The Aboriginals believed in a place called the "Land of the Dead". This place was commonly defined as being in the "sky-world" (the sky). This was supposedly where a deceased person's soul went. As long as certain rituals were carried out during their life and at their death, they are thought to then be allowed to enter The Land of the Dead. Other places it could go were a place called Bralgu, or it could become one with a particular site, like Uluru for example. This explains why the Aboriginals are very protective of sites they call sacred, as it is all that is left of a dead member of theirs. Like Catholics, the Aboriginals believed in resurrection, in this case being that, one by one, spirits are being resurrected into living beings back in Australia.

It is because of this reason that they believe that life is a never-ending cycle. You are born, you die, you are born again. The Aboriginals worshiped many of Australia's animals, and as they have a life cycle, they believe that there's no reason humans can't have one either. Another version of this is an infamous Aboriginal idea known as Eternal Dreaming. This was a huge part of their culture and formed the basis for many of their ideals. In this version, death is seen as a rebirth from your previous life. Similar to their idea of a 'life cycle'. You are reborn again.

Another belief is that the soul of a person who has passed away goes to the land of the 'Dreaming Ancestors', which is where all of their gods and ancestors are. Many different groups in Australia had many different beliefs. Some believed that you had two souls and they merged together during death. Some groups buried their dead bodies and then tried to conceal the site as much as possible by adding sand, bark, dirt, bushes, and other things to stop the spirit from leaving the body and haunting the group. The dead's possessions were either buried with them, or destroyed. A deceased person's name was forbidden in the group, and if someone else had that same name, it would have to be changed.