In the remote Indigenous communities of WA, trachoma and other infectious diseases are often contracted by the lack of fresh bedding. However, a new initiative launched in Kalgoorlie by Curtin University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAWA) will see a new ...
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Year 6 student’s reconciliation speech brings audience to tears
A Year 6 student has delivered a rousing speech to Reconciliation Australia staff about the violence faced by First Nations people. Trinity Grammar School student Daniel Lok wrote the speech as part of his school’s public speaking competition after reading ...
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Unless urgent changes are made to the structure and level of ABSTUDY funding, independent boarding schools – particularly for Indigenous students – may become a thing of the past, ISCA warns. A review of ABSTUDY commissioned by ISCA revealed that ...
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