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Aboriginal woman wearing glasses, a dark jacket and scarf covered with Indigenous designs.
Stories | 14 Feb 2017
Dr Vanessa Lee tells of her journey from teaching to studying to become a doctor and of being the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from medicine at Griffith University.
Announcements | 14 Feb 2017

Yanggu gulanyin ngalawiri, dhunayi, Ngunawal dhawra. Wanggarralijinyin mariny bulan bugarabang. Today, Mr Speaker, we are meeting together on Ngunuwal land and we acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders past and present.

Announcements | 14 Feb 2017

The Coalition Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) has been such a success in its first year that we are immediately moving to introduce the 2020 target.

Announcements | 13 Feb 2017

A new Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) funding round opens tomorrow – Monday, 13 February 2017 – and organisations in the Northern Territory are being invited to apply.

Man in hat teaches four Indigenous students in hats and maroon shirts how to start a fire
Stories | 10 Feb 2017
The MacFarlane Primary School in Katherine, Northern Territory increased school attendance by engaging students through the introduction of an Indigenous cultural program which presents subjects such as science and geography from an Indigenous perspective.
Announcements | 10 Feb 2017

Today we announce the appointment of Judge Matthew Myers AM of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia as Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry into the incarceration rate of Indigenous Australians.

Announcements | 10 Feb 2017

Breaking down barriers and finding better ways to support Indigenous Australians into work was the central focus of a meeting of Indigenous leaders, major employers and peak employer organisations in Canberra today.

Announcements | 9 Feb 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is proud to announce the induction of the 1899-1903 Fanny Cochrane Smith Tasmanian Aboriginal recordings into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.

Announcements | 9 Feb 2017

I congratulate Ms June Oscar AO on her appointment today as the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.

Announcements | 9 Feb 2017

Reconciliation Australia’s biennial Australian Reconciliation Barometer has been released today, providing a snapshot of views on the relationship between First Australians and the wider Australian community.

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