After more than two centuries of appalling neglect Australia is trying to make amends for<br />its treatment of the country’s original inhabitants, the Aborigines.<br /><br />‘Bush Plum Leaves’ 151 × 92 cm. 2016<br />Gracie Morton Pwerle #aboriginal #art #painting #Australia #artwork #poparthttps://t.co/kSneHH2OSv pic.twitter.com/WNjFD5HDK7— AAA Gallery (@aaa_gallery) 27 juin 2017<br /><br />The latest gesture towards reconciliation involves official recognition of the Aboriginal and Torres <br />Strait Islands flags in New South Wales. From now on they will fly alongside the state and national flags <br />in the capital, Sydney.<br /><br />Last days Anna Petyarre, Rivers of the Desert #Indigenous #artist https://t.co/0ZQTrF6NVU #Aboriginal #art pic.twitter.com/TVgA3AMguP— JapingkaAboriginalAG (@JapingkaGallery) 25 juin 2017<br /><br />“These flags representing the oldest living cultures in the world will now fly proudly alongside our <br />national and state flags. This I think is a significant and an emotional moment,” said New South <br />Wales Governor David Hurley. <br /><br />Meet Gerry Turpin, who is saving ancient Indigenous knowledge from being lost forever https://t.co/cUgaPTZJM0— Indigenous Australia (@IndigenousAU) 12 juin 2016<br /><br />There remains a long way to go, however. The Aboriginal community struggles with unemployment, <br />alcohol and drug abuse, poor housing and education, and abiding racial prejudice.<br /><br />The aboriginal people of Australia were categorised as animals by the British invader in an attempt to wipe them out. pic.twitter.com/MjzALXjkgL— Crimes of Britain (@crimesofbrits) 23 juillet 2015<br />
