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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 motifs and characters are co-opted into the spirit world of the Islander imagination, which are then intertwined with historical narrative, personal … Continued
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Oxfam Australia welcomes the introduction of the Statewide Treaty Bill into the Victorian Parliament today as a historic step forward on the decades-long journey to Treaty. Oxfam Australia Executive Lead Fist Peoples Program Jimi Peters said the moment marks both progress and recognition. “We are elated that today the Victorian Government has introduced the Statewide … Continued
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10 September 2025 New research has found that social and cultural norms drive women and men to choose different education and training paths with flow on impacts for skills shortages and gender pay gaps. Current enrolment and completion trends show the trend is expected to continue. Education and Training Divides, from Jobs and Skill’s Australia’s … Continued
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10 September 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT calls on the NSW government to boost funding to community preschools to address the workforce crisis. Preschool teachers from across the state will meet MPs at the NSW Parliament House over the next two days to outline the threat to … Continued
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10 September 2025: The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) welcomes the Duckett Review’s recognition of art therapy as an evidence-based therapeutic support that can significantly benefit National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. Importantly, the Review affirms ANZACATA as the peak membership body and regulatory authority for qualified art therapists in … Continued
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Girls are seeking homelessness support alone, while thousands of under-fives also look to services for support As the nation marks National Child Protection Week, Barnardos Australia (Barnardos) has released fresh analysis revealing the shocking reality for children facing homelessness. In June 2025, 28,279 children went to a specialist homelessness service for help. Concerningly, … Continued
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275 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people died by suicide in 2023, an increase from 243 in 2022. The age-standardised suicide rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was more than double that of non-Indigenous Australians. This World Suicide Prevention Day, 13YARN (13 92 76) is calling on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to … Continued
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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
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OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 9 September 2025 Better Supporting Defence and Veteran Wellbeing 12 months on Today marks one year since the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which made 122 … Continued
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A recent study conducted by Monash University’s SPHERE Centre for Research Excellence explores how community pharmacies could play a greater role in providing contraception information and services to adolescents. Published in eClinicalMedicine, the study, Contraception and abortion information and care in community pharmacy for adolescents: a systematic review, reveals that both adolescents and community pharmacists … Continued
