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Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace

by Madelaine Dickie in MUSIC

SPONSORED: Deborah Cheetham and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Deborah Cheetham AO, composer and acclaimed Yorta Yorta soprano has written Australia’s first requiem based on the Resistant Wars in South Western Victoria between 1840-1863. This June, Deborah, who is also the Artistic Director of Short Black Opera, will perform the new work Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the MSO Chorus and the Dhungala Children’s Choir, which will be [...]

Purely from the heart: Traditional Owners host international river rafting comp with a difference

May 15, 2019

A water story, one about a water-hoarding blue tongue lizard and a kingfisher who creates rivers, is colliding with a [...]
QLD looking deadly ahead of National AFL Championships

May 14, 2019

Nine Indigenous athletes will play for Queensland at the U18s National AFL Championships in July. The news comes a fortnight [...]
‘Dad, have you been training?’ Meet the CrossFit athlete who beat depression, to become one of the best in the world

May 14, 2019

Eric Brown battled hard. Real hard. The torn nerve in his neck was one thing, but nothing compared to the [...]

Winter Camp: wander the waterfront with a luminous spirit

May 22, 2019

Neon lights will brighten Sydney’s skyline as part of Vivid Sydney, the largest celebration of light in the southern hemisphere. [...]
What did WE think when James Cook landed?

May 21, 2019

After two hundred and fifty years, the view from the shore will finally come to the big screen. Australia and [...]

‘We’ve been entrepreneurs for thousands of years’

April 3, 2019

Victorian entrepreneur Cormach Evans credits a childhood of mentoring from leaders in the local surfing scene for his continued success [...]
Business woman recognised for exquisite, ethical fashion

February 27, 2019

Charmaine Saunders, the creator of luxury Indigenous fashion brand Mainie, has been named as a Queensland finalist for the prestigious [...]

The minute I hear country music, I want to be home

May 22, 2019

Dallas Woods—the Melbourne-based rapper, MC and personality—said when he comes home to Wyndham, in the East Kimberley, it’s really something [...]
Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace

May 14, 2019

Indigenous affairs conference to set new direction for policy

October 17, 2018

Editorial The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), in partnership with the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, will bring public sector leaders, not-for-profits, academics and Indigenous communities together to imagine [...]

MK survey asks and people deliver in powerful new study

May 20, 2019

SPONSORED: The most extensive and comprehensive longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and well-being ever conducted in [...]
Working in Aboriginal health—we’re like woodpeckers. As long as we keep pecking, we’ll make a difference

May 8, 2019

The Quality Assurance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Services (QAAMS) national program is celebrating a 20-year commitment to [...]
Cultural connection and health top priorities for new mums and bubs

May 7, 2019

A new program to support first-time Indigenous mums is being set up at Redbank Plains Community Centre by local Indigenous [...]

PhD candidate probes language access for Indigenous uni students

April 16, 2019

A PhD candidate at Charles Darwin University is researching the language barriers Indigenous Australians face in tertiary education. Obstacles for [...]
Scholarship a weight off the shoulders for aspiring doctor from Cairns

April 10, 2019

The first in her family to attend university, 25-year-old Demi Cheetham is the 2019 recipient of the House Call Doctor [...]
Hatching turtles, the Thylacine’s genome and objects from outer space at this year’s World Science Festival

April 9, 2019

A group of ten Indigenous students interested in science received an all-expenses paid excursion to Brisbane’s World Science Festival in [...]

Tiwi fashion line draws on patterns from sea

April 22, 2019

Stories of country and culture are being shared through the release of the Tiwi Collection, a fashion line created by [...]
Sublime design by young Djab Wurrung Gunditjmara woman

April 9, 2019

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‘Securing native title gives people authority’ – the Kimberley set to be 93.5% determined

The Indigenous Skills Centre sitting empty in the hands of a non-Aboriginal organisation

TOs celebrate cattle kingdom in the north

Winter Camp: wander the waterfront with a luminous spirit

MK survey asks and people deliver in powerful new study

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