Australian school students are facing a mental health crisis – research is increasingly revealing worryingly high levels of poor mental wellbeing among our youth. In fact, a report by Mission […]
“2020 saw some incredible challenges for our communities.” This being a statement of fact should lead to some questions. What have we learned? What do we need to do differently? […]
Being a champion of change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples arises from an innate sense of self, connection to my cultural heritage, strength in identity, responsibility as a […]
Catholic schools around the country are increasingly partnering with local Indigenous communities to teach first languages – and the impacts are profound. First Languages Australia (FLA) is the country’ s […]
The practice of inclusion forms an important part of rebuilding the relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. The erection of a plaque or sign that […]
Aboriginal children living in safe, resilient and culturally rich families and communities thrive and grow up with a strong sense of identity and belonging. Sadly, this is not the experience […]
In 1986, Pope (now Saint) John Paul II visited Australia and delivered an historic address in Alice Springs to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: You are part of […]
Just three years after graduating from her ACU education degree, Erin Eade has become the first female principal, and the first Aboriginal principal, of Mogo Public School. Located in a […]
In schools across our country, students of all ages are engaging with and learning about the significance, contribution and strength of the First Peoples of our nation. In these same […]
I ’m sitting on the sacred lands of my ancestors at Lake Mungo thinking about the time I w as sitting in the classroom. It is grade 4 and the […]
Here in Townsville Catholic Education, we have been blessed with a very productive relationship with the National Indigenous Australians Agency, formerly operating out of the Department of the Prime Minister […]
Did you know there are more than 130,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics in Australia? Interestingly, between the last two censuses, this part of the Catholic population was the […]
