Australian Aboriginal Studies (AAS) Journal 2026 (Issue 1)

Australian Aboriginal Studies (AAS) is a peer-reviewed journal that combines academic rigour with research excellence. The journal advances qualitative academic scholarship of significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in established and emerging fields of humanities and social sciences in contemporary and historic Australian contexts.

The journal is published twice a year by AIATSIS. 

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Production Details

Issue 1

• paperback
• 246mm x 189mm (paperback)
• 102pp
• Released May 2026
• ISSN 0729-4352 
• ISBN 2370002209489 (print)
  

Content

Major articles

Indigenous interpreting: keeping languages, cultures, and people strong

Wuriya Patsy McGinty and Sandy Toussaint

Haematophagous insects and other invertebrates that bugged Australian Aboriginal peoples

Philip A Clarke and Philip Weinstein

Our Wisdom Our Ways – Yindyamarra Winanghana: a qualitative study of the experiences of First Nations female Caregivers in regional NSW

Jasmine Williams, Jane Havelka, Faye McMillan, Simone Champion, Sally A Fitzpatrick

Policy, practice and potential: rethinking the provider model for remote Indigenous housing

David O’Brien

A community-driven evaluation of the Reset model: a trauma-informed program for First Nations men

Jack Menges, Marie Caltabiano, Alan Clough

Beyond symbolic recognition: the UNDRIP Act as a reconciliation tool in Canada

Funmilola Ayotunde

Recent Releases 

Cover image

The mosquito Aedes katherinensis which is both a nuisance biter and a potential vector of Ross River virus in northern Australia. This particular specimen was captured in Darwin, a likely descendent of mosquitoes that have plagued the Larrakia People of the area for millennia. (Photo: Stephen Doggett)