They have the looks and the connections but it’s the beats and words that are stunning audiences Everybody is indeed watching and listening to Stunnaset. If you haven’t seen them performing at the Yabun festival during the past two years, or in the music-dance fusion hit Reconzile, you’re sure to see them on ABC2’s promotional […]
A love of country music is often handed down from one generation to the next but few share it like these two great Indigenous talents. Warren H Williams cemented his relationship with his dad, Gus, at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year. They are the first Indigenous father and son team to be honoured […]
Pat Dodson – one of Australia’s most prominent Aboriginal leaders and former Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation – will head up a new Indigenous unit at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Pat Dodson takes up his professorial appointment in the Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit next Monday (2 March). The […]
class=”intro” style=”MARGIN: auto 0cm”>Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised free health checks for Indigenous people in urban areas to detect disease early, and will appoint a director-general to cut through red tape in remote areas to help close the 17-year gap in life expectancy. In his first progress report on closing the gap since last […]
Medical researchers are discovering that sleep may be the body’s way of recharging your immune system, explaining why poor sleepers are prone to infections and heart disease. Doctors and scientists have long been puzzled over exactly why sleep is so vital to the functioning of the human body. From the perspective of evolution, it’s hard […]
Vibe Alive brings an exciting event to your community that will leave a lasting impact – not only on the health and educational outcomes of your young people, but on the community as a whole. By bringing people together, Vibe Alive strengthens community bonds, helps create and build relationships between organisations, agencies and community members, […]
Winners of the 14th annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards have been announced at a spectacular star-studded ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, October 9, 2008. A who’s who of black Australia dazzled on the red carpet before joining hundreds of excited audience members in the Concert Hall for a celebration […]
Byron Bay’s acclaimed Bluesfest will celebrate its 20th birthday over Easter 2009 by introducing a new InDIG stage, which showcases our country’s Australian and Southern Pacific Rim Indigenous heritage. Festival director Peter Noble and the Bluesfest team are excited and proud to present the following artists who will be performing on the InDIG stage: Saltwater […]
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has criticised the Rudd Government for its “miserable” targets for reducing Indigenous disadvantage. Speaking to the Australian newspaper, Pearson believes the Government is refusing to take up the challenge of low school attendance, pointing to the fact that it is yet to respond to Professor Mick Dodson’s proposal to have every […]
Just like anywhere else, there are a few rules you have to follow at Vibe Alive. These rules are to make sure that everyone has fun and stays safe. Entry to Vibe Alive is free of charge; Vibe Alive is open to all primary school, secondary school and college students from Year 4 through to […]
Vibe Alive Frequently Asked Questions Got a question about Vibe Alive? Check out our list of FAQs. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Call us on 1800 623 430 or email [email protected] What are the costs? Vibe Alive is free to register.Accommodation for schools is free.Transport will incur a cost to the school if required.Catering […]
In April Australians get a rare opportunity to hear in concert Zimbabwe’s Thomas Mapfumo and his full 10-piece band. Mapfumo is a cultural and political icon in Zimbabwe, the country from which he is exiled due to his outspokenness against Prime Minister Robert Mugabe and his betrayal of the fight for independence. Like Nigeria’s Fela […]
Indigenous rugby league legend Dale Shearer is fighting for his life in Brisbane’s Royal Hospital after being involved in a horrific car crash. Shearer was returning to his Peregian Springs home on Saturday night after celebrating a friend’s birthday at a Noosaville restaurant. The accident occurred around 11pm along the Sunshine mwy. Shearer was pulled […]
Aboriginal boxing made a triumphant return to Redfern with the first Night of the Black Stars. Despite torrential rain, the “House Full” sign went up and latecomers were turned away as a sellout crowd of more than 800 people crammed into the bigtop at The Block on Black Friday, the anniversary of the national apology […]
A well-crafted memoir of a young woman who spends two years teaching at the school at Aurukun in Cape York paints a colourful picture of life in a remote Aboriginal community in the sweltering tropics. Description ‘There is so much I still don’t know, won’t ever understand. Things that mystify, astound, inspire and appal me […]
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute, Aboriginal Unit is offering the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. The course is designed for people who are required by their workplace to develop skills in the delivery of training and assessment programs as well […]
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