New indigenous film to open The Australian film Yolngu Boy opens in Sydney and Melbourne this week and is coming soon to other cities. Shot on location in the Northern Territory, it is the story of three Aboriginal teenagers from Arnhem Land searching for a path between ancient ways and a modern world. The latest example is among the most brutal. All but a handful of the victims have been ethnic Madurese migrants, part of the 100,000 who have settled in Kalimantan over the past 40 years as part of a government program to relieve overcrowding on the island of Madura. The Dayak reign of terror has already forced tens of thousands of Madurese to flee.
Paintings provide rare look at Australia's last nomads.
Earlier this year an Aboriginal community in remote Western Australia was awarded native title over a vast area of land almost the size of Tasmania. To support their claim, the community produced a collection of paintings, illustrating their unbreakable ties to their land. These paintings are now on display in Sydney, offering a rare glimpse into the culture of Australia's last nomads.