ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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Australia’s recently launched satellite is named Djara or ‘stars’ in the Ngunnawal language

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Djara (Ngunnawal for ‘stars’) is Australia’s latest satellite and it will orbit above Australia for the next 12 months.

Building capacity, wealth and prosperity to support first nations land and water enterprise

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Australian First Nations hold native title rights and interests on over 40 per cent of Australia’s land and waters, with holdings continuing to grow. The National Native Title Council (NNTC) collaborated with Australia’s...

Have your say on the draft Commonwealth fisheries resource sharing framework

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The draft Commonwealth fisheries resource sharing framework is now available for comment. Have your say before 22 September 2020.

Adam Goodes shares why he got the COVID-19 vaccine

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Find out why Dual AFL Brownlow medallist and 2014 Australian of the year, Adam Goodes believes having the COVID-19 vaccine is important.

International visitors trading school attendance tips with Wadeye Yellow Shirts

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In Wadeye, local Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) team members, known as “Yellow Shirts”, are working hard to increase school attendance. They recently gained a new provider, BIITE and played host to members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Police Force, and the groups exchanged stories of school attendance issues in Papua New Guinea and Wadeye.

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