A groundbreaking Australian play has come to New York for a few weeks. It’s called "The Visitors," and it tells an important piece of Australian history from an Aboriginal perspective. A council of tribal leaders is called in when a fleet of ships appears in what is now Sydney Harbor in 1788.

A Brisbane City councillor has leapt to the defence of an Indigenous leader who set the Australian flag on fire at an Invasion Day event, claiming First Nations people have a right to act how they want on a day of mourning.

King Charles urged Australia to take a leading role in the fight against climate change in his Parliament House speech before an Indigenous senator dramatically accused the royal family of genocide. The monarch, 75, paid tribute to the “traditional ...

"For me, cultural continuity is both a responsibility and a source of strength. It reminds me of why this work matters and who it is ultimately for."

Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson set up a table and chair at a tram stop in central Brisbane. From his rail-side office, he’d tell anyone who would stop and listen that Australia counted ...

A proposal by the Australian government to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution has inflamed a culture war and set off divisive debates — including among Indigenous people themselves. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ...

Lempert’s first full-length book explores the world of Aboriginal filmmaking and its importance to Australia’s Indigenous communities. Dreaming Down the Track: Awakenings in Aboriginal Cinema (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) asks “What can Aboriginal filmmaking reveal about Indigenous presence and futures?”