Now commemorated with a public holiday, millions see it as a time to celebrate all that they love about being Australian. But for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, it's a day of pain.

marking the beginning of European Colonisation of Australia. And it's a day of great pain and mourning for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The decades of colonial violence ...

T he 1938 Day of Mourning was a turning point in the history of Australia and Aboriginal activism. It showed white Australians that Aboriginal people, far from being members of an uneducated ...

Thousands have rallied on Australia Day in support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The national day has become increasingly divisive, but this year a planned referendum on an ...

Ms Timbery said “this is a big day”, her voice cracking with ... Leonard Hill, interim chief executive officer of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies ...

It’s a struggle to get up every day.... I’m just trying ... A 36-year-old Aboriginal woman from Perth, Western Australia, and domestic violence survivor, who told Human Rights Watch her ...

The inaugural episode will tackle the often-contentious discussion surrounding Australia Day. Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres ...

The skull of an Aboriginal man who is thought to have ... young man will be laid to rest in a ceremonial burial on the Australian island on Friday, the University of Aberdeen said in a statement ...

First Languages Australia in partnership with local language centres across Australia have developed an interactive map to display and promote the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

On land, the park is home to some of Australia's oldest Aboriginal art. Paintings in all styles appear on sandstone walls throughout the gorge system and along the five-day Jatbula Trail.