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Can the story of Mungo Man be the ‘healing glue’ of the nation 50 years on from the monumental discovery?

He went looking for the ice age story and instead found evidence of the oldest continuous culture on Earth. At 94, Jim Bowler revisits a place of global – and spiritual – importance

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‘Empathy and kindness’: 1967 referendum campaigner urges Australians to vote yes

‘Empathy and kindness’: 1967 referendum campaigner urges Australians to vote yes

‘I just would say to people, please, I don’t want to beg, but I would just say: this is the right thing to do,’ says Aunty Di Travis

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One year after Mungo Man and Mungo Lady's burial, Indigenous elders want answers

One year after Mungo Man and Mungo Lady's burial, Indigenous elders want answers

First Nations elders call on the New South Wales government to release an independent report into the reburial of 42,000-year-old Mungo Man and Mungo Lady — Australia's oldest known human remains.

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Mungo Man reburial investigation clears NSW Government despite backlash from traditional owners

A traditional owner says a decision not to publicly release an independent report into the burial is insulting to native title holders.

Elders distressed by Mungo Man burials

The NSW government says an external investigation has been launched into the burial of the ancestral remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady.

External investigation to probe Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburial error

An external probe is investigating how some of the oldest Australian human remains were buried last week, as the NSW government denies authorising the move.

It’s my party and I’ll try if I want to

Good morning, early birds. Leadership reshuffles are expected for both the Liberal Party and the Nationals today, and the NSW government says they did not green-light the reburial of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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NSW government says it did not authorise reburial of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady

NSW government says it did not authorise reburial of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady

Remains removed as a result of ‘dispute between Aboriginal communities’, Heritage NSW says

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Mungo Man, Mungo Lady buried despite traditional owners' legal challenge

Mungo Man, Mungo Lady buried despite traditional owners' legal challenge

The 42,000-year-old remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady have been buried despite a legal challenge and a federal government statement that the process would be delayed.

Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburials postponed as elders challenge treatment of ancient remains

Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburials postponed as elders challenge treatment of ancient remains

The return of ancient bones to a world heritage area is halted after elders filed an eleventh-hour application to stop the "rushed destruction" of some of the oldest human remains ever found.

Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied in Willandra world heritage area after federal decision

Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied in Willandra world heritage area after federal decision

Federal environment minister approves reburial of 108 ancient Aboriginal remains in accordance with wishes of traditional owners

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Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied in unmarked graves in landmark federal decision

Mungo Man and Mungo Lady to be reburied in unmarked graves in landmark federal decision

The remains of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Aboriginal people will be reburied in unmarked graves on country in NSW, but some local Indigenous people instead want them stored at a "keeping place".

Reburial of ancient Mungo remains approved

Reburial of ancient Mungo remains approved

Ancient Aboriginal remains including the famed Mungo Man and Mungo Lady will be reburied in their traditional lands following government approval.

Traditional owners in dispute over government involvement in re-burial of ancient Mungo Man remains

Traditional owners in dispute over government involvement in re-burial of ancient Mungo Man remains

Indigenous leaders in the World Heritage-listed Willandra Lakes Region are in dispute over federal government involvement in the re-burial of Mungo Man's 42,000-year-old human remains.

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