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Number 103, 18 June 2007
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This issue is MASSIVE! Well, pretty big. But the important thing is not the size but what it contains and this issue is a ripper. We have lots of events, new books (videos at the library) and websites. Be sure to check out the new scholarships and jobs! There is important news in the grapevine and a request for assistance in the student news. Enjoy the holidays and enjoy Birra! All contributions and inquiries can be made via email or if you are really keen come into the Unit and see me in person! Best wishes, Nathan (ed.). If you are graduating send a message through and we can come and photograph you! |
Birra News archive - Go to the archive section for previous issues of Birra News.
Pic of the Week
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Dinner in the Gulf by Dan Rosendahl |
Quote of Note
"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
Thomas Paine, 1737-1809
Cadetships
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| Australian Public Service Indigenous Cadetships 2008 The Australian Government is currently seeking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students for exciting career opportunities. Cadetship with the Australian Public Service (APS) is a great way to give your career a head start - it provides practical work placements, and financial support, while you complete your degree. Applicants will need to register with the National indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP) by 27 July 2007. You can do this by visiting www.nicp.dewr.gov.au. For more information about cadetships in the APS contact the APS commission Website: www.apsc.gov.au/indigenous. Email: indrecruit@apsc.gov.au. |
Student News
| Postgraduate students urgently needed for questionnaire I am an Indigenous student enrolled in a Doctor of Education degree at the University of New England who is urgently seeking assistance from fellow Indigenous postgraduate students. My research topic is an investigation into the support provided to Indigenous postgraduate students in Australia. The research will investigate the support mechanisms available to Indigenous postgraduate students, and highlight those that are desired but not available. If you are an Indigenous postgraduate student who is willing to assist me by completing a 20 minute questionnaire please contact me on 0402242062 or email shell_trudgett@hotmail.com. If you have any questions or would like more detailed information about this research project please contact me. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated! Kind regards, Michelle Trudgett. |
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| Student Workshops & Seminars Student Support Services offers numerous workshops throughout the course of a year to assist students with aspects of their well-being (Personal, Disability & Welfare), learning outcomes (Learning Assistance), career and life goals (Careers). For a description of the seminars and workshops dealing with issues of interest to you go to the webpage here. |
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| myAdvisor - Essential Information for Students Many of your questions about student issues can be answered on this webpage. myAdvisor provides essential information about the following topics: Designing your program
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| UQCareerHub The UQ CareerHub is an online careers and graduate employment service for UQ students. Employment vacancies are listed in real-time because information comes directly from the employer - so check UQ CareerHub regularly for the latest vacancies. Weekly emails will be sent to you featuring vacancies relevant to your discipline. UQ CareerHub is managed by Student Support Services with assistance from UQ faculty staff. Check out the site at http://www.careerhub.uq.edu.au/. |
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Goorie Berrimpa Business
Karina Hall is the new President of Goorie Berrimpa. The primary role of the Goorie Berrimpa Student Collective is to provide union support to Indigenous students attending the University of Queensland. In addition to this responsibility, Goorie Berrimpa works to promote greater respect for Indigenous culture across all spectrums of the student community. For further information please contact Goorie Berrimpa on (07) 3377 2903 or email Goorie Berrimpa. If anyone has any suggestions for ways to get the Indigenous students together, eg. Weekends away, BBQ's, whatever, please contact Karina.
Grapevine
| UQ embraces Indigenous Knowledge The University of Queensland is recognising the importance of Indigenous Knowledge by developing an education policy that will improve the understanding of students and staff of Australian Indigenous issues. As part of the University's special year of focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues, the UQ Senate has adopted a Statement of Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Michael Keniger said the principles acknowledged the importance of Indigenous Knowledge in enriching the University community and its intellectual traditions. “With these principles we begin a process of challenging our preconceived notions of knowledge creation, transmission and recognition, and to consider how we will recast these notions within an Indigenous Knowledge framework,” Professor Keniger said. “An important aspect of these principles will be a review of curriculum and research activities to determine how to incorporate Indigenous Knowledge.” Professor Keniger said the policy demonstrated what can be achieved when colleagues from across the University work to develop a foundation policy that will impel and guide actions and plans across all aspects of the University's activities – teaching and learning, research and research education, and community and social activities. Director of UQ's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit Mr Michael Williams said the statement was a significant step in advancing UQ's commitment to reconciliation. “To start this we need to reconsider our institutional culture to ensure that all staff have a respect, understanding and awareness of Indigenous Australian issues and can think creatively about how to incorporate this into their teaching and research practice,” Mr Williams said. “We must now keep the momentum going and move on to the implementation phase.” (UQ News) |
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| New website brings Black Words into focus Australia's Indigenous writers and storytellers will be yarning to the world when a new literature website is officially launched this week. Black Words is the newest subset of AustLit - an online database of Australian literature information housed at UQ's St Lucia campus. Updated daily and fully searchable, AustLit contains more than half a million records relating to Australian authors and their writing and includes biographical entries, extensive information on library and manuscript holdings and some full text articles. Indigenous author and academic Dr Anita Heiss has led a team of researchers for the past year on the Black Words project, with more than 1000 storytellers included in their survey thus far. "Our main aim is to build up the content of the Black Words website and index Indigenous titles, plays, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction, relevant oral histories, memoirs and anthologies," Dr Heiss said. "The major goal for the Black Words subset is to showcase and promote Indigenous writing in Australia and the broader community." UQ Vice-Chancellor and AustLit General Editor Professor John Hay, AC, said Black Words had quickly grown to become the most authoritative source of information on Indigenous Australian writing available... (read more at UQ News) |
