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Researchers will carry out the first large-scale examination of stillbirths among Aboriginal families as part of a new Curtin-led project that has

The Orange Aboriginal Medical Service says questions must be asked about how the vulnerable woman contracted the virus

About this event Join two respected Elders and seasoned storytellers as they talk about their new books and their stories of determination and triumph. Renowned for his darkly humorous poetry and prose, Alf Taylor has mentored and delighted a generation of young poets. Alf is a Nyoongar writer living in Perth. Broome-based Dr Robert Isaacs is well-known for his wide-ranging achievements that earned him the title of West Australian of the Year in 2015. He is an Aboriginal Eld...

These Aboriginal men in custody are the first to complete a new program that helps inmates reconnect with their culture and hopefully helps puts them on a path to healing at St Heliers Correctional Centre at Muswellbrook. Photo supplied A group of Aboriginal men in custody in the Hunter region have been the first to complete a new program that helps inmates reconnect with their culture and hopefully helps puts them on a path to healing. The thirty inmates at St Heliers Correctional Centre at ...

Converse collabs with Indigenous artist for second City Forests mural By Imogen Bailey | 15 April 2021 Converse Australia has collaborated with Gumbaynggirr artist and activist, Aretha Brown, to paint a mural in Collingwood using paint that helps to clean the air.  Using a specialised paint, Browns mural absorbs enough air pollutants to plant the equivalent of 128 trees in inner city Melbourne. The Collingwood mural is intended to spark conversations around Indigenous urban identity and the...

BY Marija Mrvosevic ON 13 April 2021      4 min read Converse released its global campaign on Melbourne streets, Converse City Forests. This is a collaboration with All Star member and Gumbaynggirr artist/activist Aretha Brown. The campaign focuses on painting a mural that could clear the air and start a conversation about the Indigenous urban identity. The mural is located at the Converse Fitzroy store. It cleans the air by utilising paint that absorbs the equivalent air pollutant of 128...

Creative 5 Add to collection Mural uses air purifying paint that absorbs the equivalent air pollutant of 128 trees in inner city Melbourne A new global campaign from Amplify hits Melbourne’s (Naarm) streets as Converse collaborates with All Star member and Gumbaynggirr artist/activist Aretha Brown to paint a mural that not only cleans the air, but sparks conversation around Indigenous urban identity and the importance of elders within the community.  The mural, located at the Converse Fitzr...

April 12 2021, 5:15 pm | BY Ricki Green | No Comments Global campaign hits Melbourne’s (Naarm) streets as Converse collaborates with All Star member and Gumbaynggirr artist/activist Aretha Brown to paint a mural that not only cleans the air, but sparks conversation around Indigenous urban identity and the importance of elders within the community in a new campaign via Amplify.   The mural, located at the Converse Fitzroy store uses air purifying paint that absorbs the equivalent air p...

Share A Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country ceremony is held to show respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of the country.    A 10 spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that the ceremony took place.  We were told it was out of respect for the original landowners. It was a welcome to country ceremony like they do at the footy. We all stopped work, and it went for half an hour. It was really good to learn about the history of the are...

Dublins Q102 By Kelly OSullivan Zac Efron will be returning to Netflixs series Down To Earth. After the success of the first season of the show, which saw Zac and wellness expert Darin Olien travel around the world in search for more healthy and sustainable ways to live, production has begun on a second season. Although the first season saw the pair go to several countries including  Iceland, France, Costa Rica, Sardinia, Peru and  Puerto Rico, the secon...