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Indigenous engineer brings space ambitions to Doomadgee
Eastern Arrente engineer and QUT PhD student David Corporal will travel to Dooma...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Oct 2026
Traditional Owners leading research on how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience
Traditional Owners across Queensland are leading research on Country to better u...
Phoebe Blogg 22 Sep 2026
From data to canvas: First Nations knowledge paints a bigger picture of biodiversity
A computer screen full of biodiversity data might not immediately look like a st...
Nicole Brown 18 Sep 2026
Opinion: Pauline Hanson’s primitive idea of civilisation
Pauline Hanson wants to know what Aboriginal people achieved in 60,000 years. Pe...
Jesse J. Fleay 17 Sep 2026
'We are not primitive. We never were.'
Let's call Pauline Hanson's comments what they are. Racism. Calling Aboriginal p...
Andrew Morrison 15 Sep 2026
Traditional knowledge helps reveal reef and mangrove connection

A decade-long partnership between Bardi Jawi rangers and Australian marine scientists has confirmed the important connection between mangrove and reef ecosystems in Western Australia's Kimberley regio...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
CSIRO commits $1.5m to Indigenous STEM scholarship program

The CSIRO has committed $1.5 million to a new scholarship program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and energy...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 19, 2026
Meet the Indigenous robotocist inspiring the next generation of young mob in STEM

An Aboriginal roboticist who helped inspire the CSIRO's 2026 National Science Week challenge is sharing this journey in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to show young mob they...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 18, 2026
Wiradjuri astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks is 'in the business of fostering people's curiosity'

Wiradjuri astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks, maybe better known by her online handle astrokirsten, says science is for everyone, even if they don't know it.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 13, 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
Tonga brings traditional knowledge to television weather forecasts

Tonga's weather service has begun incorporating traditional environmental indicators into daily television forecasts as part of efforts to combine generations of community knowledge with climate scien...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 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
Pacific-led research targets diabetes in pregnancy with $1.2 million boost

A major new Health Research Council grant will support Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to lead a transformative Pacific-led study focused on improving care for Pasifika women with diabete...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 12, 2026
Deadly Science camp inspires young Kokoberran woman's career choice

Kamilaroi man Associate Professor Corey Tutt has spent years working to change young peoples' perception of science. As the driving force behind Deadly Science, he is helping young people reconnect wi...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 3, 2026
Indigenous rangers discover Boorloo / Perth Hills population of rare native fish thought to be extinct

Key points:- A native fish species, the Balston's pygmy perch was thought to be locally extinct before this discovery- Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association's BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Program aims to address...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Fiji and Aotearoa / NZ partner to strengthen climate-resilient food systems

Fiji and Aotearoa / New Zealand have signed a new agreement to strengthen food security, farmer resilience and climate-smart agriculture across Fiji.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 15, 2026
Closing the Gap in Indigenous bone health: Kalgoorlie research partnership aims to transform national screening policy

Spartan First Imaging and its academic partners from Monash University and Edith Cowan University welcomed leading researchers, Associate Professor Ayse Zengin and Professor Josh Lewis, to Kalgoorlie-...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 8, 2026
National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Gathering explores vital lessons from First Nations knowledge

With an uncertain climate future ahead, the resilience and millennia of knowledge of First Peoples is being prioritised and canvassed as potentially holding some answers as environmental disaster thre...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 27, 2026
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