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Indigenous characters come to life as The Secret River heads to Melbourne stage

Indigenous characters come to life as The Secret River heads to Melbourne stage  - We knew we couldn't tell the London part of the story, that we'd have to start here, in Australia , and with the central theme being the struggle between ...

Indigenous designers herald a coming of age FASHION

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Indigenous designers herald a coming of age FASHION  - The show at the Melbourne Museum on March 8 will also help herald a new era for Australian indigenous fashion designers who are matching ...

Fears new mothers returning to casual work may lose under childcare changes

Fears new mothers returning to casual work may lose under childcare changes  - Modelling from the Australian National University found that 330,000 families – roughly one third of those who use subsidised childcare – would be ...

Pat Dodson and Linda Burney will boost the national conversation on Indigenous people in

Pat Dodson and Linda Burney will boost the national conversation on Indigenous people in  -    A referendum to recognise Australia's first people in the constitution might still be several years away but this week their representation in Federal ...

How community-based innovation can help Australia close the Indigenous gap

How community-based innovation can help Australia close the Indigenous gap  - There is a strong bipartisan consensus that Australia needs to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage. It is a credit to the federal government that it ...

Dirtsong tells another Australian history

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Dirtsong tells another Australian history  - Images of landscape play on a giant screen behind the performers, featuring the vast landscape of Australia along with images of the indigenous  ...

Queensland tackles ear infections in indigenous communities

Queensland tackles ear infections in indigenous communities  - Queensland is working on closing the gap in indigenous education by first working to close the gap in tackling ear disease. Australia has one of the ...

This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations

This app teaches Australia about its 500 Indigenous first nations  - The Welcome to Country app is basically about educating people about the language and people in Australia ," he said. "We decided to simplify it to a ...