Letters from the Queen and PM all in a day’s work for Manyallaluk School students
StoryThe students at Manyallaluk School have been writing letters to develop their persuasive writing skills. Along with receiving letters from Her Majesty the Queen and the Essendon Football Club, they recently received a letter from the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP.
Matt Tanti is taking the anxiety out of hearing tests
StoryMatthew Tanti, an audiologist working in the Hearing Assessment Program – Early Ears, loves travelling to communities to test hearing of young children and breaking down barriers to regular ear health checks.
Borrowing an expert to find solutions
StoryWhen the successful and expanding National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) needed Information Technology expertise, Jawun, a not-for-profit organisation connected them with secondees from KPMG and Westpac.
Throughcare service preventing crime in north Australia
StoryAustralian Bureau of Statistics data shows that more than 75 per cent of Indigenous Australians released from prison are returned within a year. However, the results of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) Throughcare Service show that with a little support, those odds can be beaten.
Dr Robert Isaac’s lifetime of working for Indigenous people recognised by NAIDOC
StoryDr Robert Francis Isaacs is the 2016 National NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year. He has been involved in Indigenous affairs for over forty years and set up Clontarf Aboriginal College, the first Indigenous school in Australia.