Spears taken by James Cook from Botany Bay to be returned to traditional owners

Spears taken by James Cook from Botany Bay to be returned to traditional owners

More than 250 years after British soldiers took dozens of spears,only four remain and they will soon be permanently returned to the Aboriginal community of La Perouse.

  • byEelemarni Close-Brown

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Indigenous art mystery solved by cross-country quest

Indigenous art mystery solved by cross-country quest

The Indigenous artist behind a series of bark paintings had been a mystery until a quest spanning the country reconnected the art with its creator.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Making us jump’:Singer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon joins the Con

‘Making us jump’:Singer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon joins the Con

The First Nations artist will bring Australian repertoire to the fore at the music school.

  • byNick Galvin
The dating app switch that helped Casey Donovan finally find love

The dating app switch that helped Casey Donovan finally find love

After years of heartbreak,the former Australian Idol winner set her search to “women only” and met her new partner.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘I want to put people in my shoes’:Australia names Venice Biennale choice

‘I want to put people in my shoes’:Australia names Venice Biennale choice

Brisbane artist Archie Moore will be only the second solo Indigenous artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale since 1954.

  • byLinda Morris
Ancient West Australian rock art up for World Heritage nomination

Ancient West Australian rock art up for World Heritage nomination

The Burrup Peninsula in WA - home of more than one million Indigenous rock engravings up to 40,000 years old - is understood to have been nominated for World heritage listing.

  • byPeter Milne
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Opera House sails shine in celebration of First Nations people

Opera House sails shine in celebration of First Nations people

Kamilaroi woman Rhonda Sampson’s artwork Diyan Warrane will be projected on the sails of the Sydney Opera House to honour First Nations women.

  • byBillie Eder
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This powerful movie will open your eyes to one of our most vital artists

Richard Bell is a provocateur,a poet,a piss-taker,maybe even a prophet. And You Can Go Now is an entertaining look at how the man sees himself.

  • byPaul Byrnes
Meet the budgie coming to Melbourne that speaks a First Nations language

Meet the budgie coming to Melbourne that speaks a First Nations language

Taungurung artist Cassie Leatham will host three book readings for kids at the NGV this month,with a bird that can speak her Indigenous language.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘There is a healing that is needed’:How Australia Day celebrations are changing

‘There is a healing that is needed’:How Australia Day celebrations are changing

For the first time ever both the Australian and Aboriginal flags will be raised together on January 26.

  • byHelen Pitt
Warrior woman Barangaroo inspires new Sydney Festival show

Warrior woman Barangaroo inspires new Sydney Festival show

Artist Brenda L Croft honours warrior woman Barangaroo in a series of portraits scattered around the Sydney Harbour foreshore.

  • byLinda Morris