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A bone imaging bed decorated with Indigenous art

Art meets science: Collaboration breaking the barriers in Indigenous bone health

A groundbreaking study aims to revolutionise bone health management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through innovative collaborations and culturally-sensitive approaches.

Medicine and health

Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time

Australia has just listed Indigenous knowledge among its science priorities – after First Nations knowledge has long gone uncredited in Western “discoveries”, such as life-changing drugs.

Science

Text description of rheumatic fever, with a stethoscope and blood pressure dial

Applying an ‘Indigenous paradigm’ to tackle rheumatic heart disease

What began as a heart research project looking at ways to understand a potentially fatal but preventable disease has evolved from the biomedical into one more in keeping with an Indigenous perspective.

Medicine and health

Police tape cordoning off a area with a blurred yellow car in the background

Harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women, and the failure of police to act

New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.

Politics and society

Protecting our natural environments

Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.

Politics and society

Debunking 10 myths and misconceptions about the Voice to Parliament

A constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament would demonstrate that Australia is a mature nation, but misinformation is muddying the waters.

Politics and society