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Australian ‘History’ Must Cover 60,000 Years

20 January 2021 Press

The Healing Foundation urges all schools to teach the Stolen Generations story and Australia’s full history. The Healing Foundation is urging all Australian schools to include the story of the Stolen Generations in their curriculum to ensure students have a

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Tertiary UoN Indigenous NSW aka In the News 

Speech Pathology Scholarships

27 December 2020 Press

New scholarship aims to improve health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities. To address the health needs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across rural NSW, the University of Newcastle has launched a new Indigenous scholarship in the field of

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Parks & Wildlife Indigenous NSW aka In the News 

Tread Softly on Worimi Lands

27 December 2020 Press

People are being asked to drive safely and tread softly when visiting the Aboriginal-owned Worimi Conservation Lands in the Port Stephens area this summer. Worimi Conservation Lands Board of Management Chair Jamie Tarrant said visitors need to be mindful of

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Indigenous 

Caring-as-Country at Yellomundee

21 December 202021 December 2020 Press

Indigenous collaboration wins inaugural heritage accolade. An Indigenous-led collaborative project in traditional Darug Country in western Sydney has won the inaugural Aboriginal Heritage category in the 2020 National Trust Heritage Awards. Led by the Yanama Budyari Gumada Collective, which works

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Indigenous 

Indigenous Priority Scheme for Researchers

27 November 2020 Press

New scholarship aims to remove barriers facing Indigenous researchers. Barriers facing Indigenous researchers are lessened by a new scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD candidates. Established with support from the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP), the new

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Indigenous Regional 

Local Storytelling Podcasts for NAIDOC Week

11 November 2020 Press

Indigenous storytelling in spotlight for NAIDOC Week. A podcast series exploring the storytelling traditions of our local Aboriginal communities will be launched today as part of City of Newcastle’s NAIDOC Week celebrations. Produced through the City’s Libraries in support of

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UoN Indigenous Education 

Thurru Pathway for Aspiring Indigenous Doctors

20 September 202024 September 2020 Press

 Miroma Bunbilla Program provides an alternative pathway for Indigenous medical students. From the Cessnock mines to fighting for Indigenous youth, GP Peter O’Mara’s incredible story will inspire indigenous students to seek a career in medicine. Medical student Kieran Shipp was admitted

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Great Lakes Indigenous 

Seal Rocks Midden Site

17 September 202020 September 2020 Press

MidCoast Council is working with Heritage NSW assessing the heritage value of an Aboriginal midden site recently discovered at Seal Rock’s Number One Beach. The middens were identified during a ground survey at the reserve in December 2019, prior to

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Mining Indigenous 

Juuken Claims Heads at Rio Tinto

12 September 202020 September 2020 Press

Activist shareholders claimed three executive scalps over the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters in May 2020. Juuken Gorge encroachment by Rio Tinto before blasting. Image ~ Puutu Kunti Kurrama And Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation. After strong “concerns” with accountability for the

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Indigenous Heritage & Historical 

Cook from First Nation’s Viewpoint

17 August 2020 Press

Stephen Oliver in conversation with Alison Page. For the real story of this continent, you’ve got to have both histories. The whole story of Cook has not finished. It will never finish until we add the bookend. Our story. To

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Indigenous Newcastle Heritage & Historical 

Heritage Strategy More Inclusive of First Inhabitants

20 June 202012 September 2020 Press

An updated version of The City of Newcastle Heritage Strategy has put more emphasis on  original inhabitants: the Awabakal and Worimi people. In 2019-2020, 20 of 37 works purchased for the Newcastle Art Gallery collection were by Aboriginal or Torres

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Arts Indigenous 

Bush Mechanics Legacy on Display

7 March 2020 Press

The skills, culture and adaptability of First Nations people will be showcased at Newcastle Museum when the improvisational genius of the famous Bush Mechanics is complemented by a display of locally made possum skin cloaks and weaving. The hit ABC

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Legal Indigenous 

Landmark High Court ruling confirms Aboriginal Australians are not “aliens” under the Constitution.

