The Latest Breaking News from Arnhem Land

For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometres, an area one-and-a-half times larger than New Zealand is today.

Researchers from Flinders University publish findings suggesting the art depicts ships from the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, which could have reached Australian shores prior to colonisation.

Many visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life and extraordinary rock art. Some may know this landscape includes the earliest evidence of human occupation in what is now Australia, at Madjedbebe, where signs of habitation have been dated to 65,000…

Two space companies have signalled the possibility of a defence force future for a remote base near the NT town of Nhulunbuy.