align=”center”> Most Promising New Talent in MusicSharnee Fenwick Single Release of the YearLonesome But Free – Troy Cassar-Daly Album Release of the YearUnder the Mango Tree – Pigram Brothers Band of the YearTroy’n Trevlyn & The Tribe Artist of the YearTroy Cassar-Daly Lifetime Achievement Award MusicRoger Knox Excellence in Film or Theatrical ScoreDavid Milroy – […]
align=”center”> Most Promising New Talent in Music Sharon-Lee Lane Single of the YearDan Sultan – Love is Like a Song Album Release of the YearKev Carmody – Cannot Buy My Soul Band of the YearBlack Image Artist of the YearJessica Mauboy Lifetime Achievement Award MusicJimmy Little AAPRA Song of the YearTroy Cassar-Daley – Going Back […]
In one of the biggest moments of his young career, Indigenous basketballer Patrick Mills has stared in the Boomers exhibition match against Team USA in the lead up to the Beijing Games. The 19-year-old, who was raised in Canberra, recently finished a hugely successful first year at St Mary’s College in the United States where […]
Almost 182,000 hectares of land on Cape York has been handed back to its traditional owners, creating a new national park in the process. The KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park is about the size of Fraser Island, and will be jointly managed by the state and Indigenous people. KULLA is an acronym for the Kaanju, […]
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced the signing of representative fullback Rhys Wesser for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Wesser, 29, has played 172 NRL games for the Penrith Panthers, scoring 112 tries since making his debut in 1998. Wesser has also represented Queensland in four matches in 2004 and 2006. Rhys was also part […]
Isaac Parsons (AKA B-Boy 2 Ezy) was born in 1984 in Brewarrina, New South Wales. He began breaking at the age of 16 after watching the movie ‘Breaking’ and began perfecting his moves with friends. In 2001, Isaac won the Under 18 Victorian Break Dancing Championship and then came runner up in the National Championship […]
The all new National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the Vibe 3on3® – is coming to Newcastle on Saturday August 9, 2008. This will be the first time the popular sport and music festival has visited the steel city and marks the start of the 3on3s 10th season! The Vibe 3on3® brings […]
Royal College of Nursing, Australia is proud to act as the fund administrator for this scholarship scheme funded through the Department of Health and Ageing. The Scheme was established in recognition of Dr Arnold (‘Puggy’) Hunter’s significant contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and in his previous role as Chair of the National […]
Want to reduce your risk of breast cancer? Be informed, be alert and – if you’re over 50 – get screened. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women over the age of 50, affecting one in 11 Australian women. Breast cancer is also the most common cancer experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
Football star Dean Rioli does his bit to make a difference. A new fund founded by AFL legend Dean Rioli has been established, to raise much-needed awareness and funding for Indigenous health research. The Rioli Fund was launched last month at a gathering of some of Melbourne’s most influential business people and philanthropists. Guests were […]
You only need a few moments speaking with Willie Kickett to understand just why they call this talented young boxer from Western Australia “Cool Willie”. It’s less than a week before one of the biggest fights of his young career, and Willie couldn’t sound more relaxed. Having grown up in Balga, Perth, and coming from […]
AMA Indigenous Scholarship winner has her eye on community health. A medical student with a passion for improving health in remote communities has won the AMA Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship for 2008. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, awarded the scholarship to Gemma Johnston, a medical student at the University of Western Australia, on Wednesday, May […]
Giving our kids a sporting chance. The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion Julia Gillard has announced 11 new Sporting Chance Projects that will be commencing in 2008. Through the Sporting Chance program, the Government provides funding to projects which use sport as a way to improve the educational outcomes of […]
Depression is a serious illness, but it can be treated. Don’t be shame – ask for help. Depression is more than just feeling a bit blue or sad – it’ a real and serious illness. Depression is one of the most common of all mental health problems. One in five people experience depression at some […]
A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections. Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of clinical records at two communities, Jigalong and Mugarinya, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The report showed that skin, ear and […]
Adding some sliced banana to your teenager’s milk and cereal could help to improve their mental health, according to Australian researchers Dietitians from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth have found that eating a variety of foods at breakfast is linked to mental functioning. Dietitian Therese O’Sullivan from the Telethon Institute and […]
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