'Homecoming': Remains of British explorer Matthew Flinders finally laid to rest
A renowned explorer who gave Australia its name has been reburied in the village of his birth in the United Kingdom.
As a young nurse, Dulcie was not afraid to speak up. At 85, she's been given the NAIDOC lifetime achievement award
A complaint about a policeman ended Dulcie Flower's stint in a hospital emergency department. But it started a long career focused on improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Emma's job involves looking for long-lost bodies and helping their loved ones find peace
The use of ground penetrating radar to help solve crimes is well known, but recently it's played a major role in helping Australian South Sea Islander communities find the missing bodies of long-lost ancestors.
'Life will still go on' after successful Kabi Kabi native claim in south-east Queensland
Indigenous elders say a landmark native title claim in heavily urbanised and tourist destinations of south-east Queensland will not change the way people enjoy or live in the area.
Queensland's 43 'dehumanising, upsetting, and discriminatory' place names must be changed now, elder says
The state's map is littered with dozens of racist terms steeped in a traumatic history. While authorities have made it easier to change these names, advocates say the wheels of government must turn faster.
'You don't need that dress, you need a hug': Mythbusting the fast-fashion industry
During the pandemic, Aja Barber began questioning how the price of clothing had gone down within her lifetime while everything else was going up. The conclusions made her uncomfortable.
A Russian explorer's skull collection ended up in an Australian university. Their descendants want them back
Nearly 1,500 Pacific ancestors are held in 13 museums and universities across Australia — but for the most part, the institutions are not repatriating remains and some believe there are cases that "might prove impossible".
Victoria’s violent colonial past laid bare in hearings
Victoria’s violent colonial past has been laid bare in the state's Yoorrook Justice Commission hearings. WARNING: Some viewers may find this report distressing. It contains descriptions of historical violence.
A young man's story of love and loss has solved a history mystery. It is also helping rewrite Australia's origin story
Sylvia Tkac was watching ABC News when she saw something shocking. Now the breakthrough identification of her great-grandfather is shedding light on a little-known chapter of Australia's history, involving international romance, mysterious gold teeth and long-lost family.
'Used and exploited': These historians want Australians to rethink the convict era
Colonial Australia was a brutal place for convicts, but it was more political than previously thought.
Final resting place of queer bushranger pair in line for heritage recognition
The graves of Captain Moonlite and James Nesbitt are being considered for the state heritage register, not only for their notoriety as colonial-era criminals, but for their publicly acknowledged same-sex relationship.
First Nations advocates denounce 'slap in the face' proposal to erect memorial to Captain James Stirling
The City of Bunbury is considering erecting a memorial to Western Australia's first governor, but advocates for First Nations people have baulked at the idea, citing his involvement in the mass killing of Noongar people at Pinjarra in 1834.
Melbourne council votes down motion to consult community on Captain Cook statue's future
A statue of Captain Cook that was toppled in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda will be resurrected following a fiery debate at a local council meeting over the statue's future.
NZ Deputy Prime Minister hecked ahead of national day celebrations
NZ Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has been heckled ahead of Waitangi Day commemorations.
How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders
Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.
'Haunted house' on a paradise island becomes a spiritual retreat and a place of healing
Steeped in colonial history and modern-slavery controversy, Oceania House, is getting a new lease on life as a place of healing.
Councillor loses bid to scrap 'tokenistic' Welcome to Country protocols amid Indigenous backlash
A local government in Western Australia's South West has rejected a controversial proposal to abolish ceremonies that pay tribute to Aboriginal people.
After more than 180 years, the Indigenous side of a notorious shipwreck story will be told
The killing of 26 men, women and children has been described as the largest murder of Europeans by Indigenous people in Australia's colonial history. Now, a new sculpture, signs and garden will give context to a monument marking the event.
Art exhibition links apartheid with colonial Australia in Perth show
Multimedia artist Roberta Joy Rich uses family memories and archival news footage to ask deep questions about the impact of apartheid policies in South Africa and Australia.
'Today we belong': 30-year struggle for native title rights celebrated in remote WA
Decades of struggle in Western Australia's Goldfields has come to an end with the Federal Court formally recognising the native title rights and interests of the Nyalpa Pirniku claim group.
Aboriginal remains stolen by controversial ethnologist repatriated after a century in Austria
Six First Nations ancestors will return to Aboriginal nations in Victoria, NSW, and South Australia from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The remains were stolen from graves in 1905 by an Austrian anthropologist "without any ethical standards".
Sheridan Jobbins was looking for a piece of land. What she found was an Indigenous massacre
When journalist Sheridan Jobbins started searching for a piece of unclaimed family land, she uncovered a colonial massacre in her family name.
What is New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi?
A treaty was signed between the British Crown and the Maori tribes, but it wasn't honoured until a powerful movement demanded change.
The Frontier Wars – a shameful part of Australia’s history
David Marr was shocked to discover his ancestors fought with the Native Police - a violent military unit who patrolled the colonial frontier attacking Indigenous Australians.
Jacinta Price condemned for colonialism comments
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians says there are no ongoing adverse impacts from colonialism. Yes23 Co-chair Rachel Perkins says Jacinta Price's views on colonialism are due to a lack of understanding.