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Health workforce boost needed: Roxon
Boosting the numbers of Indigenous people working in health is critical to bridging the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the federal government says. Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon said the new National Indigenous Health Equality Council (NIHEC) would be asked to prioritise lifting the numbers of Indigenous health workers. […]
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New Indigenous e-resource improves literacy and numeracy
Making IT Real is a new e-learning resource that uses culturally appropriate e-learning content to improve literacy and numeracy levels of regional and remote Indigenous communities. The resource was funded by the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework under its 2007 Indigenous Engagement Project. Making IT Real addresses the lack of […]
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Mobile schools may help solve education crisis
Mobile pre-schools may help solve the Indigenous education crisis in the Northern Territory, says Darwin researcher, Dr Nick McTurk of Charles Darwin University. Workable solutions are needed to address appalling rates of literacy and numeracy among Aboriginal children, but they must rely on strategies that mesh with the social and cultural needs of Indigenous people, […]
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Financial help for Indigenous uni students
Tax-free Equity Scholarships are available to help Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students find the money they need to go to uni. Indigenous students starting or continuing uni mid-year in 2008 can now apply for scholarships online. Equity Scholarships aim to increase participation in higher education by students needing financial assistance. Put simply, any student […]
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Realise Your Dream Scholarships
Creative young Australians are being offered a unique opportunity to work with a top UK professional in their field, thanks to the British Council’s 2008 Realise Your Dream scheme. Realise Your Dream is open to anyone between 18 and 30 years of age working or studying in creative fields such as design, architecture, advertising, photography, […]
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Powderfinger encourage action in schools
Kicking off National Reconciliation Week, Australia’s premier rock band Powderfinger today congratulated all Australian schools who have signed up for Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) and encouraged others to get on board. Visiting Lourdes Hill College in Brisbane, one of many Australian schools with a RAP, Powderfinger acknowledged the important role schools play in shaping better […]
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Students get a taste of uni life at Summer School
Students get a taste of uni life at Summer School Twenty-two Indigenous students from across Australia took part in the 2007 Young Leaders Summer School, which ran from December 2 to 15 at Melbourne University’s Trinity College. The students came from all over – from Worawa Aboriginal College and Mooroopna Secondary College in Victoria, to […]
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Trip of a Lifetime for Indigenous Students
Six indigenous students from some of the remotest parts of Australia are about to embark on a trip of a lifetime. The students, from Djarragun College at Gordonvale just south of Cairns, have been invited to visit the UnitedArab Emirates. The visit has been arranged by Dare to Lead, a project backed by the Federal […]
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From little things big things grow
Education is the key to a better life, and today going all the way to Year 12 is more essential than ever. That is why the Working Together for Indigenous Youth initiative (WTIY – pronounced “witty”) has been devised. WTIY is a program that will help Indigenous students to stay on to complete Year 12 […]
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Working together to build a better future for our kids
Story: Get Involved! The Australian Government has invested more than $2 billion to improve the educational outcomes of Indigenous students over the next four years, representing an increase of 23.4% over the previous four years. As part of their commitment to Indigenous education, the government has introduced the Parent School Partnership Initiative (PSPI). What about […]
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Carly Lake
Get a Head Start Want a career that’s flexible, creative and gives you the chance to really make a difference? Why not consider teaching? Right now the NSW Department of Education and Training’s 2008 Teacher Education Scholarship Program is offering up to 60 scholarships for Aboriginal people to train as primary or secondary teachers. Scholarships […]
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Bridging the gap
Name: Donna Bridge Donna Bridge is an English and art teacher at One Arm Point Remote Community School. One Arm Point is an isolated community about 220 kilometres north of Broome in the Kimberley. The township has a population of 500, and there are 100 students at the school, ranging from kindergarten through to high […]
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Marcus Waters
>Deadly Vibe Issue 83 January 2004 For many people, the idea of leaving a well-paid director’s position within an Indigenous-run and owned TAFE in order to pursue a dream would seem crazy. However, screenwriter Marcus Waters is proving the doubters wrong. Marcus, a Gamilaroi man, took the brave step of following his heart just over […]
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Moggill State School (Moggill QLD)
Winner: Isabella Higgins School: Moggill State School (Moggill QLD)
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The afterschool club
Homework is one of the necessary evils of being a student. You need to do your homework to keep up to date with school subjects so that you don’t fall behind in your learning. If you live somewhere that’s kind of noisy or crowded, or you don’t have the things you need to do your […]
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Mother tongue
Name: Gloria Dann Part of being Indigenous is being proud of who we are and where we come from. Sadly, many of our children are growing up with no knowledge of their culture or their heritage. But for the students of Djidi Djidi School in Bunbury, Western Australia, this is something that will never happen. […]
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