The team's deputy chef de mission says the ancient practice helped "set the scene" for the Aussie athletes in France and will likely feature at future Games.
Focus on culture, self-confidence at 'world leading' new Aboriginal-led education centre
First Nations community members in the northern Victorian city of Shepparton have highlighted the cultural impacts and personal pride of a new $36 million Aboriginal-led Munarra education centre in the city.
Photo shows Two high school students seated on a couchNative title claim spanning 95,000 square kilometres recognised by Federal Court in Western NSW
In an open-air courtroom set up in a nature reserve at Cobar, families from the Ngemba, Ngiyampaa, Wangaaypuwan and Wayilwan peoples secure one of the largest native title claims in the region's history.
Photo shows A group of people walk into smoke.On-farm repatriation of First Nations artefacts
First Nations artefacts went from a box in Jingellic farmers Peter and Mary Hoodless' shed, to a repatriation ceremony on their property.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds.'Horrified' man connects with Indigenous elder after discovering ancestor's violent actions
The Wiradyuri people of the NSW Central West want acknowledgement of the true history of one of Australia's first settlements.
Photo shows Aboriginal man with ceremonial paint on, holding boomerang.Would you recognise your home in a video game? Press A to visit Australia
Will Australia's next iconic artwork be a game? As the industry matures, a growing suite of Aussie game developers is helping players explore never-before-seen regions and communities … and make some uncomfortable choices.
Photo shows A character stands next to a video game depiction of red and yellow post boxesDampier island's transfer to traditional owners to support World Heritage bid, further its protection
Less than 10 kilometres from the Burrup and its billions of dollars of industry, West Intercourse Island will join Murujuga National Park to protect it from future industrial development.
Photo shows Four men in front of a rock map look out from a capeIndigenous Elder wins $100,000 art prize for three-metre-tall painting of the Spinifex Lands
The winners of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, worth a total of $190,000 have been announced, including prizes for an emerging artist and multimedia work.
Photo shows Noli Rictor, an Indigenous Elder with a white beard, wearing a hat, stands smiling in front of a red painting.Australian music would not be the same without the National Indigenous Music Awards
The two-decade story of the event also plots the rise of First Nations music in Australia, from trailblazers like Yothu Yindi and Gurrumul to Thelma Plum, Baker Boy and beyond.
Photo shows An Indigenous man performs on stage with the Red Flag Dancers in ochre paint and red traditional dress.Answers found in prehistoric cold case at 8-million-year-old fossil bed
Palaeontologists working near Alice Springs uncover for the first time a set of articulated bones and partial skeleton of Ilbandornis woodburnei, a massive bird that once roamed an evolving continent 8 million years ago.
Photo shows A light sandy coloured patch of dirt with clear bones sticking outLahaina almost lost their oldest banyan tree to wildfires. Here's how they're bringing it back to life
Despite being charred and blackened, the 151-year-old banyan tree has revived with the help of arborists and conservationists.
Photo shows A ban crouches on a branch of the historic banyan tree, which has been charred and bA confluence of land, sea, and desert country inspires Ceduna's thriving art scene
What began as a way to preserve memories and explore her grief has blossomed into a thriving art career for Ceduna artist Jaylene Ware, joining the ranks of artists from a town known for its distinctive creative scene.
Photo shows over shoulder of young female artist doing dot painting on a large sculpture of an AJamie Durie's claim resort developers worked 'closely with Indigenous communities' disputed by traditional owners
Traditional owners say developers did not consult them about a $450 million development set to transform the foreshore at Hervey Bay.
Photo shows An artist impression of a luxury 21 storey resortIsland comes together to celebrate songlines, resilience and modern identity with three generations of musicians
For the first time, some elders on Palm Island have had the chance to perform songs to the community as part of a project involving three generations.
Photo shows A man and a woman stand on stage signing and playing instruments.The Garma Festival is awash with opportunities for a photographer. These are our favourites
The Garma Festival is the best chance many Australians get to experience the rich culture of the Yolŋu, and the vibrant beauty of their land.
Photo shows A close-up of an indigenous man with a painted face and his eyes closed.When you see Gammin Threads's latest streetwear designs, 'you'll get why they're on the runway'
Tahnee Edwards just wants "everyday Blakfullas" to feel celebrated by her streetwear. Getting nominated for a fashion designer of the year award is an added bonus.
Photo shows Tahnee smiles and looks to the camera in a portrait image with her brown hair half up in a green scrunchie, half down.Senator McCarthy says promise for Makarrata remains
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy says the Prime Minister has not decided to abandon a national truth-telling commission.
Photo shows Senator Malarndirri McCarthy speaking from a television studio during a news interview.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds.This is what an art gallery in remote Australia looks like, and it's beautiful
Through the stringybark forest on top of an escarpment in north-east Arnhem Land, the sounds of women crying and howling echo through the trees before a gallery comes alive.
Photo shows Indigenous women at night time looking at the camera.Theona's ancestors were massacred 170 years ago. Now she's connecting with descendants of those responsible
Attendees of a commemoration of the killing believe it fractures a heavy silence that has pervaded Australian history and culture, with hopes this kind of truth-telling spreads "like a virus".
Photo shows Two women sit in camping chairs under trees.PM grilled on Indigenous issues at Garma as leaders look to the future
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appeared on the Insiders program during the second full day of the Garma Festival to discuss his shift on Indigenous affairs. Look back at how the day unfolded.
Photo shows Anthony Albanese gestures while speaking.Three years, three Garma festivals, and three different versions of Anthony Albanese
Looking back over past Garma festivals, the prime minister appears to be presenting in a very different way than he did three years ago.
Photo shows Three different images of Anthony Albanese