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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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International Women’s Day 2020

Culture and Capability
Green poster with yellow dots and multiple images of women in various forms of dress. In the top left corner are the words: International Women’s Day 8 march 2020.

Celebrate the work and achievements of just a few of the Indigenous women we’ve written about in the past year.

In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, we look back to some of the impressive women we’ve written about over the past year.

Each woman embodies this year’s theme ‘I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights’.

Through hard work and commitment, they created the life they wanted to lead and set an example for young Indigenous women around Australia in the process.

Kristy Stewart loves tunnelling under Melbourne

Kristy is excited to be one of 10 Indigenous recruits working at various roles across the West Gate Tunnel Project’s five major worksites in Melbourne’s west.

Home to Tiwi: Miranda Tapsell’s new movie pulls at the heartstrings

As a little girl growing up in Darwin, Miranda Tapsell knew she wanted to be an actor. But in Top End Wedding, she not only starred, she co-wrote and helped to produce it.

Lydia Williams is saving goals at the World Cup

Lydia is excited to represent the Indigenous community as she plays for Australia and hopes to see more Indigenous people playing soccer at the highest levels in the future.

Charmaine Mumbulla: telling stories of Voice Treaty Truth

2019 NAIDOC Poster Winner Charmaine Mumbulla loves being creative and coming up with engaging ways to communicate information. She also comes from a family of great story tellers.

Tjuwanpa Women Rangers – Inspiring others to Work on Country

The Tjuwanpa Women Rangers (TWR) love looking after their Country and wanted to share their experience with the local community of Hermannsburg, Northern Territory through a poster.

Lorraine Hatton found a great career and lifestyle in the Army

Lorraine Hatton OAM, a Quandamooka woman from North Stradbroke Island, served in the Army for 20 years achieving all her goals including obtaining the rank of Warrant Officer.

Aspire to be Deadly

Twenty year old Lisa Fatnowna is an Ambassador and Mentor for the Aspire to be Deadly program where she inspires young Indigenous women at Cairns West State School.

Lani Brennan - What I would say to my 15-year-old self

‘When I was young, I didn’t truly know what respect was. I knew about having respect for my elders because that’s how we were raised. But, at that age, I didn't realise that a boy my age should’ve been respecting me too.’

Ash Barty named 2020 Young Australian of the Year

‘Ash Barty is the world’s No.1 tennis player, a champion athlete and an extraordinary young woman doing our nation proud. Her achievements are inspiring young Australians to follow their dreams.’

Renee Phillips - International Day of Women and Girls in Science

‘There is a great deficit in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers across Australian schools and I see it as imperative to have greater representation in a space that has not historically been welcoming.’