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Aboriginal woman with a group of 12 year 5 and 6 Aboriginal girls. They are wearing colourful dresses, and a standing on a balcony with a beach behind them.

Strengthening Our Girls In Woorabinda

Stories | 23 Jul 2018
Year 5 and 6 girls in Woorabinda are building aspiration, setting goals, learning life skills and getting ready for the future as part of the Strengthening Our Girls Program.
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Elderly Aboriginal man sits back to back with young Aboriginal boy on grassy ground. Immediately behind them are three film-makers and further back are more Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal film makers another Aboriginal actor, lights, trees and grass.

Ngukurr Story Project – telling our stories in our language

Stories | 19 Jul 2018
The community of Ngukurr in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, is producing stories for their community and for the world, telling them in Roper Kriol or one of the traditional languages from the region.
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Heywire Competition open for entries!

Announcements | 19 Jul 2018
Are you a young person with a great story to tell? Know someone who is?
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Minister Scullion: One-stop-shop for Inland Rail

Announcements | 19 Jul 2018
To maximise local employment benefits of the Inland Rail, for an important section of the 1,700kms Brisbane to Melbourne route, the Federal Liberal and Nationals’ Government has announced it will be establishing a ‘One-Stop-Shop’.
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Aboriginal man in white and black t-shirt stands next to a black, yellow and green coloured ride-on lawn mower. In the background is a car, a fence and other equipment.

The many benefits of running a small business

Stories | 18 Jul 2018
In 2015, Ian Harris from Lake Cargelligo in NSW began a small lawn mowing and maintenance business. In just 3 years, his business has expanded and brought personal and health benefits in the process.
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Minister Scullion: $213 Million Wharf Infrastructure Project at Garden Island

Announcements | 17 Jul 2018
Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, and Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, today launched an Indigenous joint-venture to deliver the $213 million Bayinguwa critical wharf works project at Garden Island Defence Precinct, the Royal Australian Naval Base in Sydney.
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Aboriginal woman in black top holds flowers in front of a sign which says ‘Where Community is, Family And our Children are our Future’.

Celebrating NAIDOC Week in Shoalhaven

Stories | 16 Jul 2018
Like other communities around Australia, for NAIDOC Week, communities in Shoalhaven, NSW honoured the Aboriginal women who have changed, lifted and sculpted the lives of so many in their community.
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Congratulations 2018 National NAIDOC Award Winners

Stories | 16 Jul 2018
From artists to scholars to a lifetime of achievement; meet the 2018 NAIDOC Award winners.
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Minister Scullion: Turnbull Government investing in Indigenous women’s development

The Turnbull Government is investing $50,000 to help eleven Indigenous organisations across Australia deliver practical actions to grow women’s leadership capacity, improve safety and build stronger families and communities.
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Minister Scullion: Investing $25m to support Indigenous girls in STEM

Announcements | 13 Jul 2018
The Turnbull Government is investing $25 million in the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls to support a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) across two initiatives.
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