THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF AUSTRALIA Ananidze Fridon Revazovich, PhD at law, Associate professor. <...> Place of employment: Association of small indigenous peoples of North, Siberia and Far East. <...> The aim of the research is to make the analysis of the legal status of the aboriginal population of Australia. <...> The research has been carried out based on the effective national legislation of Australia, which regulates the legal status of indigenous peoples of this continent. <...> The article emphasizes the crucial issues of maintaining and developing of indigenous peoples of Australia. <...> To achieve the aim of the research general scientific methodological approach that allows to determine the scope of the study, to clarify the main provisions of the national law in Australia regulating the legal status of the indigenous peoples in the country, to identify key conceptual aspects of the research topic, has been applied. <...> The study used scientific methods of cognition, such as analysis and synthesis, generalization. <...> The legal status of indigenous peoples includes following aspects: citizenship issues, issues of nondiscrimination on grounds of race, colour, birth, national or ethnic origin; land rights of indigenous Australians; Aboriginal rights to the preservation and protection of the places, areas and facilities of special significance; the right to a traditional way of life; the right to education and others. <...> The findings of the research may be useful for the purpose of teaching special courses at tСО laа ПacultiОs oП univОrsitiОs, sucС as “IntОrnational protОction oП Сuman riРСts”, “IntОrnational protОction oП tСО rights of minorities and indiРОnous pОoplОs” as аОll as in the activities of state bodies, public organizations and individuals, involvОd in indiРОnous pОoplОs’ protОction procОss generally. <...> The results can be applied in the activities of relevant Russian government agencies, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Natural Resources and Environment; as well as for the elaboration and implementation oП stratОРiОs oП tСО Far East’ dОvОlopmОnt and oП tСО Оconomic growth of Russian Federation generally. <...> Falk R. The Rights of Peoples (in Particular Indigenous Peoples). // in: Crawford J. The Rights of Peoples. <...> NОЭЭСОТЦ G. «PОШpХОs» aЧН «PШpЮХaЭТШЧs» - Indigenous Peoples and the Rights of Peoples. // in: Crawford J. The Rights of Peoples. <...> Исследование проведено на основе действующего национального законодательства Австралии, регулирующего правовой статус коренных народов <...>