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Cooktown father turns personal journey into social work career
Proud Kuku Yalanji father of five, Nash Snider, who completed a Master's in Soci...
Joseph Guenzler 18 May 2026
Partnership sees Yolŋu Rangers lead education rethink
In northeast Arnhem Land education is being reimagined. Not through policy refor...
Nicole Brown 5 May 2026
Researchers urge funded community 'navigators' to close gaps for South Sea Islanders
A landmark study has exposed systemic disadvantage and racism experienced by Aus...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Mar 2026
Trailblazing Aboriginal health practitioner leads the way in diabetes care
James Cook University graduate Josiah Little has become Australia's first male t...
Callan Morse 6 Mar 2026
Naarm Council votes to permanently remove James Cook monument
A public monument of James Cook will be permanently removed from an inner-Melbou...
Jarred Cross 14 May 2025
Gunggandji Elder reflects on decades of service to Indigenous enterprise, cultural heritage and knowledge sharing

Years after receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from James Cook University, Gunggandji Elder and cultural heritage specialist, Dr Darryl Murgha, has reflected on his decades of service t...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 24, 2025
Trialling ways to reduce dementia in the Torres Strait

Dementia rates among Torres Strait Islander people are much higher than among mainland Australians, but researchers are trialling a new program in the hopes of reducing the prevalence of the condition...

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Keira Jenkins Jan 29, 2025
Colonial statue vandalised in Sydney's eastern suburbs

A statue in Sydney's eastern suburbs of colonial figure James Cook has been vandalised for a second time within 12 months, 48 hours ahead of January 26.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 24, 2025
Study finds Indigenous fire management ‘locks up’ more carbon than alternatives

Scientists from Queensland's James Cook University have determined Indigenous fire management techniques can 'lock up' more carbon than alternative methods of native bushland management, with the prac...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 27, 2024
Song about Captain Cook's expedition around K'gari pulled from Sydney public school playlist after complaint

A song from the point of view of an Indigenous warrior watching the arrival of Captain James Cook has caused a minor outrage on a conservative radio show after it was revealed it had been played at a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2024
Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago - study

Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practised at least 11,000 years ago, James Cook University researchers have found.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 12, 2024
Melboune CBD James Cook statue becomes the latest targeted by vandals

A James Cook statue in Fitzroy Gardners on the edge of Melbourne's CBD has become the latest colonial monument targeted in a string of desecrations in just over a month.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 27, 2024
Dr Amos urges tough talks on Indigenous mental health in wake of referendum

Following the unsuccessful Voice to Parliament referendum, James Cook University academic Andrew Amos emphasises the importance of championing new Indigenous voices.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 13, 2024
Second Captain Cook monument vandalised in Melbourne

A second Captain James Cook monument has been vandalised in Melbourne's suburbs. The latest, at the Rowe Street entrance of Edinburgh Gardens, two kilometres north of the City in Fitzroy North, has be...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 28, 2024
Esteemed panel will shed light on the Voice to Parliament at JCU's Bebegu Yumba Campus

James Cook University will host a comprehensive conversation about the significance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Friday. The event is part of National Reconciliation Week and aims to shed...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 1, 2023
“A tremendous honour” - Professor Ngiare Brown becomes first Indigenous Chancellor at James Cook University

Professor Ngiare Brown is set to become James Cook University's first Indigenous Chancellor. A proud Yuin woman from New South Wales' south coast, Professor Brown is a passionate advocate for improved...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 30, 2023
Djungan and Djabugay artefacts the first of many to return home after decades away

James Cook University has begun a long-term project to repatriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage materials held in the university's Material Culture Collection.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 25, 2022
Indigenous Australians among highest risk in world for dementia

Indigenous Australians are up to five times more likely to develop dementia than the wider population, according to new research which places them among the most at-risk in the world.

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