News – Australian Frontier Conflicts

New research estimates that more than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788

jane2026-09-18T15:26:17+10:00September 16th, 2026|

New research estimates that more than 2 million First Nations people lived in Australia before colonisation. Published in Nature Human Behaviour on 15 September 2026, the study is viewed as invaluable to truth-telling and reconciliation. Read more in The Conversation, 15 September 2026: https://theconversation.com/more-than-2-million-indigenous-people-lived-in-australia-in-1788-new-research-291278 Tory Shepherd's article in [...]

Forrest River Massacre 100th anniversary commemoration

jane2026-06-21T16:36:45+10:00June 21st, 2026|

One hundred years ago in 1926, a massacre of First Nations people occurred on Ballanggara Country in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Read Erin Parke's illuminating story, dated 21 June 2026, on ABC online of what happened at Forrest River 100 years ago. The [...]

National Walk for Truth Reaches Parliament House

jane2026-05-28T10:05:07+10:00May 28th, 2026|

Travis Lovett with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the conclusion of the National Walk for Truth in Canberra. Image: S. Barnett Check the story from the University of Melbourne's newsroom on 27 May 2026: https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/may/national-walk-for-truth-reaches-parliament-house

Truth-telling can’t wait

jane2026-05-27T18:28:06+10:00May 27th, 2026|

"Truth-telling can't wait, Travis Lovett tells PM after 900km journey", Dechlan Brennan, National Indigenous Times, 27 May 2026 https://nit.com.au/27-05-2026/24510/truth-telling-cant-wait-travis-lovett-tells-pm-after-900km-journey

2026 Myall Creek Massacre Memorial Commemoration Events

jane2026-05-07T09:46:44+10:00May 7th, 2026|

Myall Creek Memorial commemorations will be held again this year from Friday 6 June to Sunday 7 June 2026 over the June long weekend. Entries for the annual Student Art, Writing and Song Competition close on Friday 15 May 2026: For more information and how to get to the [...]

Wolfram, sequel to Sweet Country, in cinemas from 30 April 2026

jane2026-04-30T11:37:09+10:00April 30th, 2026|

Read more in Stephen A Russell's story on ABC Arts, Movies, Wednesday 29 April 2026: "First Nations Film Wolfram writes hope into heavy history", https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-29/wolfram-interview-warwick-thornton-deborah-mailman/106574946 This film, inspired by true events that happened in Australia's Northern Territory in the colonial 1930s, tells the story of three boys separated from [...]

Frontier Wars 16th Remembrance March, Canberra, 25 April 2026

jane2026-04-03T15:02:29+11:00April 3rd, 2026|

LEST WE FORGET THE FRONTIER WARS AND CONFLICTS The 16th Remembrance March will be held in Canberra, Australia on Anzac Day, 25 April 2026. Gather at 9.30am (or earlier) Cnr Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue, Reid, Australian Capital Territory (or as otherwise advised). ALL WELCOME. [...]

Appin Massacre Memorial Ceremony 2026

jane2026-04-03T12:51:10+11:00April 3rd, 2026|

Date: Sunday 19 April, 2026 Time: 11:00am–3.30pm Venue: Cataract Dam Picnic Ground, Appin Road, Appin, New South Wales This year marks 210 years since the Appin Massacre of 17 April 1816, a significant and painful moment in the history of the Dharawal people. The annual memorial ceremony will be [...]

Setter Colonialism: what it can tell you about the Israel/Palestine conflict

jane2026-03-09T13:18:57+11:00March 9th, 2026|

Christ Sidoti, Henry Reynolds, Francesca Albanese and Lana Tatour, Settler Colonialism: what it can tell you about the Israel/Palestine Conflict, Association for the Promotion of International Law event held in Adelaide, South Australia on 5 March 2026 at the Norwood Concert Hall. The event was represented via Pearls and [...]

Burial of WA Mirning ancestors after more than 100 years shines light on violent history

jane2026-02-23T11:31:18+11:00February 23rd, 2026|

During the colonisation of Western Australia's Nullarbor area from the mid-1870s, pastoralists allegedly killed Mirning people. After more than 100 years, the burial of Mirning ancestors' remains, throws light on the violence of dispossession on the Nullarbor. Read more in Emily Smith's article: 'Burial of WA Mirning ancestors after [...]