11 February 2020 Press

Aboriginal Australians are not “aliens” under the Constitution and can no longer be deported from Australia, following a landmark decision handed down in the High Court today. The test case was brought by two Aboriginal Australian men Daniel Love and

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UoN Culture & Language Indigenous 

The Stain of Colonialism

21 November 2019 Press

True extent of colonial frontier massacres revealed as new sites added to interactive map. Historically, we haven’t been brave enough to ask the hard questions. ~ Professor Ryan. The true extent of massacres on the colonial frontier of Australia has

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Community Indigenous 

Guraki’s Two Decades of Détente

7 November 2019 Press

Guraki Committee drives reconciliation for 20 years. Guraki Committee with Chair Rob Russell and inaugural chair Laurel Williams at left. The City of Newcastle’s Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee has for two decades strengthened  relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Novocastrians. Guraki

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Central Coast Community Indigenous 

Gosford Leagues Club Field Becomes ‘Play Space’

5 November 2019 Press

A $10 million “landmark” regional play space will occupy Gosford’s Leagues Club Field into a landmark regional play space. Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) announced the successful construction contractor, Landscape Solutions, was chosen by open tender. The space

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Charity & Non-profit UoN Indigenous 

Trek Raises $150K

25 September 2019 Press

Ikara trekkers return from 100km walk to raise funds for Indigenous education and health research. Twenty-five UoN staff, alumni, and community members have returned from a 100km trek across the arid Australian Outback. The University of Newcastle’s Ikara-Flinders Ranges Challenge

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UoN Indigenous 

UoN Trek for Indigenous Health

5 September 2019 Press

University’s fundraising trek unites staff, alumni and community to support Indigenous health. Trekking 100 kilometres across the arid Australian outback in five days is a challenge, but one that 25 brave individuals are eager to tackle in the name of

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Mining Indigenous 

Gomeroi Challenge Minister on Shenhua Mine

28 August 2019 Press

Gomeroi woman’s legal challenge to Environment Minister’s decision not to protect areas of “immeasurable” cultural value. The Environmental Defenders Office NSW is acting for Veronica “Dolly” Talbott, as a member of the Gomeroi Traditional Custodians, and has filed proceedings in

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Indigenous Infrastructure & Industry 

Gilgi Community gets Fresh Drinking Water from Bore Water

22 August 2019 Press

Breakthrough water solution provides sustainable clean drinking water to remote indigenous communities in central Australia. The community of Gillen Bore in the Northern Territory have safe and sustainable drinking water through an innovative, new water treatment system developed by Australian

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Arts Indigenous 

Kombemerri Country on Canvas

24 July 2019 Press

‘Goompi Dreaming’, is a solo exhibition by Aboriginal artist Goompi Ugerabah on display from 10 August to 2 September 2019. Goompi Dreaming by Goompi Ugerabah, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 193 x 150 cm The exhibition is Goompi’s third solo exhibition

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Indigenous 

Research to Actively Close the Gap

13 July 2019 Press

An intervention designed to help Close the Gap, by increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who receive an annual health check by their GP, will be implemented and evaluated by a new National Health and Medical

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Indigenous Heritage & Historical 

Hale’s Awabakal Notebook Returns

13 July 2019 Press

150 year-old Hale notebook returns to Australia for landmark exhibition. American linguist Horatio Hale documented the Awabakal language in Newcastle more than 150 years ago. His notebook is back in Australia for the first time in a landmark Indigenous languages

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Medical & healthcare Indigenous 

New support for pregnant Indigenous women to quit smoking

10 May 201925 August 2020 Press

Health professionals and organisations will receive additional training and resources to help support Indigenous women quit smoking during pregnancy under a new multi-million dollar initiative being funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Led by renowned smoking cessation expert,

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Culture & Language Lake Macquarie Indigenous 

Draft Aboriginal Community Plan on public exhibition

3 April 2019 Press

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Lake Macquarie will gain better access to services and facilities across the City under a draft five year Council plan. Pictured ~ Maree Edwards with a Torres Strait Islander performer at Naidoc Week

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Indigenous Government Opinion 

Oxfam: Budget Fails First Peoples

3 April 201925 August 2020 Editor

Budget a hollow commitment to Australia’s First Peoples. This Budget fails to address the great needs of Australia’s First Peoples in the critical areas of health and housing. Oxfam is concerned that in responding to the Closing the Gap Refresh,

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Indigenous 

NAIDOC Week Grants Open

14 February 2019 Press

Apply now to fund a NAIDOC Week event in 2019 Lake Macquarie City Council is offering local community groups, not-for-profit organisations, agencies and schools, grants to help fund projects or events during NAIDOC Week, 7-14 July 2019. Council’s Aboriginal Community

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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