In the debates which followed the publication of Darwin's book on the origin of species, Australian Aborigines were used as the ideal exemplars of early human f

For more than seventy years the Aborigines' Protection Society (APS) fought to protect the rights of natives living under the rule of the British Empire. Active

Aboriginal and immigrant Australians have shared this continent for 200 years. Nineteenth century writers were aware of the importance of the Aboriginal presenc

Combining the perspectives of political, social and cultural history, this book presents a holistic interpretation of the complex relationship between Indigenou

Detailed examination of the scope for recognition of customary laws through existing common law rules; human rights and problems of relativity of standards; con