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Joshua Toomey, winner of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award at the 2011 Australian Training Awards.
Stories | 19 Feb 2013

Joshua Toomey joined Ausgrid in 2006 through its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pre-Apprenticeship Program.

With focus, dedication and commitment, Joshua gained a highly sought after Australian Apprenticeship with the company and his story has been featured in this year’s Closing the Gap Prime Minister's Report.

Subway franchisees Graeme and Lee Willis, Alice Springs, NT.
Stories | 19 Feb 2013

Running a small business is one way of creating income and prosperity for our families and communities, and it’s also a way of us becoming more self-reliant.

Front Row: Harrison Smith, Branton ‘BJ’ Keys, Sherri-Lynn Smith. Back row: Amy Neal, Kerrie-Ann Yeatman, Sue Edwards, Colin Fourmile and Lenore Moooman. All have completed a Certificate III in Aged Care.
Stories | 15 Feb 2013

Branton Keys (or BJ as he is known) is a 23 year old Aboriginal man from Yarrabah, Far North Queensland who was recently featured in the Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s report 2013.

“Purple Truck” artist Patrick Tjungarryi with the truck
Stories | 14 Feb 2013

Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a critical to Closing the Gap.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard with Expert Panel and Stolen Generations members at Parliament House.
Stories | 13 Feb 2013

On the fifth anniversary of the National Apology, the Australian Government has taken the next step towards constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Western Desert Dialysis’ mobile renal dialysis unit the “Purple Truck”.
Stories | 12 Feb 2013

Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is critical to Closing the Gap.

Premier Lara Giddings and member for Lyons Dick Adams at the opening of Tagari Lia Child and Family Centre, TAS.
Stories | 11 Feb 2013

The Tagari lia Children and Family Centre in Tasmania is making a real difference to local children and their families.

Stories | 9 Feb 2013

The National NAIDOC Committee encourages people across the country to embrace the 2013 National NAIDOC Theme – We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963.

Early learning fun at La Grange Remote Community School, Bidyadanga, WA
Stories | 8 Feb 2013

Extra hours of Government-funded kindergarten for all children in the Bidyadanga community has been good news for La Grange Remote Community School, located 180km south of Broome.

Melissa Tooth and Cetress Murray, who work at the Murdi Paaki Laundry in Walgett, NSW.
Stories | 8 Feb 2013

This story is part of this month’s community profile featuring the Walgett community and their work to Close the Gap in Indigenous disadvantage.

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