Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong ...

Australia’s Fraser Island is the latest destination to have its Aboriginal name restored. The world’s largest sand island, which is located off the coast of Queensland state about 250 km (155 miles) ...

In the desolate plains of southern Australia scampers a small creature with pointy ears, a silky tail, and a cream-colored belly that ecologist Steve Morton describes as “wonderfully beautiful.” Its ...

In 2017, I came across an extraordinary document in Sydney’s Mitchell Library: a handwritten list of 178 Aboriginal place names for Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River, compiled in 1829 by a Presbyterian ...

The common names of Australian animals often originate in Aboriginal languages, and beneficially so. Continuing use of names such as kangaroo and kookaburra helps to honor the wealth of knowledge ...

The federal electorate of McMillan would be renamed ‘Bunjileene-Purrine’ if Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation’s nominated name to the ...

Assuming the ACT Electoral Commission isn't in the mood to go pop-culture and name the five new electorates after the Planeteers from Captain Planet, as one Canberran suggests, Aboriginal names are ...