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'I will always be walking in the desert': Birdsville ranger hangs up uniform after 30 years

For more than 30 years, Don Rowlands has been the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park, in Queensland's far south-west corner. But the time has come for him to hang up his uniform.
Don Rowlands walking along the top of a red sand dune with bright blue sky in the background.

Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Indigenous Australians

A decade after Kalgoorlie received national attention, not much has changed

A decade on from the unrest in the wake of an Aboriginal teen's death, some say not enough has been done to support young people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Several police in riot gear and hi-vis vests interact with protesters on a street during the day.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Indigenous Australians

Japan's overlooked indigenous people fight for return of ancestor's remains

A group of indigenous people are suing the Japanese government for the return of ancestral remains taken during the brutal colonisation of Hokkaido.
A group of Ainu in traditional clothing conducting a ritual.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Peoples

An escaped convict lived with Indigenous Australians for decades. Then he left

Perhaps you're familiar with the phrase "Buckley's chance". Well, it's thought that it originates from William Buckley, a man who defied all odds to escape his fate as a convict. 
An old painted portrait of tall man with mutton chops

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: History

Report finds rock art damage more extensive than thought

The Murujuga Rock Art monitoring program finds pollutants from previous industrial activity have damaged a larger area of ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula than previously thought.
ancient engravings on red rocks surrounded by many other red rocks in the landscape

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Environmental Impacts

Gulf trucking company halt could force remote grocery price surge

Remote grocery prices could surge and more than 70 jobs are at risk after a major Gulf freight company was grounded for compliance and safety issues.
Truck going through flooded bridge

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Transport

Researchers dodge crocs to probe coral bleaching after technology failed

Researchers confirm a 2024 coral bleaching event in remote, crocodile-inhabited Northern Territory waters was not picked up by the latest predictive technologies.
An underwater picture of coral, the pale blue spikes are textured with small bumps.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Reefs

Police criticised over 'potentially lethal' arrest after pulling innocent teen from bus at gunpoint

The ACT Ombudsman finds police inappropriately, and seemingly unlawfully, searched a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy after mistakenly arresting him at gunpoint on a bus in Canberra's south last year.
A group of Aboriginal family members.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police

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