Australian Indigenous Education
Education
What education for Indigenous Futures could look like
As NAIDOC week celebrates the theme 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud', the conditions are ripe for increased First Language learning across Australia’s schools
Arts & Culture
In this way, the beginning of a highly contested history of the University began
An Indigenous-led book challenges the presumption that universities make only ‘good’ contributions to the community – confronting the University of Melbourne’s disturbing history
Education
Australian teachers shouldn’t be afraid to teach Indigenous Knowledge
The Australian Curriculum’s deeper engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures is a matter of national importance
Education
New education pathways for Indigenous Australians
Barriers to education can be broken down when we support the diverse ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people develop, produce and translate knowledge
Education
Getting racism out of the classroom
Schools are part of a system of colonial rule that is not easily overwritten; the education system and teachers must work to understand and challenge structural racism
Arts & Culture
50 words in Australian Indigenous languages
A new online resource – the 50 Words Project – makes words from local Indigenous languages available for every Australian to hear and learn
Education
Learning in the Homelands
In the Indigenous Homelands of East Arnhem Land, pre-service teachers are learning the value of place and listening
Education
Boosting early learning for Indigenous children
Identifying developmental difficulties in young children from remote Aboriginal communities early boosts their chances of success later in life, and a new tool is helping
Politics & Society
Closing the Gap: time for traction on the ground
After almost a decade of updates we look at what really needs to change to Close the Gap
Politics & Society
Book extract
New Indigenous middle class finds place in modern economy
Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi man Stan Grant reflects on the limitations of racial identity, and the unprecedented numbers of Indigenous Australians taking their places in the modern economy