Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the names of people who have died. As part of the Stolen Generation, Cheetham Fraillon says “it took me a long time to actually realise and understand who I am; not only the person who grew up in a very loving family, the Cheetham family who adopted me, …
The last time there was a coronation of a British monarch, Arrernte elder Patricia Miller was a five-year-old schoolgirl living in Mparntwe, Alice Springs. Dr Miller plans to watch King Charles III's coronation on TV from her Alice Springs home. The statement also shared the King's thoughts on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum for what is believed to be …
Loneliness is on the rise in Australia and it's leading mental health advocates to ask, what can people do about it? "I've since realised that pity is feeling like we're doing something about loneliness, in an understanding way," he said. "I've lived alone, which is different to being lonely, for 17 years and I don't greatly struggle with loneliness, but …
As protests over the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd grow larger and spread from city to city, Indigenous voices have pointed out the similarities to Aboriginal death in custody cases, saying Australians need to turn their outrage at police brutality in the US to action in their own backyard. Amy McQuire, a Darumbal and South Sea Islander …