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SOUTH WEST ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE CELEBRATES SECOND HISTORIC ROUNDTABLE

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The South West Aboriginal Women’s Collective (SWAWC) has wrapped up its second Roundtable on Wardandi Boodja, bringing together over 100 Aboriginal women from Bunbury, Manjimup, Collie, Busselton and surrounding towns for two powerful days of dialogue, connection, and collective action. Building on the success of the inaugural Roundtable in January, which launched the Collective, this … Continued

Major new collaboration with artist Brian Robinson to launch at the Australian National Maritime Museum

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MEDIA RELEASE September 8, 2025 Major new collaboration with artist Brian Robinson to launch at the Australian National Maritime Museum   I work in a diverse range of media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, design and public art, to produce works of art that echo my Indigenous heritage. My creations are seemingly incongruous concoctions where many … Continued

DIARY NOTE – Media Call – Museum launches major new collaboration with Brian Robinson

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  Thursday Sept 11 11am   Major new collaboration with Brian Robinson Ur Wayii (Incoming Tide)   Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour     Talent available: Artist – Brian Robinson and Curator – Matt Poll To attend, for interviews or for further information:  Alex Gonzalez                  m: 0401 545 778             e: [email protected]

Applications Now Open for the 2026 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship

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Key Facts: The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship is the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health scholarship program, named in honour of Dr Arnold “Puggy” Hunter. It supports more than 100 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students each year to study entry-level health qualifications, providing up to $15,000 per annum to help with expenses and … Continued

First Nations STEM stars head to UK and NASA [photos and vision available]

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Eight Indigenous Australian university students have been selected for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at two of the world’s leading space and science research centres as part of Monash University’s National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA), supported by the Australian Space Agency and CSIRO.   Coming from across Australia, the students will head to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory … Continued

Inaugural Proud Spirit Award winners announced

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Celebrating our Proud Spirits and Futures on Gayaa Dhuwi Day    Yesterday, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia marked Gayaa Dhuwi Day, our annual celebration recognising the Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration and the work of the organisation.    This year, we proudly celebrate two major milestones: the 10th anniversary of the Declaration, and five years … Continued

SOUTH WEST ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE HOSTS SECOND HISTORIC ROUNDTABLE

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BUNBURY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – The South West Aboriginal Women’s Collective (SWAWC) will host its second Roundtable gathering on 1–2 September 2025 in Bunbury, bringing together Aboriginal women from across the South West to continue shaping a strong, united regional voice. Following the success of the inaugural Roundtable in January, which saw more than 80 Aboriginal … Continued

Desert megafires set to worsen under climate change without Indigenous fire management

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CDU EXPERT: Desert megafires set to worsen under climate change without Indigenous fire management WEDNESDAY 27th AUGUST 2025 Who: Rohan Fisher, Senior Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Faculty of Arts and Society, Northern Institute (https://www.cdu.edu.au/northern-institute). Topics: The scale of the 2023 ‘Black Spring’ fires across northern spinifex deserts, Why desert fires spread so … Continued

Screenrights Announces $300K Funding for Six Initiatives Supported by 2025 Cultural Fund

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Screenrights has announced six projects will be supported by the 2025 round of its annual Cultural Fund, to total $299,750 in funding for this year’s focus of Creative Intelligence. GARUWA will run ‘Ngaluwi: Documentary Storytelling Incubator’, a 12-month initiative designed to support First Nations documentary practitioners and teams, with a grant of $49,750. Milk Crate … Continued

Ground-breaking FeBI iron test to be developed in partnership with First Nations communities

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Key points  Inaccurate iron test results are detrimental to people’s health and cost Australians billions of dollars every year.  Ground-breaking technology, developed by The Florey and University of Melbourne, uses quantum technology to measure iron accurately.  The Australian Government is funding the team to visit Katherine, NT, to research whether the technology, called FeBI, would … Continued