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Indigenous culture meets STEM in remote NT town
More than 100 students in the Aboriginal community of Wadeye — more than 420km s...
Callan Morse 15 Oct 2026
Boonwurrung seasonal calendar honoured for educational and social impact at Good Design Awards
Biik Bundjil's Boonwurrung Relational Seasonal Calendar maps out a generations-u...
Jarred Cross 13 Oct 2026
DeadlyScience receives $250,000 to support girls in STEM
Girls from 50 regional and remote New South Wales schools will learn about Abori...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Oct 2026
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño...
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 understand how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience, support healthier grazin...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 22, 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 story about Country. But proud Wallara woman of the Koko-Muluridji people, Gullara McInnes, saw something more in the numb...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Sep 18, 2026
Opinion: Pauline Hanson’s primitive idea of civilisation

Pauline Hanson wants to know what Aboriginal people achieved in 60,000 years. Perhaps the more interesting question is not whether Aboriginal civilisation was "primitive".

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Jesse J. Fleay Sep 17, 2026
'We are not primitive. We never were.'

Let's call Pauline Hanson's comments what they are. Racism. Calling Aboriginal people "primitive" and questioning what we achieved over tens of thousands of years is not courageous political debate.

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Andrew Morrison Sep 15, 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
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