Patty Mills’ towering praise from Gaze
sportBoomers basketball great Andrew Gaze has predicted NBA star Patty Mills will take the top spot as Australia’s best ever player
School votes to dump Batman house name
historyAn elite Victorian girls’ school has voted to drop the name of Melbourne founder John Batman from one of its houses
Fraser Island to be renamed ‘paradise’
indigenous newsQueensland’s spectacular Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, is to be renamed K’gari, the word for “paradise” in the language of the area’s traditional owners
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Racism pain inspires song about Eddie Betts
One of Australia’s most respected singers and songwriters has turned AFL legend Eddie Betts’ fight against racism into an emotional song
Meet Australia’s youngest First Nations filmmaker
Wiradjuri girl Penelope Towney is just seven-years-old, but the Year 2 student from the Illawarra region of NSW has already made a short film celebrating her family’s country and culture
Olympics opening ceremony flag honour
Basketballer Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell will share the honour of carrying Australia’s flag at the historic opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games
Barty repeats her idol’s Wimbledon feat
Tennis star Ashleigh Barty is celebrating victory at Wimbledon 50 years after her idol and fellow Indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley first achieved the feat
How outback oval became the ‘MCG of the Desert’
A footy oval has been transformed into a green grassy oasis in a remote Northern Territory town in a project led by the Melbourne Football Club
Australia’s most influential Indigenous sports stars
They have thrilled us on the field, track, court and in the pool, but the achievements of these Indigenous athletes go beyond sport
Footy celebrates Indigenous links
The history, culture and achievements of Our First Nations peoples will be in the sporting spotlight this week as the AFL and NRL kick off their Indigenous rounds
Australia’s Olympic Games uniforms unveiled
Australia’s Olympic Games uniforms for Tokyo show how clothes carry stories, memories and inspiration for our athletes
Aussie athletes dressing for Olympic success
Members of the Australian Olympic Team have revealed the Tokyo 2021 Games uniform. Meanwhile, FIFA has announced nine Australian cities will host Women’s World Cup matches in 2023
Breakthrough in dating our oldest rock art
Australia’s oldest painting has been identified as a kangaroo-like image created more than 17,000 years ago in the Kimberley region of WA, a big step forward in creating an accurate art timeline
Education drives Kirrah’s dream
Meet Kirrah Stothers, one of the stars of an inspirational documentary about young indigenous students following their dreams to change the world
Indigenous design first for our men’s cricket team
Australia’s indigenous culture will be celebrated when the men’s cricket team takes to the field in the coming T20 series. Discover what the design represents
New push to change Australian anthem lyrics
The NSW Premier has called for a change to the lyrics of the national anthem to better acknowledge Australia’s proud Indigenous history but some say it’s not enough of a change
The day the flag was missing from the big game
What a thrill to see this year’s big AFL Dreamtime game between the Bombers and the Tigers played in Darwin. But what a shock that the Aboriginal flag — an important symbol — was missing
Dreaming of an Uluru without climbers
In our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains why he drew Uluru as an indigenous character dreaming of a life without interference on spiritual land
Ancient stories brought to life in 3D
There were once at least 250 indigenous Australian languages — now, there are just a few. A project combining cutting-edge technology with ancient stories aims to stop the decline
Aussie boy youngest to speak at UN
A 12-year-old Australian boy has become the youngest person to speak at the United Nations, demanding Australia stop putting children as young as 10 in jail
Fight to free Aboriginal flag from restrictions
Australian Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris is leading the fight against a clothing company that bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag from the artist who designed it
Goodes film on racism sparks strong emotions
Former AFL footballer Adam Goodes’ documentary, in which he addressed bullying and racism he faced while playing, has led to expressions of strong emotion and support for the Swans star
Queues of climbers spoil Uluru and parklands
A rush of tourists trying to climb Uluru before it is banned is causing traffic jams on the historic rock and polluting its surrounding parklands with rubbish and human waste
Australians may be 120,000 years old
Scientists have discovered humans may have been living in Australia for 120,000 years. If proven right, the discovery could rewrite the indigenous history of our nation
Footballers say no to racism
The AFL has praised its players for their public support of Adelaide Crows star Eddie Betts and said player power is one of the strongest tools in fighting racism
Kakadu’s traditional owners granted Jabiru native title
The Mirrar people have been granted native title rights over the Kakadu mining town of Jabiru after a 20-year fight. We look at the history of the Native Title Act in Australia
PM wants national day for indigenous Aussies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested adding a new national day to our calendar to celebrate indigenous Australians
Our first indigenous Winter Olympian
Figure skater Harley Windsor becomes first indigenous athlete to be selected for a Winter Games
