ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

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Tara June Winch – 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award Winner

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Wiradjuri woman Tara June Winch is the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner for her novel, The Yield.

First Indigenous Captain of the PM’s XI

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Dan Christian will become the first Indigenous player to captain the PM’s XI when they play Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Congratulations to Joanne Cassady – Winner of the 2017 National NAIDOC Poster Competition

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Wiradjuri woman Joanne Cassady has won the 2017 National NAIDOC Poster Competition with her work which is titled Your Tribe, My Tribe, Our Nation.

Ms M Wirrpanda – Telstra Works on Paper Award

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Ms M Wirrpanda was a senior female Yolŋu artist from Dhuruputjpi, NT and the winner of the 2021 Telstra Works on Paper Award.

Trip to Darwin broadens education opportunities for young Ngukurr women

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A group of schoolgirls from the remote Northern Territory community of Ngukurr travelled to Darwin recently to explore future academic opportunities. The students visited several boarding schools, Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Government House, and met with local Aboriginal women who spoke about their own experiences working towards successful careers and being role models for young women in their own communities.

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