The 2700 Tiwi people live on Bathurst and Melville Islands, off northern Australia. In Portrait of a People, Heide Smith combines images of the past and a troubled present that tell a painful ...

The words from the principal of the Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School on Bathurst Island to a fresh-faced new teacher illustrate the gentle, yet respected, presence of Sister Anne Gardiner.

Aboriginal artists from Australia's Tiwi Islands, whose works will show at Hong Kong's Art Basel, offer a window into their culture Artist Pedro Wonaeamirri grabs a chunk of chalky ochre from a ...

Yiloga! Is an exploration of the importance of football in the life of remote Aboriginal community. The exhibition by Peter Eve and Monica Napper captures the way in which footy has become an integral ...

Because of work commitments and the influence of Christian Missions, traditional mourning ceremonies among the Tiwi people of Melville Island were becoming rare at the time of making this film (1974).

The figures, Purukapali and Bima, made by Benedict Palmeiua Munkara on Bathurst Island in the 1960s, sold last month at Sotheby’s London for $430,566, more than five times the pre-sale estimate. The ...

Senior lawman and Tiwi Traditional Owner Dennis Tipakalippa is taking Australia’s federal offshore oil and gas regulator to court to challenge its decision to approve Santos’ plans to drill at the ...