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Captain Cook’s first Australian souvenir returned to Indigenous owners: Financial Review

Hans van Leeuwen Europe correspondent Cambridge, England | A set of spears souvenired by Captain James Cook during his first encounter...

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First contact: the Gweagal spears have been returned to community: NITV

Almost 254 years ago to the day, the Endeavour arrived on the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). Now, spears taken...

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$7million facility a model for Indigenous cultural heritage and conservation management: NIT

David Prestipino There are high hopes a new $7 million cultural wildlife hub in the Hunter Valley will exemplify how...

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Preserve, protect, empower: Join the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council: Shepparton News

By Taylah Baker Victorian Traditional Owners are invited to apply for positions on the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and play a...

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Tasmanian Devil tooth among significant finds at Juukan cave site: NITV

Artefacts and braided hair are among “mind blowing” finds from excavations of 46,000-year-old rock shelters in Western Australia, notoriously destroyed...

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Tasmanian Devil tooth among ‘mind-blowing’ finds in destroyed Juukan Gorge cave: The Age

By Peter Milne The first physical evidence that Tasmanian Devils once lived in the Pilbara is among the discoveries made...

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Dieback summit looks for solutions as ancient bunya pine ‘skeletons’ spread beyond national parks: ABC Rural

ABC Rural / By Jennifer Nichols A “heartbreaking” stand of “skeletons” along one of Sunshine Coast’s most popular scenic drives is sobering evidence...

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Massacre site of First Nations people to be renamed 180 years on: The Standard

By Jessica Greenan A derogatorily named creek in Caramut which was the site of a massacre of First Nations people will be renamed....

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University of Melbourne’s Return to Country program celebrates the genius of Indigenous engineering: ABC News

ABC Western Plains / By Jess McGuire and Jenaya Gibbs-Muir For thousands of years, carefully placed rocks in rivers and creeks have created fish and...

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