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| A flexible new system for Indigenous corporations New laws to improve and streamline the operations of Australia’s 2500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations registered with ORAC will start coming into effect in July. The new Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, called the CATSI Act, amends old, out-of date legislation. Although the new laws start on 1 July this year, there will be a two year transitional period to give corporations enough time to make the necessary changes. On 1 July all organisations incorporated under the old Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (ACA Act) will automatically become corporations under the new CATSI Act. Their existing legal status, office bearers and assets and liabilities will be preserved while they make the required changes under the new legislation. For the 2006–07 financial year corporations will still report under the old ACA Act and they have until the 2008–09 year to report under the new system. Laura Beacroft, the Registrar, says under the new CATSI Act, laws governing Indigenous corporations had been modernised while still retaining special measures to meet the specific needs of Indigenous people. ‘In 2001 we began talking to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about how the old legislation could be changed to meet the challenges facing their organisations. ‘Many of the suggestions made during the review have been incorporated into the new legislation. Our aim was to give Indigenous corporations more flexibility and the capacity to respond to their often very different circumstances. ‘For example, when the new laws are fully operational most small corporations won’t have as much red tape to deal with and their reporting requirements will be reduced. They will only have to provide a minimum ‘general’ report and no audited financial statements. Large corporations, on the other hand, will still need to do this.” Other areas that have been changed relate to registration, meetings, the responsibilities of corporate directors, civil penalties and other issues of internal governance and regulation and enforcement. Ms Beacroft says the new laws also reflect the views of many Indigenous people who were keen to make sure that directors and senior employees of corporations were held accountable for their actions and decisions. 'The Act clearly sets out directors’ duties and the duties of employees of the corporation. This includes a duty to act in good faith and not to use information improperly. It also stops corporations from giving money to their directors unless it has been approved by the members. New civil penalties for serious breaches of the Act will be introduced. ‘And, as well as the existing register which lists all corporations, a register will be established recording the names of people who have been disqualified from managing a corporation. All this information will be available to the community to inspect.’ Ms Beacroft says eligibility requirements for membership of a corporation have also been changed to encourage greater participation. ‘For example, a corporation can choose to have some non-Indigenous members and directors, for example experts in a specialised field. There’s also scope for other corporations to become corporate members. ‘The rights of members have also been strengthened and there’ll be more options for them if they believe a corporation has acted improperly. For example, a member can seek a court order to stop a corporation going ahead with what they believe is an oppressive act.’ An ‘oppressive act’ can take many forms but an example could involve a director diverting business from the corporation to another corporation in which they exclusively have an interest, or the managing director and chairman favouring their own financial interests over those of the corporation and its members. Ms Beacroft says the new legislation clearly outlines the role and responsibilities of the Registrar. ‘The Registrar must administer the Act in a way that contributes to the effectiveness and efficiency of corporations, at the same time taking into consideration the traditions and circumstances of Indigenous people. ‘The Registrar and ORAC staff are keen to help corporations make the necessary changes and benefit from the new laws. All the information corporations need is available from ORAC by either calling 1800 622 431 or on the website www.orac.gov.au.’ |
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| PowderChair Tour for Reconciliation Australia's two biggest rock bands - POWDERFINGER and SILVERCHAIR - have officially announced an unprecedented partnership with Reconciliation Australia surrounding their up coming co-headline national concert tour, Across the Great Divide. ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE will promote a new conversation about reconciliation and draw attention to a cause which is close to the hearts of the members of both bands. In particular they'll be encouraging young Australians to educate themselves about Indigenous Australia and have their say through a new interactive website, www.reconcile.org.au. Check out the website to hear what Bernard, Daniel and the rest of the boys have to say. |
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| Call for Papers: Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Conference Conference Them: Behavioural Medicine: Making a Difference to Health'. Track Themes: Healthy Behaviours (physical activity / nutrition); Unhealthy Behaviours (tobacco / alcohol); Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CVD/ Cancer/Diabetes); Intervention and Program Evaluation; Health Inequalities / Special Populations; Pain / Quality of Life / Mental; Health / Stress; Psychophysiology / Psychoneuroimmunology. We invite submissions of abstracts for posters and oral presentations that fit into one (or more) of the conference track themes listed on previous page. Instructions for abstract preparation are provided on the abstract submission form available as a download from the ASBHM website: www.asbhm.org. Notification of acceptance will be emailed to the corresponding author no later than 12th November 2007. Presenters are not required to be a member of ASBHM. |
Scholarships, Grants, Prizes & Cadetships
