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Queensland Indigenous youth leadership program opens for 2026
Applications have opened for the 2026 Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Pro...
Joseph Guenzler 21 Aug 2026
Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has...
Giovanni Torre 20 Aug 2026
CSIRO commits $1.5m to Indigenous STEM scholarship program
The CSIRO has committed $1. 5 million to a new scholarship program supporting Ab...
Joseph Guenzler 19 Aug 2026
Inaugural Indigenous-led education conference brings educators to Magandjin
Hundreds of educators from across Australia have gathered in Magandjin (Brisbane...
Joseph Guenzler 18 Aug 2026
Moombaki scholarship supports First Nations medical students
Curtin University has launched a new scholarship aimed at supporting more Aborig...
Jackson Clark 17 Aug 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
Eighteen years of the same story: It’s time to measure something else

Another NAPLAN release. Another round of headlines telling the country that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are, once again, 'lagging behind'.

Late Kimberley ranger Scott Herring honoured at Fitzroy Crossing

Scott Herring, who tragically passed away earlier this year, arrived in the Kimberley as a teacher in 1995. Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre chief executive Peter Murray remembers him arriv...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 12, 2026
Professor Mark Rose appointed Australian Tertiary Education Commission First Nations Commissioner

Professor Mark Rose AM has been appointed First Nations Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). Professor Rose brings more than four decades of Indigenous education experi...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 6, 2026
Remote students gather on Country for culture and learning at annual school camp

Children, families and teachers from three remote West Arnhem Land communities converged on Country for Nawarddeken Academy's annual school camp.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 4, 2026
BHP partnership delivers $1 million boost to Pilbara schools

Thousands of students across Western Australia's Pilbara, including a significant number of Indigenous students, will soon have access to improved learning and play spaces through a partnership betwee...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2026
From Parliament to PhD: A global journey to Pacific scholarship

A journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to explore Pacific research methodologies and the importance of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
Clear path forward for Doomadgee SQW Skills

The steps from project to employment have never been clearer than in Community Owned Enterprises' Pathways to Trade Skills Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) project in Doomadgee this year.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
The gap closes when Australia shows up: this week we got the proof

For the first time since the National Agreement on Closing the Gap was signed, a target has been met. More than 95 per cent of First Nations children are now enrolled in preschool, up from 61.

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 31, 2026
Clontarf foundation appoints first Indigenous chair - Mick Gooda

Former Human Rights Commissioner Mick Gooda has been appointed chairperson of Indigenous youth education foundation Clontarf. Mr Gooda is the first Indigenous chair of the organisation, with experienc...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 30, 2026
Digital program backs women leading remote community op shops

Women at the helm of community-run op shops from remote corners of Western Australia and the Northern Territory have converged on Darwin, kicking off a digital skills program aimed at boosting their b...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 30, 2026
Kalumburu students’ boab artwork to feature in new book

Students in Kalumburu, a remote East Kimberley community, are shaping a new book drawn from local stories and the towering presence of one of the town's largest boab trees.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 30, 2026
TAFE educator recognised for work across Far North communities

TAFE Queensland educator Doe Ahmat has been named a finalist in the 2026 Queensland Training Awards for her work supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners across Far North Queensland.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 27, 2026
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