Fifty years ago today, the Indigenous civil rights protests at the Moree Baths and Swimming Pool forever changed and influenced Australia's Indigenous civil rights movement and the future of Aboriginal Australians.
Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, who is leading a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) investigation into Indigenous land administration and use, has invited an Expert Indigenous Working Group to guide the work of the inquiry.
A State Funeral for Mrs Faith Bandler AC will take place at 11.00 am on Tuesday 24 February, in the Great Hall, University Place, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
Redfern Community Centre will host a free screening of the Rachel Perkins film ‘Freedom Ride’ to mark 50 years since a group of university students travelled from Sydney throughout rural New South Wales to confront racism.
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people have achieved 100 per cent ownership of the commercial Bêche-de-mer Fishery in the Torres Strait with the purchase of the last non-Indigenous commercial fishing licence.
The Green Army is a hands-on, grassroots environmental action programme that supports local environmental and heritage conservation projects across Australia. It is an initiative for Australians aged 17–24 years interested in protecting their local environment.
