The 19th century necklace is believed to have been made by Aboriginal women on the Bass Strait islands, located between Tasmania and mainland Australia. It features elenchus or maireener shells ...

However, it is now acknowledged that the Aboriginal Tasmanians did not die out in 1876 when Truganini passed away, or in 1905 when Fanny Cochrane Smith died near Oyster Cove. Both women were more ...

The 19th century necklace is believed to have been made by Aboriginal women on the Bass Strait islands, located between Tasmania and mainland Australia. It features elenchus or maireener shells ...

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC ... passed down through generations of women makers associated with the Bass Strait islands. The intricate and painstaking practice is now acknowledged ...

A rare Tasmanian shell necklace that was donated to a Scottish university in the 19th century is returning to its homeland, 30 years after the first request for its repatriation. The 148cm-long ...

In northeast Tasmania, muttonbirding, or the muttonbird harvest, is an Aboriginal cultural practice on Flinders Island. From March 27 to April 30, people with a hunting licence are allowed to kill ...

It's estimated that between 15 to 20 per cent of Tasmanian women today can trace their lineage back to the ship's passengers. Lady Nelson master Astrid Wilson has sailed on the replica brig for ...

Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Jim Everett vowed not to recognise the courts after being charged with trespass while protesting against native forest logging. He said he became "sick of waiting" to be ...