On 13 February 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

The 2020 theme "Always Was, Always Will Be", recognises that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have occupied and cared for this land and sea for over 65,000 years. Our nation's story began at the dawn of time, with the first footprints on this land belonging to First Nations people. That spiritual and cultural connection to land and sea continues to […]

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 61st session at UN Headquarters in New York City on 13 September 2007.