New genetic research shows that DNA and archaeological evidence align with the "long chronology" of the peopling of Australia.

The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released today—at the start of Anti-Poverty Week. The report, from the Australian Council of ...

The history of immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with ...

I don’t have a country. I am trying to find a country to belong to. Hassan* speaks softly. We sit on the floor of the modest home he rents with his wife Noor* and children as he tells me about fleeing ...

For 60,000 years, Australia’s Indigenous people have cared for their homeland’s most spectacular regions, full of giant reefs, pristine rainforests, and colossal gorges. Now, more than 220 years after ...

Australia is a vibrant multicultural democracy with a strong record of protecting civil and political rights, but serious human rights issues remain. The Australian government’s failure to address the ...