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Inaugural fellowship aims to support, retain Indigenous researchers
La Trobe University has appointed Wiradjuri archaeologist Dr Kellie Pollard as i...
Callan Morse 11 Sep 2026
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles
First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas have identified illegal c...
Phoebe Blogg 11 Sep 2026
Finance, education sectors pilot new tool to strengthen connection with Indigenous businesses
ANZ and The University of Queensland (UQ) are piloting a new tool designed to im...
Callan Morse 11 Sep 2026
University’s Indigenous graduation stoles honour culture and connection
The University of Tasmania has unveiled its new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl...
Callan Morse 9 Sep 2026
Clontarf Academy university visits invigorating post-school plans for First Nations students
For these First Nations students moving into the final years of high school, get...
Jarred Cross 9 Sep 2026
Papua New Guinea Language Week: A journey from Port Moresby to Auckland

Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's lifelong connection to learning, Pacific cultures and community service began in Papua New Guinea. As Aotearoa celebrates Papua New Guinea Pidgin (Tok Pisin) Language Wee...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Sleepless in Sāmoa: Scholar’s vision for Pacific youth mental health

When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part of a prestigious Hood Fellowship, Li'amanaia Dr Roannie Ng Shiu was already thinking beyond sleep.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 8, 2026
Exhibition shares Indigenous stories carried in shells

A cultural project which celebrates, preserves and shares the living tradition of Tasmanian Aboriginal shell stringing has opened at The Forest, the University of Tasmania's CBD campus in Hobart.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Former Aboriginal children’s commissioner takes expertise to Monash

Victoria's former Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People will commence work as a Professor of Practice in Monash University's Law Faculty.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Indigenous-led research centre to tackle childhood hearing loss

A new $3 million national research centre will focus on improving ear health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded t...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
Indigenous arts luminary Leah Purcell honoured with Honorary Doctorate

Acclaimed actor, writer, director and producer Leah Purcell AM has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for her distinguished service to the community.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 4, 2026
Gulf dugong numbers plunge as Traditional Owners call for urgent action

Dugong numbers in the Gulf of Carpentaria have fallen sharply since the last region-wide aerial survey two decades ago, prompting Traditional Owners and researchers to call for increased monitoring an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 3, 2026
Kyas Hepworth takes on new role at University of Technology Sydney

Kyas Hepworth, a highly regarded screen and creative industries leader and advocate, has been appointed Associate Dean - Indigenous Leadership and Engagement at the University of Technology Sydney's (...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 1, 2026
Yawuru Elder Patrick Dodson honoured for lifetime of leadership and reconciliation

Yawuru Elder and respected Indigenous leader Dr Patrick Dodson has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Notre Dame Australia.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 31, 2026
Local knowledge at the heart of West Daly peace project

A new evaluation of the West Daly Peace Project has highlighted the strength of Aboriginal-led approaches to resolving conflict, with local knowledge, relationships and cultural authority identified a...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 25, 2026
Māori and Pacific Business students recognised as future leaders

Three outstanding students have been recognised at the University of Auckland's 2026 EY Māori and Pacific Business Students of the Year Awards, celebrating excellence, leadership and a commitment...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2026
Call for systemic change to address Indigenous education gap

A Charles Darwin University education expert has called for systemic change in how young people are taught after this year's NAPLAN results again highlighted the challenges Indigenous students are fac...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 24, 2026
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