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Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has...
Giovanni Torre 20 Aug 2026
New scholarship supports Indigenous students in key professional fields
A new scholarship is empowering Indigenous university students to pursue higher...
Callan Morse 20 Aug 2026
CSIRO commits $1.5m to Indigenous STEM scholarship program
The CSIRO has committed $1. 5 million to a new scholarship program supporting Ab...
Joseph Guenzler 19 Aug 2026
Moombaki scholarship supports First Nations medical students
Curtin University has launched a new scholarship aimed at supporting more Aborig...
Jackson Clark 17 Aug 2026
‘Let her death not be in vain’: CQUniversity PhD tackles neglected tropical disease
A promise made more than 25 years ago has culminated in CQUniversity research th...
Giovanni Torre 14 Aug 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
New program strengthens Indigenous psychology workforce

The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has officially launched a landmark new program that will strengthen pathways into the psychology profession for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 11, 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
Partnership supports First Nations STEM pathways

A new partnership is set to empower more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to complete STEM study and build related career paths.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 7, 2026
Scholarship win for Indigenous university students

Zackary Boundy drastically changed the way he lived after losing his university scholarship. The Ngiyeempaa man began skipping meals and limiting his spending when he lost the funding after transferri...

UQ research highlights alternatives to child incarceration

Manandanji woman Dr Lorelle Holland says prioritising prevention over punishment could reduce child incarceration and avoid youth detention costs of up to $3,000 a day per child.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 7, 2026
Wirriŋga Band to bring Yolŋu rock to CDU Open Day

Legendary Arnhem Land rock group Wirriŋga Band is set to perform at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina Open Day on Saturday, August 8.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 5, 2026
Indigenous-led conservation helps protect endangered Indonesian cockatoo

New research has shown an Indigenous community in Indonesia is protecting one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2026
From Parliament to PhD: A global journey to Pacific scholarship

A journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to explore Pacific research methodologies and the importance of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
Repatriation ceremony returns Ancestors to Gäṉgaṉ and Bäniyala Homelands in North East Arnhem Land

One of Australia's greatest Indigenous leaders, Dr Djambawa Marawili AM HC, together with North East Arnhem Land Clan leaders, has led a series of historic repatriation ceremonies of Ancestors to the...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
Electric Fields headlines Deadly lineup to close new Boon-wurrung Country festival Kindred People

ARIA and National Indigenous Music Awards winners Electric Fields headline a bumper afternoon and evening of First Nations music for djeembana yalinwa, wrapping a new festival Boon-Wurrung/Bunurong Co...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 30, 2026
William Barton joins CASM to mentor next generation of musicians

Kalkadunga musician and composer Will Barton has joined Adelaide University's Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music to mentor the next generation of musicians.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 30, 2026
University of Technology launches new Indigenous Institute for Designing with Country

The new Indigenous Institute for Designing with Country will draw on First Nations knowledge systems, storytelling and connections to Country to shape design thinking.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 30, 2026
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