The Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) has entered its second year of getting children to go to school every day, with students at Gunbalanya School in the Northern Territory being the first to return to the classroom today.
When a group of women in Gunbalanya first got together to make handicrafts in a relaxed environment, little did they realise it was the first step towards building a thriving business opportunity.
Barunga Festival, held annually on the Queen’s birthday long weekend (5-7th June, 2015) is now in its 30th year, earning its place as one of the most important community festivals in regional Australia.
Commonwealth, state and territory ministers responsible for native title met in Brisbane today to continue discussions about improving the native title system. The meeting followed upon the decision of ministers in Darwin in August this year to renew discussions about the operation of the Native Title Act.
Schools in remote locations will receive extra support to teach foundation literacy skills with the announcement today that 34 remote schools will participate in the Flexible literacy for remote primary schools programme in 2015.
A new video has been released highlighting the experiences of fifty young Indigenous people aged 16 to 25 years who participated in the second-ever National Indigenous Youth Parliament.
The Government has decided to recommend to His Excellency the Governor-General the reappointment of Mr Mick Gooda as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The appointment will be for a period of two years commencing on 1 February 2015.
