Timeline: Indigenous rights movement

1938: Day of Mourning held by the Aborigines League (est 1932) and the Aborigines Progressive Association (1937). It is the first major protest by Indigenous people. The manifesto “Aborigines Claim ...
The Conversation

Friday essay: ‘too many Aboriginal babies’ – Australia’s secret history of Aboriginal population control in the 1960s

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article may contain images of deceased people. It contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using outdated and ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia: Disproportionate Removal of Aboriginal Children

(Sydney) – Western Australia’s child protection authorities are disproportionately removing children from Aboriginal families and placing them in out-of-home care, Human Rights Watch said in a report ...
The New York Times

How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia Leading up to ...
The New York Times

At 73, Australia’s Most Important Aboriginal Writer Is Making Her Mark

Alexis Wright, an Indigenous Australian author, writes epic novels in which many voices clamor to be heard. By Natasha Frost Reporting from Melbourne, Australia Long before Alexis Wright was a ...