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Event | 26 May 2015
Sydney NSW

In 2015 the Guringai Festival celebrates 15 years of sharing Australia's First Peoples culture and heritage in the Northern Sydney region.

Participants in the WEX programme on the steps of the Australian War Memorial with Defence Minister Andrews.
Stories | 12 May 2015

Choosing a career path can be difficult so being exposed to different career options early in your life makes that choice much easier. This was the case for 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander year 11 and 12 students who participated in the annual Work Exposure with Government Programme held over four days in March of this year.

Woman inspecting health of another woman in a surgery.
Event | 12 May 2015
Hopevale QLD

You don’t have to be sick or feel unwell to have a health check. In fact, maintaining your health is one of the best things you can do for yourself. 

For the first time, there will be Your Heart Forecast where people can have immediate results on their risk of heart attack, stroke and other major artery diseases as well as glucose levels. The on-site machine makes testing for cholesterol and other lipids easy with results in just minutes.

Health checks are open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people during the event. 

Announcements | 11 May 2015

This report relates to outcomes for job seekers who were assisted in the year ending 30 September 2014 with outcomes measured three months later (i.e. in the year ending 31 December 2014).

National Reconciliation Week logo
Event | 27 May 2015

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey—the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.

The week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort.

The theme for NRW 2015 is It’s time to change it up.

Event | 16 Jun 2015
Port Douglas QLD

Register now for the 2015 Annual National Native Title Conference, co-convened by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and Cape York Land Council (CYLC). The conference will be held on the traditional lands of the Kuku Yalanji people in Port Douglas Queensland.

Gavin Singleton
Stories | 7 May 2015

Yirrganydji Traditional Owner Gavin Singleton was part of the group that developed the first Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement for north Queensland’s Yirrganydji people. Now traditional use of marine resources, such as turtles and dugongs, and valuable cultural practices, are balanced with the conservation and management of the Great Barrier Reef.

Announcements | 7 May 2015

More than 200 hectares of land has been handed back to its traditional owners at Jawuma (Black Rock Landing) near Borroloola in the Northern Territory.

Announcements | 7 May 2015

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said Greens Senator, Rachel Siewert, is not telling the whole story in criticising the number of Indigenous organisations to be funded through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round.

Event | 7 May 2015
North Cairns QLD

UMI Arts, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2015, presents new exhibitions by Lynelle Flinders, Paul Bong and Samuel Savage.

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