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New study finds racism 'deeply embedded' across Australia's universities
Findings from the Australian Human Rights Commission's landmark national Racism@...
Pinjarra massacre and Governor’s apology to be formally taught in WA schools
Planning has begun to formally teach the history of the Pinjarra massacre - and...
Giovanni Torre 11 Feb 2026
Support at home and in community key to improving NT school attendance
Families and communities must support children to attend school, the Aboriginal...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jan 2026
Indigenous leaders urge stand against Residential School denialism in Canada
Indigenous leaders have written to the University of British Columbia, taking a...
Giovanni Torre 27 Jan 2026
Indigenous experts leading development of new National First Nations Education Policy

First Nations educators, system leaders, staff in youth/education focused organisations, learners and community members from across the country are coming together to help improve First Nations educat...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 26, 2026
Gunyangara community celebrates new hall at Dhupuma Barker School

The remote North East Arnhem community of Gunyangara has celebrated a major milestone with the opening of a new assembly hall for Yolŋu children at Dhupuma Barker School.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 13, 2025
Torres Strait student hostel becomes first Indigenous certified boarding house under 'imperative' national framework

A Zenadh Kes student boarding house has joined a small group of Australian boarding schools - and become the first Indigenous provider among them - to be recognised within a national safety and qualit...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 3, 2025
Narragunnawali Awards celebrate Australian schools and early learning services with outstanding reconciliation initiatives

Reconciliation Australia has announced the winners of the fifth Narragunnawali Awards; the only national awards that recognise and celebrate Australian schools and early learning services that are imp...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 7, 2025
Djarragun College trainee gains tattoo studio experience at Trinity Beach

Solace Barnaby, a Year 12 Djarragun College student and Cape York Partnership school-based trainee, recently began a four-day work experience placement at Pins and Needles Tattoo Studio in Trinity Bea...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 15, 2025
Coalition to commit $116 million for remote Indigenous students

The Coalition has announced a $100 million boarding school infrastructure fund to support remote Indigenous students. One of the first tangible, Indigenous-specific policies released by the Opposition...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 24, 2025
Canada's Assembly of First Nations mourns loss of "ally" Pope Francis

Canada's Assembly of First Nations has expressed sadness at the passing of Pope Francis, noting the pontiff "pushed the Catholic Church to confront its past and seek a path for reconciliation and chan...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 22, 2025
Residential school survivors urge Canadian leaders to support ongoing investigations

Canadian Indigenous residential school survivors and their advocates are urging all parties in Canada's federal election to pledge their support for investigations into unmarked burials and missing ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 21, 2025
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government action on residential school denialism

Canada's First Nations Leadership Council has expressed deep concern at the rise of residential school denialism - the practice of downplaying or denying the crimes committed against Indigenous childr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 21, 2025
NT education union warns of "divisive and harmful" changes to Territory's Anti-Discrimination Act

The union representing teachers and support staff in Northern Territory non-government schools has condemned the NT government's plans to reverse changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act passed by the p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 4, 2025
Anti-Indigenous racism in schools shows "serious regression" in Australian society

Anti-Indigenous racism from students at an elite Perth school is part of a "serious regression" that needs a strong response, a leading Noongar human rights experts says.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 19, 2025
True number of Native American children who died in assimilation Boarding Schools much higher than official figure, investigation reveals

Between 1828 and 1970, 3,104 Indigenous American children died at boarding schools run under policy to separate them from culture and assimilate into white society, a Washington Post investigation has...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 23, 2024
Key groups raise concerns over NT school engagement strategy and fall in number of Indigenous teachers

Key national and territory Indigenous bodies are "deeply concerned" over the new NT government's approach to increasing school engagement and attendance, and have noted an alarming decrease in the num...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 3, 2024
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