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06 May 2019
$10m commitment to invest in Aboriginal training and jobs program
A $10 million commitment by the Federal Opposition announced today will help grow the University of Sydney's highly successful Aboriginal jobs and skills program.
09 April 2019
Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes
Sydney conservation biologists have demonstrated Indigenous rangers are an essential part of scientific research outcomes, and urge researchers around the world to give Indigenous peoples a voice.
03 April 2019
A man of his word: revitalising an Indigenous language
At the start of European settlement, there were two hundred and fifty Aboriginal languages. Today, only twenty are widely spoken. Nathan Schrieber's language, Gunggay, was about to be lost until he made it his mission to bring it back.
21 March 2019
Aboriginal Australia's smash hit that went viral
In a time before radio, songs were shared between Aboriginal groups at large social gatherings and spread enormous distances. One such song known as Wanji-wanji has travelled some thousands of kilometres and remained unchanged over the past 150 years.
21 March 2019
What is needed to improve diversity and inclusion in Australia
Harmony Day, a day set aside every year to celebrate Australia's cultural diversity, is celebrated on the same day as the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It is a day for both the celebration of multiculturalism but also a day to resolve to eliminate racism and xenophobia.
19 March 2019
Scholarship program triples completion rates for Aboriginal TAFE students
A unique teaching approach has more than tripled Aboriginal students' completion rates at TAFE, new research from the University of Sydney has found.
04 March 2019
New artworks illuminate the University's past and reimagine its future
A new collection of public artworks by Dale Harding has been installed at the University's Camperdown campus. The artworks reflect Australia's cultural roots, the artist's heritage and the University's history.
04 December 2018
Time on-campus key to boosting Indigenous participation
This week, 168 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in years 10, 11 and 12 from across Australia will travel to the University of Sydney to participate in the residential on-campus Wingara Mura - Bunga Barrabugu Summer Program.
03 December 2018
Terra Foundation brings Scholars of First Nations Art to Sydney
A new program made possible by a generous grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art, will allow leading scholars of First Nations art in North America to teach, collaborate, and conduct research in Sydney.
19 November 2018
Sydney Law School academic wins 2018 National Dreamtime Award
Dr Nicole Watson has been named Educator of the Year at the 2018 National Dreamtime Awards for her outstanding work in law affecting Indigenous people and her support of Indigenous students.