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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
‘Bloody Coward’: Lambie blasts Hanson's 'disgusting' attack on veteran
Pauline Hanson is a "bloody coward", according to one Tasmanian senator, after O...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2026
Lambie warns veterans' health cap would see 'suicide rate going back up'
Veteran suicide rates would climb under plans to impose a cap on health care fun...
‘Let her death not be in vain’: CQUniversity PhD tackles neglected tropical disease
A promise made more than 25 years ago has culminated in CQUniversity research th...
Giovanni Torre 14 Aug 2026
First Nations children are growing up with racism. Experts want it recognised as a child rights issue
Children's commissioners from across Australia have used a federal parliamentary...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jun 2026
Social media ban could have greater impacts for Indigenous youth, but online safety remains key

It's been five months since measures were implemented to ban under 16s from accessing social media. For some young people —especially those outside of metro areas — the ban has made it mor...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 11, 2026
Yorta Yorta man turns beats into global film soundtracks

From a studio in regional Queensland, Tristan Barton is building a global reputation — one soundtrack at a time. The CQUniversity Bachelor of Music graduate has carved out a career composing for...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 1, 2026
WA Commissioner calls for urgent early intervention as child outcomes decline

Almost 140 children under the age of 14 were held in detention in Western Australia in the last financial year without ever being sentenced, whilst mental health outcomes across the state decline.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2026
Young Western Australians share their views on social media ban

Marking three months since the federal government introduced its social media ban for children under 16, the WA Commissioner for Children and Young People released insights on the issue from an online...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 10, 2026
First Nations high achievers recognised through university’s Alumni Awards

Three First Nations graduates have been recognised as part of CQUniversity's annual Alumni Awards. Tristan Barton, Sheree Blackley, and Zalhi Hayden were announced as 2026 award recipients on Wednesda...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 4, 2026
Jacqui Lambie accuses ADF and Commonwealth of failing women veterans assaulted overseas

Senator Jacqui Lambie says female veterans who experienced sexual assault while deployed overseas are being abandoned by the Commonwealth. Last year, law firm JGA Saddler launched a class action on be...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 3, 2026
NSW’s first Aboriginal Cancer Strategy promises community-led solutions, improved cancer outcomes

The New South Wales Government launched the state's first Aboriginal Cancer Strategy on Wednesday, promising to deliver improved cancer outcomes in Aboriginal communities with a $12 million funding bo...

CQ graduate realises decades-long nursing dream

When Melanie Pope crossed the graduation stage in Bundaberg this month, Bachelor of Nursing degree in hand, it marked the fulfilment of a dream more than four decades in the making.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 17, 2025
‘Truth and culture, not football and concerts’: Aboriginal centre slams Tasmanian Government’s stadium proposal

An Aboriginal corporation has criticised the Tasmanian government's financial backing of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium while housing shortages and the cost of living continue to impact Tasmania...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 20, 2025
Simone Thomson wins at Museums Victoria Gold Jewellery Acquisitive Prize

First Nations artist and designer Simone Thomson has been named the First Peoples prize winner in Museums Victoria Gold Jewellery Acquisitive Prize.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 29, 2025
Reconciliation advocate honoured with inaugural Flinders University honour

The work of First Nations rights advocate, Bidjara and Birri-Gubba Juru woman Jacqueline Huggins AM FAHA, has been honoured by Flinders University for her exceptional leadership creating an equitable...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 21, 2025
Exhibition celebrates power of Indigenous healing

A secretly developed pill made from an Indigenous medicine helped soldiers avoid seasickness as they landed on the shores of Normandy in 1944.

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Keira Jenkins Oct 6, 2025
Amy McQuire’s 'Black Witness' claims top Queensland literary prize

Darumbal and South Sea Islander activist and journalist Dr Amy McQuire has taken out the $30,000 Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance for her book 'Black Witness' at the 2025 Qu...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 29, 2025
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