This is the first of four articles about Raymond Edward Peckham, or Uncle Ray as he was known, who died peacefully at Dubbo ...

The earliest account of a bunyip appeared in the Geelong Advertiser on Wednesday, 2 July, 1845, with the description of “a wonderful discovery of a new animal”. The story goes that an unusual bone was ...

In 2003, 570 Aboriginal children were in out-of-home care, 35 percent of those in care. By 2023, this number had risen to 3,068 Aboriginal children, 59 percent.

Brolgas are known for their elaborate mating dances, and embodying their spirit is an important Indigenous dance. With long legs and necks, Brolgas are this continent's largest water bird. But their ...

At times, reports on threatened species will include a section on Aboriginal people’s cultural values. And Indigenous caring for Country is seen as a vital tool in the toolkit for recovering ...

According to Aboriginal folklore, the bunyip waits in waterways for passing livestock to devour — and sometimes will feast on women and children as well. Rumored to lurk in the swamps, billabongs, and ...

Lake Eyre is a registered site under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 and is a 9,500 square kilometre dry lake bed, sitting within the 1.3 million hectare Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park.

Ernst’s description of the fairies as a “race” that inhabited Australia’s interior in the seeming absence of First Nations people is typical of the genre in the colonial period. Mary Hannay Foott’s ...

“The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek,” a 1973 work by Jenny Wagner and Ron Brooks, is many young Australians’ introduction to the swamp-dwelling creature from Aboriginal folklore.

When Aboriginal health is in Aboriginal hands, the best quality care will be available, but there will of course be times when specialist and critical urgent care is required by the mainstream ...