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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
New Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Churchill Fellowship recipients announced
Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are among 75 Australians...
Phoebe Blogg 11 Sep 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 o...
Giovanni Torre 8 Sep 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 Globa...
Giovanni Torre 7 Sep 2026
National register documenting racism against First Peoples secures $2 million in federal funding
The federal government will provide up to $2 million to support a national regis...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Sep 2026
Australian Research Council appoints inaugural Indigenous academic director

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has appointed Professor Bindi Bennett as its inaugural Academic Director (Indigenous). A Kamilaroi/Gamilaroi woman, Professor Bennett is a respected scholar, rese...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 2, 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
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change

The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a shared vision to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in WA by 2036, through Aboriginal-led prevention, equ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
Pacific-led research puts Indigenous health at centre of precision medicine

Pacific researchers, clinicians and community leaders have gathered in Sāmoa to discuss how precision medicine and genetic research can better serve Indigenous peoples across the region.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 11, 2026
Record participation in program connecting First Nations students to science pathways

A record expression of interest has been received by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research's (WEHI) DeadlyScience Pathways program, which is helping First Nations students prepare fo...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 10, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing store holds prices as remote families pay more for basics

Families in remote Kimberley communities are paying more for basics, however Fitzroy Crossing's Tarunda IGA is holding the line on city prices.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 28, 2026
New survey investigates First Nations experiences in emergency management to improve leadership, representation and wellbeing

Balancing cultural and workplace responsibilities can be uniquely stressful for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in non-First Nations organisations.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 22, 2026
University invests $2m in First Nations research scholarships

Charles Darwin University has announced an investment up to $2 million in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) scholarship initiatives to strengthen pathways, participation and success for First Nations re...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 22, 2026
Governance key to realising Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Effective governance and Indigenous-led decision making are essential to ensuring Indigenous Data Sovereignty becomes a reality, according to University of Technology Sydney Professor Kirsten Thorpe.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 13, 2026
Education reform and Torres Strait history: First Nations researchers leading from the front

First Nations researchers are pursuing work to give back to their people, and learn from First Peoples around the world. Worimi and Biripi woman Dr Samara Hand's research looks into Indigenous peoples...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 8, 2026
Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience

As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week, University of Auckland doctoral candidate Roi Burnett hopes people will look beyond familiar narratives about rising se...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Australia's efforts to tackle skin cancer are not reaching First Peoples effectively - this Indigenous researcher is working to change that

Wilman Noongar health researcher Jacinta Walton is working to fill a gap in skin cancer and sun safety for Aboriginal children and young people.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 25, 2026
Global evidence shows cervical cancer can be eliminated in the Pacific region

Pacific leaders, clinicians and researchers say cervical cancer elimination is within reach, as global evidence shows the disease can be virtually eradicated within a generation.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
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