DNA may reconnect Aboriginal Australian remains with modern communities The origins of many of the indigenous remains in museum collections are unknown. Kiona N. Smith – Dec 27, 2018 9:16 am | 49 ...

Members of the Stolen Generations may finally find a way back to their country, thanks to new research that reveals differences in Aboriginal DNA can be linked to specific geographic areas.

Museums around the world hold remains of Aboriginal people that were often taken without permission and in the absence of accurate records. New DNA methods may help return these items to country.

A NSW Parliament lapel pin next to an Aboriginal flag pin. An objection was raised to Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham wearing the Aboriginal pin on 16th October 2012, ...

DNA from the hair demonstrates that indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other modern humans, around 70,000 years ago. This challenges current theories of a single ...

A team of researchers, in collaboration with Aboriginal groups, have shown that it is possible to use DNA-based methods to determine the origins of ancient Aboriginal remains.

The study by La Trobe University analysed the mitochondrial DNA of 594 Indigenous people from across Australia, which were classified into genetic groups that share a common ancestor.

The study that focused on DNA from Aboriginal Australians concluded that all non-African humans can trace their ancestry back to that single, massive exodus from Africa some 72,000 years ago.

The first comprehensive DNA study of Aboriginal Australians has found they are direct descendants of the first people to colonise Australia and are the planet's oldest living culture.