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Andrea ACCELERATEs her career
The five winners of the 2013 ACCELERATE program have recently returned
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From outback to icecap
A group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth are preparing to embark on an adventure of a lifetime
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Need for young leaders burns hot
SportUNE has established an exciting and innovative Aboriginal youth leadership event
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Our leaders for the future
The National Indigenous Youth Leadership Academy connects the next generation of change makers
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Opportunity knocks for art interns
The Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery offers an opportunity to participate in the Aboriginal Emerging Leadership Program (AELP)
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Planting the seed for future leaders
Future Health Leaders is a new initiative that aims to engage students and early-career health professionals in the health reform process
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Call out for creative leaders
Are you in the creative industry and want to expand on your skills?Apply for the British Council’s Indigenous creative leadership program.
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Straight Talking Women Wanted
Oxfam is again on the look-out for straight-talking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to take part in a program to help them bring about change in their communities and build relationships with female federal politicians. Oxfam Australia’s fourth Straight Talk national summit, from 16 – 20 June, will see 60 women of all ages, […]
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Facing fear
Loss and grief counsellor and member of the Stolen Generations, Rosemary Wanganeen remembers 1987 well. She was in a women’s shelter, following family violence, and wondering how she had ended up there, yet again. “I knew that I couldn’t go into the future to find my way, but I realised I could go into the […]
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Power to the young
In her 83 years of life, Aunty Ruth Hegarty has seen a lot of change. Growing up on the Cherbourg mission not far from Brisbane, Ruth and other young Indigenous people of the time weren’t given the opportunity to receive a proper education. Most only received basic teaching in reading and writing before being groomed […]
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Leaders share the Deadlys® stage
Professor Marcia Langton was on hand at the 18th Deadlys to present Percy Neal with the Deadly for Achievement in Leadership award that carries her name. Speaking before the presentation, Marcia, who is one of the nation’s most respected and outspoken Aboriginal scholars and thinkers said she was thrilled to attend The Deadlys and applauded […]
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Mitchell Dahlstrom: Leader on the move
A young Aboriginal man from Moree seems destined for a career in public life, after winning this year’s NSW Pride of Australia Young Leader Medal in August. But Mitchell Dahlstrom is not resting on his laurels – he’s off to Canberra to learn about how the Government works – as part of an Indigenous Australian […]
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Deadlys® Stolen Generations and leadership awards recognise contribution
The Stolen Generations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership will be recognised at the 18th Deadlys® on Tuesday, at the Sydney Opera House. The inaugural Marcia Langton Lifetime Award for Leadership has been introduced to recognise the contribution of Indigenous leaders to their community and to the wider Australia society. The Outstanding Contribution to […]
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Finding Her Voice
Wiradjuri woman Tarina Perry’s ultimate goal is to teach in schools and guide Koori kids to make their educational experiences positive. She already has a Bachelor of Social Sciences and is midway through her Bachelor of Education, but learning hasn’t always come easily for Tarina. “Growing up, I was in and out of foster homes […]
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Master Storyteller
Internationally acclaimed cultural spokesperson, didgeridoo player and Aboriginal artist, Jeremy Donovan is passionate about ending the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This has led him to become a spokesperson for GenerationOne. Jeremy, from the Kuku Yalanji people of Far North Queensland and the Gumbaynngirr people of the mid North Coast of NSW, is one […]
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Community Peacekeeper
Western Australian of the Year and Indigenous Education Ambassador, Senior Sergeant Travis Lupton has been described as a community peacekeeper. Rising swiftly through the ranks of the WA police force, Travis saw an opportunity to stop domestic violence in his own community when he became the officer in charge at Fitzroy Crossing. “I was born […]
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