News
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- 29 May 2024
### Micro-Treaty - UNSW remains committed to a voice for Indigenous Australians
UNSW is creating a micro-treaty with its Indigenous communities to ensure their voices are heard.
- 14 Jun 2023
### Why are First Nations children still not coming home from out-of-home care?
New research shows keeping First Nations families together is better for the children’s wellbeing. How can First Nations families be better supported to achieve this?
- 31 May 2023
### Australian Space Awards recognise UNSW innovators
UNSW staff and alumni have received honours at the fourth annual Australian Space Awards.
- 18 Apr 2023
### Why can’t we just establish the Voice to Parliament through legislation?
Legislation is an unsatisfactory way to institute a Voice to Parliament because, among other reasons, it would make the body insecure and vulnerable to the whims of different governments.
- 18 Apr 2023
### A dive into the deep past reveals Indigenous burning helped suppress bushfires 10,000 years ago
Researchers focused on a site in the Illawarra region of NSW, which holds a unique record into the past.
- 29 Mar 2023
### The Voice: what is it, where did it come from, and what can it achieve?
We now know the wording of the Voice referendum and proposed constitutional amendment. But what may have been forgotten is how we got here in the first place – and why it matters.
- 28 Mar 2023
### Preserving the stars: light pollution and what you can do about it
An astrophysicist from UNSW Sydney explains why it’s so important that we can all look up and see the stars.
- 27 Mar 2023
### A good yarn: Koori Elders talk about culture, Country and history
An oral history series documenting the experiences of 10 Aboriginal Elders will contribute Aboriginal voices and perspectives to primary education.
- 26 May 2022
### 'Australia is ready': Five years after Uluru, path to referendum becomes clearer
Architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart say they look forward to working alongside the new Government to confirm a timeline for a referendum on a Voice to Parliament.
- 20 May 2022
### How do the major parties rate on the First Nations Voice to Parliament?
Five experts grade the major parties’ policies and past actions on pursuing a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
- 13 Apr 2022
### 'History is calling': The stars are aligning for the Uluru Statement
Aboriginal Land Councils and First Nations community representatives from across Australia are urging for a referendum in the first term of the new parliament.
- 25 Mar 2022
### Reclaiming the narrative through First Peoples' creative practice
With culture at its heart, First Peoples’ creative collaboration can transform communities.
- 28 Feb 2022
### Modern Australian Federalism and the Uluṟu Statement: 2022 Geoffrey Sawer Lecture
WATCH: Professor Megan Davis considers the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart in the context of modern federalism and specifically the practice of Australian federalism.
- 07 Feb 2022
### Outlaw culture: Aboriginal women and the power of resistance
From bushrangers to community matriarchs, Aboriginal women have found many ways to empower themselves and their people through acts of resistance – within and outside of the law.
- 25 Jan 2022
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Professor Megan Davis on the importance of constitutionally protected First Nations Voice to Parliament, the Uluru Statement and what motives her as a scholar. All in under 10mins!
- 13 Dec 2021
### A decade at the UN: global Indigenous rights expert says 'our fight continues'
Professor Megan Davis, the first Aboriginal person from Australia elected to a United Nations (UN) body, reflects on 10 years of service and the persistent fight for Indigenous rights.
- 11 Nov 2021
### Another generation at risk in failing child protection system
The disproportionate removal of Aboriginal children will continue without an improved government response, says UNSW's Professor Megan Davis.
- 09 Nov 2021
A proposal for voter ID requirements could further disenfranchise vulnerable people of society who don’t have access to the ID documents, particularly First Nations people.