SYDNEY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The sandstone rock shelters sitting on Tasmania's Mount Wellington were built by indigenous tribes thousands of years ago, but it was only in 2014 that the ...

Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Australia Post has backed a months-long campaign to add Aboriginal place names in addresses to recognise the country's indigenous people and the traditional names ...

Geelong council has voted to prioritise First Nations names, women and gender diverse people when naming public places despite two councillors warning it could create “favouritism”. Nine councillors ...

Australia’s Fraser Island is the latest destination to have its Aboriginal name restored. The world’s largest sand island, which is located off the coast of Queensland state about 250 km (155 miles) ...

The federal electorate of McMillan would be renamed ‘Bunjileene-Purrine’ if Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation’s nominated name to the ...

In 2017, I came across an extraordinary document in Sydney’s Mitchell Library: a handwritten list of 178 Aboriginal place names for Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River, compiled in 1829 by a Presbyterian ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The north bank of Melbourne's Yarra River is dotted with a series of Aboriginal-made art installations. The eel-shaped winding paths, the metal shields ...