When the First Fleet appeared in Sydney Cove ... In recognition of their part in Australia's early maritime exploits, some Aborigines were given fishing-boats, land grants and metal breastplates.

It’s widely celebrated down under as it marks the anniversary of the first fleet of British ships arriving at Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788. But much of Australia’s Aboriginal ...

depict deceased Aboriginal people. The First Fleet, together with the earlier Endeavour voyage, opened Europeans' eyes to a unique new world of plant and animal life. Discover for yourself why the ...

Celebrating Australia Day on the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet "celebrates illegal occupation", an Aboriginal community leader says. Yuendumu leader and Warlpiri researcher Simon ...

A descendent of the Indigenous people which saw the First Fleet arrive in Sydney sees January 26 as an opportunity. Michael Ingrey describes himself as Gadhungal, meaning the saltwater Aboriginal ...

Against the backdrop of early colonisation, on Sydney Harbour's shoreline, an extraordinary exchange took place between a young Aboriginal woman and a First Fleet Lieutenant. This friendship ...

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has re-entered the Australia Day debate, arguing that the arrival of the first fleet has 'on balance' been a good thing for Aboriginal Australians. The Liberal ...

Speaking to 2GB radio, Mr Abbott said the landing of the First Fleet was a 'good ... Nations people in Western Australia facing community closures referring to Aboriginal people living in remote ...

The subtitle “Arrival of the first fleet Terra Australia ... It’s the first united celebration of Australia”. Two Aboriginal people – Ian and Stewart – are the first to step onto ...

Jackson Pulver says she’s not the only Aboriginal Jew in Australia. “The first Jew came here on the First Fleet in 1788, and since then Jews have been marrying Aborigines because white women ...