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Heidi Norman

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Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox

Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox

A smallpox epidemic in the 1830s brought a new and deadly disease to the southeastern frontier. Aboriginal people responded with three distinct...

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Heidi Norman

Yorta Yorta Elder Wayne Atkinson reflects on a life of activism and the quest for justice

Beyond the Meeting of the Waters reminds us that the campaign for justice is a long and abiding process. It is not measured in moments, but...

24.03.2026 40

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Heidi Norman

‘A defiant stand’: histories of Australia’s frontier wars are revealing their true complexity, but there’s more to be done

Australian military history is still unsure how to represent the frontier wars. Uprising contests most histories, describing a coordinated Aboriginal...

06.07.2025 20

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Heidi Norman

Here’s how First Nations landholders can share the benefits of the NSW energy transition

A new report identifies opportunities for the 121 Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW to partner with renewable developers and build projects on...

30.06.2025 30

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Heidi Norman

Corroboree 2000, 25 years on: the march for Indigenous reconciliation has left a complicated legacy

In May 2000, Australians marched to symbolise coming together. But in the decades that followed, promises to Indigenous people have gone unfulfilled.

23.05.2025 30

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Heidi Norman