Two statues in front of the “sovereignty” sign at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra Parliamentary Zone, Australia Capital Territory, Feb. 22, 2019. On Sunday, both metaphorically and literally, ...

Australia’s referendum to enshrine a First Nations voice in the country’s constitution was unsuccessful. But the spotlight remains on the Australian government to ensure First Nations people’s rights ...

In 1938, when John Moriarty was born in the tiny hamlet of Borroloola, in Australia’s Northern Territory, he was not classified as an Australian citizen. In 1960, when he became the first indigenous ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese choked up Thursday as he announced the terms of a referendum that would lead to a profound constitutional change: the creation of a new representative body ...

Generally, the "no" side is leading the opinion polls. Australia is voting in a landmark referendum to decide whether it will permanently recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and set ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government on Monday announced 424 million Australian dollars ...

Australia stands out among Britain’s former settler colonies as the only country that doesn’t have a treaty with its Indigenous people. Nor does it recognize them in the constitution. But Indigenous ...

The proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament was widely supported by Indigenous voters, but had raised fears and hopes that were both overblown. Eva Nargoodah at home in Jimbalakudunj, Australia, with ...