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Blak and Bright is back

Blak and Bright is the literary festival that platforms and celebrates First Nations artists returns with conversations, workshops and pitching opportunities.

National School Reform Agreement Ministerial Reference Group

Today I am announcing the members of the National School Reform Agreement Ministerial Reference Group. In March I announced an Expert Panel, led by Dr

Ministers form National School Reform Agreement Group

Cassius Turvey: Police Charge Man Over Murder Of Indigenous Teenager

A 15-year-old has died in hospital from head injuries after an alleged attack in Perth. Cassius Turvey was walking home from school before the incident.

Should the Atar be scrapped? Seven experts on the student ranking system

In a few months, thousands of young people will receive an Atar – the culmination of 13 years of schooling. But is the system fit for purpose?

20 influential changemakers to know this International Women's Day

Here is a quick snapshot of some of Australia's superstar change makers, working every day to make our world safer and more enriching for women.

Australia's school curriculum: what are the proposed changes, and what's the fuss about 'invasion'?

Australia’s school curriculum: what are the proposed changes, and what’s the fuss about ‘invasion’? Naaman Zhou © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: davidf/Getty Images On Thursday, the body in charge of reviewing what Australian students are taught released hundreds of pages of proposed changes to the curriculum. Among the many suggestions, the education minister, Alan Tudge, singled out for criticism the references to Australia’s colonisation by the British and the use of the word “invasion”. © Photograph: davidf/Getty Images The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority released its proposed revisions to the curriculum after a review of the core knowledge and skills taught from kinder to year 10.

Australia's school curriculum: what are the proposed changes, and what's the fuss about 'invasion'?

'Another example': colonial perspective taught in mainstream curriculum

An Indigenous social media commentator has tweeted an image of her child’s Year 11 history classwork, where a role-playing activity puts colonial pastoralists and Aboriginal people in conflict in a sensitive scenario.    In the worksheet, the information suggested a hypothetical situation where pastoralists fire their rifles in the air to scare off thirty Aboriginal people near the water . The scenario follows another wfter the Aboriginal people have chased off convicts and killed livestock that belonged to the pastoralists.  Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman, Dr Chelsea Watego tweeted the worksheet last week, in an image and caption after her daughter came home to tell her what had gone on at school.  

What did you learn about First Nation's history at school?

If you think back to your school days, what did you learn about Australian history? Many want more of our First Nations history taught in school, and that s a view held by the National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition. The volunteer-run organisation is running a campaign called Learn Our Truth saying that all young people deserve to be taught about our Indigenous histories.   PRODUCER: Sam Emery