South Sea islanders disembark from a ship in Bundaberg, contributing to the region’s sugarcane industry. Source: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Wallaville Mill, 1896.

The Queensland Museum is commemorating 30 years since the formal recognition of the Australian South Sea Islanders' experience and their status as a distinct cultural group. In total, 60,000 South ...

A community coming together through culture and art. The Australian South Sea Islander people have marked 30 years since the Australian government recognised them as a distinct cultural group in 1994.