Australia Day, traditionally marked by barbeques and beach outings, took an unexpected turn this year with displays of political extremism from both ends of the spectrum. Thousands advocating for the abolition of Australia Day, recently rebranded as “Invasion Day” by some, gathered for protests in major cities. Simultaneously, black-clad neo-Nazis attempted to confront the protestors in... 

An angry Indigenous man ordered a street performer to ‘pay the rent’ because he was performing card tricks ‘on my country’. Sydney man Brock was delivering prank tarot card readings for strangers on the public footpath of King Street when the Aboriginal man stormed up to him. ‘Hey bruz, you’re on my country here. You gotta pay the rent,’ the Aboriginal man... 

A view of the community of Mimili in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands, a local Aboriginal area in northwest South Australia. The Australian government has decided to discontinue the provision of free water and electricity supplies to up to 200 indigenous communities, saying it can no longer afford the basic services, delegating it to state governments. The remote communities, located... 

Members of aboriginal communities in Australia have held a demonstration to protest government-proposed “councils” that would supervise their heritage sites. The protesters from rural areas assembled on Thursday in front of the Parliament House in Sydney to call on the government to abandon plans to establish the councils. They said the planned reforms are aimed at silencing their voice and limiting...