Reconciliation (Apology)

The late Lowitja O'Donoghue is being remembered for her trailblazing spirit, with leaders acknowledging she changed Australia's relationship with Indigenous affairs.

Yankunytjatjara woman and Indigenous activist, Lowitja O'Donoghue, has died at the age of 91.

A bishop in regional Western Australia has apologised to Aboriginal people, and acknowledged Anglicans likely took part in "shameful betrayals and massacres". 

Like so many communities around the nation, Port Augusta residents came together this week to recognise the country's ongoing journey to reconciliation.

At just two years old, Monica Wallabindi's mother was stolen from her family. She says National Sorry Day isn't about making anyone feel personally guilty or responsible, but acknowledging Australia's past.

Liberal leader Peter Dutton apologises for walking out of the parliament's formal apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008.

Aunty Lindy Lawler and her twin sister suffered horrible abuse after being stolen from their parents as babies. As she heals from the trauma, she wants to help others along the same path.

Today marks the 14th anniversary of the National Apology and the moment that Stolen Generation survivor James Michael "Widdy" Welsh says his pain was acknowledged, but data on the number of Indigenous children entering out-of-home care sparks fears of "another Stolen generation".

New entries include Kevin Rudd's 2008 Apology speech, Gotye's hit 'Somebody That I used to Know', the first parliamentary broadcast in 1945, and a recording of Sydney's first gay and lesbian radio program in 1979.

In every classroom throughout the entire year, these students are learning about the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, with Indigenous culture embedded in the school's curriculum.

The City of Stirling in Perth will keep its name for now, after a heated council meeting on whether to drop its reference to WA's first governor Sir James Stirling by renaming the local government area.

Perth Stadium boss Mike McKenna says this weekend's Dreamtime match between Richmond and Essendon will showcase the venue and could lead to further opportunities for Perth games.

Singer-songwriter Mitch Tambo delivers plea to Australia on Indigenous issues, during Reconciliation Week on Q+A.

It's the 22nd National Sorry Day, acknowledging the damage done to Aboriginal communities across the country through the stolen generations. Dana Morse reports.

One Port Lincoln family's Stolen Generation story has been documented in an exhibition aimed at truth-telling and healing the community.

Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann's sister was forcibly removed at just two years old under racist government policies. On the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, she speaks out about the long-lasting pain those policies caused her family.

A central Queensland Indigenous leader says more funding should be in the hands of grass roots groups who are working at closing the gap because mainstream organisations will undercut their funding.

For Ngadju elder and member of the Stolen Generations, Lurlene Graham, raising the Aboriginal flag at her local police station was a milestone in the long journey to peace between local law enforcement and her people.

The principal of a WA primary school has apologised after receiving backlash for a colonial-themed dress-up day which encouraged students to dress as convicts, soldiers and bushrangers during National Reconciliation Week.

Members of the Ballarat City Council's Indigenous advisory group stand down, citing inadequacies in the council's approach to reconciliation.

Lennelle Papertalk, known by many as Lenny, is a proud Yamatji woman who wants a future free of racism and fear for Indigenous Australians.

It was a statement for reconciliation that reverberated around the world, but the story behind the symbolic skywriting is stranger than fiction.

What do coronavirus, the rise of authoritarianism and the retreat of democracy have to do with Indigenous reconciliation in Australia? Everything, writes Stan Grant.

Australia's response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart will set the course of relationships between Indigenous people and their fellow Australians, director Rachel Perkins says in major speech.

Proud pakana man Jason Thomas says his culture connects him to the sea and the land, it's in Aboriginal people "from the old people to the young", and that's why he wants to share it.