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The area

Checkpoints go at most Queensland Indigenous communities after coronavirus lockdown
Travel restrictions to lift from Queensland remote communities including Cape York and the Torres Strait
Travel restrictions to remote communities
Coronavirus advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
COVID-19 Legislative response—Human Biosecurity Emergency Declaration Explainer

History

Juukan Gorge inquiry: Rio Tinto’s decision to blow up Indigenous rock shelters ‘inexcusable

Culture

The Living Knowledge Place
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia
2021 State of Reconciliation in Australia summary report
Reconciliation Action Plan good practice guide: Demonstrating inclusive and respectful language
Share our Pride
Creative Spirits
Bringing them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families
Amnesty International | Indigenous Peoples
2021 State of Reconciliation in Australia report 
Australian Museum | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection Timeline
Bringing them home | Historical context 
Protecting Indigenous populations from COVID-19 the Australian example
Journey of Health and Wellbeing

Geography, climate and biodiversity

Cape York Peninsula Parks
Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology 
Explore Tropical North Queensland
Queensland Protected Area Strategy 2020-2030
Australia State of the Environment I Biodiversity
National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy 2020-2030

Politics and local government

Aboriginal freehold land and jointly managed parks on Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Land Council
Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance Inc.
Native Title Right and Interests
Cape York Water Atlas
Who owns Australia?

Population

Utopia Homelands Sustainable Living Projec-What we achieved
Laynhapuy and Marngarr Sustinable Living Project
The Northern Territory Homelands and Outstations Assets and Access Review
Australian Government I Communities

Demographics

Australian Bureau of Statistics | Cape York Indigenous Regions
National Indigenous Australian Agency | Communities 
In My Blood It Runs
Common Ground
Queensland Local Councils
Loss of Aboriginal Languages
Paman languages of Cape York
First Languages Australia
Living Languages
School of the Air
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15

Industry, economy and conservation

Indigenous Protected Areas
Aboriginal freehold land and jointly managed parks on Cape York Peninsula 
The Indigenous Ranger Programme
Firesticks Alliance | Cultural Burning: healthy communities, healthy landscapes
Sustainable Food Trust
Our natural environment
Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger program
Life on the land with the Lama Lama rangers – a picture essay
Parks and forest
Stories from Country 2015-2017
North Australia Fire Information
Cape York National Resource Management I Carbon
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance | Carbon/Fire Management
Living Knowledge Place | Burning with the Mapoon Rangers
Indigenous Protected Areas I Map
Interactive map and project summaries

Food and land management

Rethinking Indigenous Australia’s agricultural past
Aboriginal foodways: Towards a return of native food in Australia
Bush Foods 2020
Land management: Cape York Peninsula Tenure Resolution programme to return ownership and management to Traditional Owners for protection of natural and cultural values
Indigenous land & sea manager programme providing an opportunity for indigenous rangers to help care for land and sea Country, focused on conservation services (cool burns, pest control, soil conservation, etc.)
National Landcare Programme supporting natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, and protecting biodiversity, includes smart farms programme, caring for World Heritage places, and support for indigenous protected areas.
Sustainable Food Trust article talks about returning to native food production, recognizing Aboriginal history of land management and agricultural practices, the importance of preserving and sharing this knowledge, bringing it into Australian agricultural practices, and opportunities for business enterprises.
Australian Native and Food Botanical (ANFAB) as the primary national body responsible for overseeing the sustainable development of the native food industry.
Murnong yam daisy a drought tolerant tuber alternative to potato. Kangaroo and wallaby are local meats with much less pressure on soil and water.
Stories from Country 2015 – 2017, How Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas are strengthening connections to Country, culture and community. National Indigenous Australians Agency.
Life on the land with the Lama Lama rangers – a picture essay
Indigenous ranger programmes are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
North Australian & Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) 
ABC Education, Bruce Pascoe: Aboriginal agriculture, technology and ingenuity, Chapter 13, Fire
Cool burns: Key to Aboriginal fire management
Burning with the Mapoon Rangers
Ecosystem services
Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Programme – ecosystem services and land/sea conservation

Transport

Cape York Region Package
Flood damage closes Cape York’s sealed highway 
Transport Services and Infrastructure of Cape York Peninsula 
Cape York Roads 
Transport section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
Council Information

Energy

Bushlight renewable energy programme
Energy section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide

Digital

Constructing First Aboriginal Owned Satellite Ground Station
Telecommunications section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
More at Apunipima Cape York Health Council
General impact of COVID in Cape York communities

Built Environment

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service map
School of the Air
Royal Flying Doctor Service
CfAT | National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
Cape York Infrastructure
CfAT’s publication library on Infrastructure

Waste

Tackling plastic waste Queensland’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Plan
Single-use plastic items ban
Mapoon Beach in Cape York a vivid showcase of washed-up waste
Tangaroa Blue – an NGO that works with volunteers and remote indigenous communities to undertake beach clean up events in key locations
Waste section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide

Water

CfAT and Water Research Australia | Field Guide to the Community Water Planner
Water section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
Remote community water management
Pu’a – Water (Mapoon) video about Indigenous knowledges around water
CfAT water resources
Indigenous water values, rights, interests and development objectives in the Mitchell catchment
Engineers Without Borders Australia I Lama Lama water supply project
Australian Indigenous remote communities and water, sanitation and hygiene
Water in northern Australia: a history of Aboriginal exclusion
Community Water Planner Field Guide Final Report for the National Water Commission

Sanitation

Wastewater section in National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
Household infrastructure in Aboriginal communities and the implications for health improvement 
Australian Indigenous remote communities and water, sanitation and hygiene: A scan of needs 
Shipton’s Flat Project – Engineers Without Borders Australia