The top half of the flag, which is black, is meant to symbolise Aboriginal people while the red in the lower half represents the earth and the colour of ochre, which holds ceremonial significance.

Behind every unforgettable image lies a lesser-known story — of the people depicted, the events that shaped them, and the ...

This team is close to 100 per cent Indigenous, and its players belong to a specific Aboriginal society ... his white teammates would fly the flag. It was part of the club’s two-word philosophy: ...

A memorial honouring one of Melbourne's founders, John Batman, at Queen Victoria Market was broken in the early hours of Saturday - the first day of the Australia Day long weekend. "Police are ...

It is more important now to be in love than to be in power. It is more important to bring E. O. Wilson’s biophilia into our ...

The Opposition Leader sparked debate late last year when he said he would not stand beside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags if he is elected Prime Minister, arguing they divide ...

On Thursday, Mettam told The West Australian she backed and would replicate her federal counterpart Peter Dutton’s decision not to feature the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at ...

A council has cancelled controversial plans to hand out double-sided Australian and Aboriginal flags at citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day following backlash. The flags were first distribut ...

The handing-out of a double-sided Australian and Aboriginal flag at citizenship ceremonies on the Gold Coast has been axed by the Gold Coast City Council after complaints by residents and its own ...

“The Aboriginal flag is not a national flag. If they actually knew something about the Australian flag, they’d understand that Aboriginal people are represented through the Southern Cros ...

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the new Country Liberal Party (CLP) government was no longer pursuing plans for a treaty with Aboriginal people, which Territory Labor began in 2018.

The WA Liberal leader's vow not to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag if elected premier has been slammed as 'short-sighted' and 'divisive' by the former Minister for Indigenous Affairs Ken Wyatt.