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Local voices, national conversations
Fri, 5 Jan 2024
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After completing her PhD at JCU in 2022, Gugu Badhun/Ngadjon-ji researcher and academic Dr Janine Gertz has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Stanner Award — a national biennial prize that recognises her thesis as the best academic writing by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
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Hylda Wapau - 2023 Spirit of JCU Award
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
Categories: Alumni.
Hylda Wapau is a Aith Koedal woman who was raised in St. Pauls Community, Mua Island (Moa Island) and Waiben Island (Thursday Island), with strong ties to Saibai Island within the Torres Strait Islands. Hylda’s work within the nursing and health fields have earned her
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Voice to Parliament Referendum - Listen, Learn, Share
Mon, 25 Sep 2023
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As Australia prepares for a historic vote, JCU is committed to supporting meaningful community discussion on this important issue.
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Indigenous students soar at awards
Thu, 14 Sep 2023
Categories: Students.
James Cook University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have been recognised for their outstanding academic and personal achievements at a major awards ceremony last night.
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2023 Outstanding Indigenous Alumni Award
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
Categories: Alumni.
Melia Benn is a Mamu and Gunggandji woman, and one of only two practising Indigenous women barristers at the Queensland Bar. Her work across several areas of law, as well as her passionate advocacy for Indigenous Australians to have greater representation in the legal field,
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Construction starts on landmark CTEC
Thu, 24 Aug 2023
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James Cook University has turned the first sod on its newest building site, marking the official start to the construction of the Cairns Tropical Enterprise Centre (CTEC).
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Large-scale seagrass restoration takes root in Tropical Australia
Thu, 24 Aug 2023
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Tropical Australia’s first large-scale seagrass restoration project begins this week in Cairns and Mourilyan, aiming to replenish more than 400 hectares of seagrass habitat devastated by cyclones and La Nina weather events more than a decade ago.
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More must be done so Indigenous students are ready to succeed at university
Tue, 1 Aug 2023
Categories: Research, Staff.
Courageous steps were signalled last month in the interim report from the Australian Universities Accord panel with a recommendation to grant Commonwealth Student Place support for all Indigenous Australians and not just to those from regional and remote regions.
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