Australia:Government apologises to Aborigines 13 February 2008The newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a formal apology to the country's indigenous people for the historic injustices they have suffered.
Australia:Government to apologise to Aborigines 31 January 2008Australia's new government has announced that its first act will be an apology for the historic treatment of the country's first inhabitants.
Australia:Survival calls for a new start in Aboriginal relations 24 January 2008To mark Australia Day on 26 January Survival International calls on Australia’s new government to lay the foundations for a fresh start in relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Australia:Aboriginal organisations condemn government response 30 July 2007One month after the Australian government set up an 'emergency response taskforce' to tackle widespread child abuse in Aboriginal communities, its actions have been widely condemned by Aboriginal organisations.
Australia:Aborigines win 'native title' over Perth 19 October 2006The Noongar Aborigines, traditional owners of the land surrounding Western Australia's capital city, Perth, have won legal recognition of their ownership in a landmark court ruling.
Australia:Aborigines' land victory 3 August 2005The Ngaanyatjarra Aborigines of Western Australia have won legal recognition of a large part of their ancestral land. The claim covered more than 180,000 sq km in the Mt Gibson and Great Victoria deserts.
Australia:Martu win back their land 17 November 2003Half a century after being driven from their land, the Martu Aborigines in Western Australia have finally won recognition of their ownership of most of their ancestral land.
Australia:Mirrar win veto over mine 31 May 2003The Mirrar Aborigines of Australias Northern Territory have for many years opposed the construction of a uranium mine on their land.
