The Latest Breaking News from Yorta Yorta

Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist.

The Conversation · May 19

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

Beyond the Meeting of the Waters is the life story of academic, activist and Yorta Yorta man Wayne Atkinson, which he has co-authored with Catherine Guinness. It recognises the long history of Aboriginal activism by Atkinson’s people – a fight for land justice and self-determination that will continue beyond him.

The Conversation · Mar 23

Indigenous AFL players call for more All Stars action

Indigenous All Stars players are eager for their pre-season exhibition showpiece to become a regular feature on the AFL calendar in coming years.

AAP · Feb 2, 2025

Victorian Labor candidate Lauren O'Dwyer's Aboriginal heritage claim disputed by relative

A relative of Victorian Labor candidate Lauren O'Dwyer, who has described herself as a "proud Yorta Yorta woman" and is running in the seat of Richmond at Saturday's state election, says their family has no Indigenous ancestry.

ABC News · Nov 20, 2022

A week of reconnection with family and culture has reunited Robert Muir and the St Kilda football club

Following a week of reconnecting his grandchildren and great-grandchildren with their Yorta Yorta identity, former Saints star Robert Muir was warmly welcomed home by St Kilda.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Guard slams prison healthcare standards

A supervisor at Melbourne's women's prison has slammed the standard of healthcare provided to inmates at an inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson.

AAP · May 10, 2022

Ill woman needed closer monitoring: nurse

A psychiatric nurse has told a coronial inquest Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson should have been more closely monitored in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

AAP · May 6, 2022

Woman's death in custody inquest begins

The family of Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson say they can only rest after an inquest into her death in custody holds someone responsible.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Celebrated artist, proud Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji man Josh Muir dies aged 30

Tributes are flowing for celebrated artist Josh Muir, a Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji man, who has died.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

New research shows few Australians know about our own connections to the Holocaust

In December 1938, Yorta Yorta man William Cooper took part in a protest organised by the Australian Aborigines’ League to deliver a letter to the German consulate in Melbourne condemning the “cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government”.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022