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It’s possible, depending on how distant the Indigenous Australian ancestor is, that you share too little DNA with them for our DNA test to detect it. A DNA test is not any kind of prescription of identity; rather, a person’s genetic makeup is only one part of their story. DoesRead More →

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Boomerangs are probably the first heavier-than-air flying machine ever invented by human beings. The oldest Australian Aboriginal boomerangs are ten thousand years old but older hunting sticks have been discovered in Europe, where they seem to have formed part of the stoneage arsenal of weapons. When did Aborigines invent theRead More →

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Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Who has lived in Badgerys Creek? According to the 1825 census,Read More →

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Australian tennis champ Ash Barty’s boyfriend Garry Kissick has his own professional sporting backstory. … She calls him her “handsome boy” and he calls her “baby”, and together tennis star Ash Barty and her boyfriend of three years Garry Kissick are the envy of the tennis circuit because of theRead More →

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people find the term offensive as it suggests that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia did not have a history before European invasion, because it is not written and recorded. Can I use Aboriginal words? ‘Aboriginal’ which in Latin means ‘from the beginning’ and otherRead More →

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Premiership-winning and Queensland State Of Origin centre Brenko Lee will join the Brisbane Broncos from 2022 onwards. The Brisbane-born 25-year-old, with 67 NRL appearances and 24 tries to his name, becomes a Bronco on a two-year contract to the end of the 2023 season. Does Edrick Lee still play forRead More →

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A Corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aboriginals, where people interact with the Dreamtime through music, costume, and dance. It is sacred to them and people from outside the community are not permitted to partake or observe the event. What is special about a Corroboree? A Corroboree is aRead More →

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A Corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aboriginals, where people interact with the Dreamtime through music, costume, and dance. It is sacred to them and people from outside the community are not permitted to partake or observe the event. What is special about a Corroboree? A Corroboree is aRead More →

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The students sit together in a circle and pass a “talking piece“ (an object used to identify the speaker) around. Each speaker speaks spontaneously, is concise and to the point and expresses his/her experience while the others listen with an open heart, without judgement or preconceived ideas. What is aRead More →