Eden, Kiah , Pambula,Tura Beach, Wonboyn, Nethercote, Millingandi, Greigs Flat,Wyndham  Towamba,Merimbula, Lochiel.

firstnations

Teachers don’t feel confident sharing Aboriginal history and culture in classrooms, survey finds

The Wire / By

New research has found Australian teachers are afraid of saying the ‘wrong thing’ when it comes to embedding First Nations histories and cultures into classrooms The national curriculum on First Nations history and culture has existed for more than a decade…  but The joint study by the University of Queensland and the Sharing Stories Foundation …

Teachers don’t feel confident sharing Aboriginal history and culture in classrooms, survey finds Read More »

Culturally Nourishing Schools Project: Bringing teachers out of classrooms and onto Country

The Wire / By

An initiative from UNSW is taking teachers out of the classroom and onto Country to build connections and confidence to incorporate cultural knowledge into their lessons The culturally nourishing schools program engages teachers, school leaders, cultural mentors and community members, aiming to improve the education engagement of First Nations students. Image: Image Credit: Pexels/ Yan …

Culturally Nourishing Schools Project: Bringing teachers out of classrooms and onto Country Read More »

Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Busking For Change Initiative

The Wire / By

Primary Schools nationwide have been invited to learn and perform a song in the northern Australian Indigenous language. Part of The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Busking for Change initiative, this year’s song is Shordi Krik, written by the students at the Northern Territory’s Barunga Remote Community School and foundation Ambassador, Justine Clarke. Last year’s initiative raised …

Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s Busking For Change Initiative Read More »

UN finds Australian and WA Government in potential breach of racial discrimination convention

The Wire / By

A UN committee has found the Australian and WA governments potentially breached racial discrimination conventions, over the handling of Aboriginal cultural heritage issues. A complaint was lodged in August 2021, under the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. About a year after Rio Tinto destroyed the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara. The …

UN finds Australian and WA Government in potential breach of racial discrimination convention Read More »

Here’s what this year’s Federal Budget means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

The Wire / By

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations say this year’s federal budget will provide welcome relief for some service providers, but significant challenges still lie ahead in closing the gap for First Nations communities. National Indigenous Radio Service’s Harrison Pederson took a closer look at what was handed down in this year’s budget, and how it …

Here’s what this year’s Federal Budget means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Read More »

Calls for NSW to remove voting restrictions for incarcerated people

The Wire / By

​​The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has called on the NSW Electoral Matters Committee to remove the restrictions on incarcerated people’s ability to vote. Under the current NSW electoral act, an individual who’s been convicted of an offense and is serving a sentence of 12 months or more, is unable to vote. This disproportionally affects …

Calls for NSW to remove voting restrictions for incarcerated people Read More »