Dryandra On Country on Wilman Nyoongar Boodja (Bunuru 2023)

In March, an On Country event was held on Wilman Nyoongar Boodja with staff from the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP) and the Mental Health Advocacy Service (MHAS), as part of the Kaatadjiny Waalbraniny Danjoo (Learning to Heal Together) Project.
Rubibi/Broome Trip

In June this year, the Our Journey Our Story team travelled to Rubibi (Broome) on Yawuru Buru (Country) to check-in with the Elders, young people, headspace and KAMS team.
Garma Festival 2023

This August, the Curtin School of Allied Health leadership team, as well as Michael, Michelle and Stella, had the incredible opportunity to attend the 2023 Garma festival in Gukula on Gumatj Country, the homelands of the Yolngu Yunupingu family.
The Year of the Voice Q+A Highlights

By ABC News This video offers a number of perspectives on the Voice to Parliament and Treaty/Treaties. 01:01 – Details on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament 09:05 – Would treaty protect Indigenous sovereignty? 18:02 – Should Australia become a republic? 26:43 – Is there a better day to celebrate ‘Australia Day’? 27:51 – Will Craig […]
Aboriginal disability yarning group members connect to culture and each other through story sharing

The work of Kerri Colgate and Cheryl Taylor at the Champion Centre. A yarning group in Perth’s south-east is helping Indigenous people connect through kinship. (ABC News) Led by Noongar Yamatji woman Kerri Colgate, the three-hour sessions in Perth’s south-east offer people living with disability a way to connect with each other and to culture. It is a seemingly […]
Aunty Oriel Green, Nyoongar Elder and Co-researcher with the Looking Forward Team, awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

Noongar Language and Culture
Back to Country: A Guided Reflection on Sovereignty

A guided reflection on sovereignty
Australian Human Rights Commission releases the 2021 Close the Gap Report, 18th March

Leadership and legacy through crises: keeping our mob safe
A year after the Juukan Gorge blasts, it’s time to listen to Aboriginal people who want to protect land and culture

This month marks one year since Rio Tinto blew up 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.
Academic – FAMILY VIOLENCE FROM AN ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE

FAMILY VIOLENCE FROM AN ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE: