008The newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a formal apology to the country's indigenous people for the historic injustices they have suffered.
Government to apologise to Aborigines 31 January 2008Australia's new government has announced that its first act will be an apology for the historic treatment of the country's first inhabitants.
Survival calls for a new start in Aboriginal relations 24 January 2008To mark Australia Day on 26 January Survival International calls on Australia’s new government to lay the foundations for a fresh start in relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Aboriginal organisations condemn government response 30 July 2007One month after the Australian government set up an 'emergency response taskforce' to tackle widespread child abuse in Aboriginal communities, its actions have been widely condemned by Aboriginal organisations.
Aborigines win 'native title' over Perth 19 October 2006The Noongar Aborigines, traditional owners of the land surrounding Western Australia's capital city, Perth, have won legal recognition of their ownership in a landmark court ruling.
