Indigenous Studies at Swinburne

About 6 years ago (maybe more) my mum, Viv, and I dropped into Camp Coorong to visit good friend Aunty Ellen Trevorrow.

A few Ngarrindjeri Elders and academics from Swinburne University of Technology were sorting though hundreds of old photos.

We had a chat about the Ara Irititja technology that many Anangu use to document and share photos and stories.

Pretty special to be with Aunty Ellen and community at Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Empowered Communities building this weekend for the official launch of the first 2,000 digitised photos and videos as part of the Ngarrindjeri Photography Project.

From little things big things grow...

Why is housing not a human right?

Prominent Aboriginal elder joins Northern Territory's dismal homeless statistics A prominent Aboriginal elder and an Aboriginal health worker are among the latest cases of people who have been added to the Northern Territory's dismal homeless statistics, as the housing shortage continues to bite.

Looking forward to this...

'Who needs a Marvel superhero when you've got Molly Johnson?': New film The Drover's Wife examines present and historical truths Writer, director and lead actor Leah Purcell says her re-imagining of the Henry Lawson short story remains very relevant today and will get audiences talking.

Truth-telling commission begins to examine 'brutal ugliness' of Australia's treatment of Aboriginal people For the first time in Australia's history, a truth-telling commission has begun investigating the nation's brutal history since colonisation, to lay bare systematic abuses against Aboriginal people.

Such a great use of technology by one of Google's Indigenous developers

Lionel Rose Google doodle brings new generation to iconic fighter A whole new generation of Australian sports fans are discovering legendary boxer Lionel Rose after the former world champion was featured as a Google Doodle.

Charles Perkins Oration: Why truth-telling and treaties are needed to reconcile Australia's past Tony McAvoy SC has used the 2021 Charles Perkins Memorial Oration to advocate for the establishment of truth commissions and treaties with Australia's First Peoples, labelling the often-used assertion that Aboriginal people should 'stop living in the past' as "not possible".

When these men opposed racial segregation at a restaurant 50 years ago, they put civil rights on the menu In 1971, years after the Charles Perkins Freedom Rides and the 1967 referendum, Tommy Edgar and Albert Barunga took their families out to dinner — and were promptly arrested.

First Nations advocates call out stark difference in how Indigenous missing children cases are treated When Cleo Smith was found, a collective sigh of relief was felt across the country. Sadly, not all who are searching for their missing children will experience the same outcome. Warning: This story contains the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person.

Look no further than Utopia for some of Australia's best artists Few people ever get to see where some of Australia's most celebrated artists work and live in Central Australia. A new art centre is finding ways to share their art with the world.

Eddie Betts says AFL is not a safe environment for Indigenous players Carlton great Eddie Betts, who will retire at the end of this season, says Indigenous AFL players encounter too much racism and do not feel safe.

Historic agreement reached on Melbourne's traditional owners In a historic step, Bunurong and Wurundjeri traditional owners agree on a boundary through the heart of Melbourne, asserting their rights as custodians of land now engulfed by a city that's home to more than 5 million people.

'My anger was killing me': Why I'm a warrior for Reconciliation – not an activist I long for the day when the concept of reconciliation becomes redundant because it will mean we have transformed our society into a place of genuine inclusion and equity, writes Emma Lee.

Family of Noongar man who died after police tasering demand answers Mr Riley was mentally unwell and his family says he waited for hours to see a doctor. He never did, instead dying after he was tasered by police 10 times in less than two minutes.

Today marks Sorry Day. It also marks four years since the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

In it, First Nations people called for Voice, Treaty and Truth. Labor stands with you.

A Voice to Parliament, enshrined in the Constitution. A national process for treaty-making with First Australians. And after centuries of conflict, Truth-Telling to fully understand our history.

After the silence, First Nations people must be heard. Labor backs the Uluru Statement in full – because a country that isn't truly reconciled isn't truly whole.

'It's time for truth-telling': Were 300 Aboriginal people massacred here in the 19th century? The Birpai people of the NSW mid-north coast have spent five decades pushing for recognition of a massacre of their ancestors. Now their story might soon be formally acknowledged.

Unlikely Kimberley love story of former Benedict monk and Nyikina woman a window on outback history Frank was a Spanish migrant and Katie was raised on a Christian mission. Documented by their daughter Cindy Solonec, their romance reveals the history of remote northern Australia.

'We're bringing back cultural practice to a place where culture wasn't allowed': Wurundjeri cultural burning revived When Wurundjeri people were last freely conducting cultural burns in the 1850s, historical records show Gold Rush settlers interpreted it as a threat. This week, the ancient land management tool has been further restored.

Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest story ever told? Eruption 37,000 years ago may have sparked a legend about four giants

Pemulwuy: The Aboriginal man who waged a resistance on the British A warrior. A freedom fighter. A real-life action hero. Pemulwuy is described as all of these, but chances are you won't know his story.

Three weeks after it's publication, and already a bestseller with a second print run ordered. Amazon have sold out but you can still get it from the AIATSIS website. Includes contributions from two Swinburne historians.

Black, White and Exempt In 1957, Ella Simon of Purfleet mission near Taree, New South Wales, applied for and was granted a certificate of exemption. Exemption gave her legal freedoms denied to other Indigenous Australians at that time: she could travel freely, open a bank account, and live and work where she wanted. In the...

More than half of young people want Australia Day moved from 26 January, poll finds More than half of 5,000 people surveyed on a youth social media platform want Australia Day changed from 26 January as debate flares again over the national day.