Record group of diverse students inspired

[supplied by CDU]

A program which aims to connect diverse Northern Territory school students with higher education opportunities is celebrating its highest ever intake, with 30 students graduating from the Team Aspire program at Charles Darwin University’s Casuarina campus recently.

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Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation appoints Group Chief Executive Officer

[by Claire Muntinga]

Joe Morrison has 30 years’ experience working in northern Australia with the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA), governments, industry, Land Councils, and the Northern Australia Indigenous Reference Group. 

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Aboriginal voters targeted in WA prison eligibility law

[Aaron Fernandes, SBS]

A civil liberties group warns that hundreds of Aboriginal West Australians will be prevented from voting in next year’s state election due to harsh voter restriction laws.

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Tara June Winch wins PM Literary Award

[Dee Jefferson, ABC]

Wiradjuri writer Tara June Winch has capped an incredible year of acclaim for her novel The Yield, taking out the $80,000 fiction prize at the Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

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