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Aboriginal culture, AustraliaWorld’s oldest culture


When you immerse yourself in this, the world’s oldest culture, make sure you keep your eyes open when you travel our vast continent as our landscape offers an outdoor gallery of ancient art and storytelling dating back 50,000 years.

You can witness ceremonies, dance and song dating back thousands of years when you join in the many festivals that are celebrated each year. And you don’t have to go far. Festivals are held in many capital cities but if you are seeking a bit more adventure, head inland to rural Australia or offshore to the Torres Strait Islands.

For a list of the many different ways to experience Australia's oldest culture, visit

Did you know?

  • Aboriginal Australia has one of the most linguistically diverse areas on the planet. Within the space of 80 kilometres you can still pass through the territories of three languages ‘less closely related than English, Russian and Hindu’ [1]

  • An Aboriginal artwork by Rover Thomas called All That Big Rain Coming from Topside sold for $778,750.

  • The language of the western and central islands of Torres Strait is related to languages of the Australian mainland and is a member of the Pama-Nyungan family of languages. This language, like many others in the world, does not have its own name but has four dialects: Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Kawau Ya, Kulkalgau Ya and Kawalgau Ya (this latter also called Kowrareg)[2].


[1] The Oxford Comp[anion to Australian History, 1998




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