| Queensland - Smithsonian Fellowship Program The Queensland - Smithsonian Fellowship Program is a joint initiative of the Queensland Government and the Smithsonian Institution (non-Queensland Government link) based in the United States of America. The Fellowship Program, aimed at fostering an interchange of knowledge and skills, is a collaborative project supporting the Government's Smart State Strategy. It provides a unique opportunity for Queenslanders to undertake research at the world's largest museum complex and research organisation, the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian is composed of 18 museums, including the National Zoo, and has facilities in Washington, D.C. and New York City. It also has research stations based in Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Belize, Panama and Kenya. The Queensland - Smithsonian Fellowship Program is managed by the Queensland - Smithsonian Secretariat in International Collaborations in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Applicants are encouraged to read the guidelines before submitting an application. Applications must be submitted using the application form and should include all attachments and enclosures as per Section 9 of the form. Applications for Fellowships to be awarded in 2007 close at 5:00pm on Friday, 27 July 2007. For more information goto the website. |
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| 2008 Fulbright Scholarship Valued at up to $A40, 000, Fulbright scholarships are open to Australian citizens to undertake research or study in the United States for 3 – 12 months. Scholarships can be started between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009. Applications are open to Postgraduates (to do research related to their Australian PhD. or enrol in a US degree); Postdoctoral, Professional and Senior Scholars from any field of study. For further information and application forms see the section 'Fulbright Scholarships/For Australian citizens' on our website at www.fulbright.com.au. Queensland postgraduate applicants can also apply for the Fulbright Queensland Scholarship. Projects for this scholarship need to focus on topics or issues relevant to Queensland, and applicants are required to clearly articulate the benefits of this research to the state, as well as Australia. See webpage. Applications close 31 August 2007. |
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| Healthway Indigenous Research Training Scholarship Each year Healthway offers one Health Promotion Indigenous Research Training Scholarship with the purpose of providing support for Indigenous students to undertake research training in areas of particular relevance to the promotion of health in Aboriginal communities. Successful applicants must enrol for a postgraduate degree (such as relevant Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters or PHD) at a fully accredited institution which will enable the applicant to pursue health promotion research relevant to Aboriginal Health. The scholarship includes a stipend plus allowances and is non-taxable. The scholarship is available for up to 3 years tenure and the closing date is no later than 5pm on 24 August 2007. For more information go to the website. |
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| Training Scholarships for Indigenous Health The aim of the scholarships scheme is to support outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career so that they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research. Training Scholarships for Indigenous Australian Health Research are awarded to provide support for research training or training leading to research areas of particular relevance to Indigenous Australians. Closing Date is Friday 3 August 2007. For more information go to the website. |
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| 2008 Endeavour Research Fellowships For Indigenous Australians The Endeavour Research Fellowships for Indigenous Australians provide financial support for Indigenous postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows to undertake short-term research, in any field of study. The research is to be undertaken in participating countries within the Asia/Pacific region and the Middle East. The Endeavour Research Fellowships for Indigenous Australians aim to: enable high achieving indigenous Australian scholars to undertake research in participating countries within the Asia/Pacific region and the Middle East; further develop award holders knowledge and skills in their field of research; strengthen bilateral ties between Australia and the participating countries; showcase Australias education sector; strengthen mutual understanding between the people of Australia and award holders' host countries; build international linkages and networks. Funds are not available to support accompanying dependants or for return visits to Australia. Award holders must spend a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 6 months at their host institution. The research project must be taken in one block, it cannot be broken into two or more visits to the host country. Applications close 31 July 2007. To learn more go to the website. |
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| Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Grants The Coca-Cola Australian Foundation was established in 2001 to support not-for-profit and charitable organisations in Australia. The Foundation is committed to funding projects that are ambitious, innovative or unique in their approach in assisting Australia's young people realise their potential. The types of programs that the CCAF are currently supporting include the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundations innovative Remote Schools Project and Barnardos Parenting Skills Program for families of at risk adolescents. Each calendar year the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation donates approximately $1million to support community initiatives nationally. There are two types of grants available through the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation: Community Grants (around $10,000 or less) which consist of small, local, one-off projects and National Grants (around $100,000) that are for projects that are 1-3 years in length. All applications for funding must be completed on a Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Funding Application Form and address all elements of the selection criteria. The application form is available here: http://www.ccamatil.com.au/foundationguidlelines.asp. The first round has just closed but round two applications will be accepted 1 August-14 September 2007. |
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| Other Scholarships Other scholarships offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the University of Queensland can be found at www.uq.edu.au/study/index.html?id=1137. |
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| Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON) JASON is a search engine that contains information about postgraduate scholarships. The scholarships in the database apply to Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia. http://www.jason.unimelb.edu.au/. |
Employment Opportunities
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Position: Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Coordinator
Description: Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation with a focus on closing the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program provides organisations in all sectors with a format and expert advice to develop plans in their areas of influence and expertise which will contribute to closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Government departments, major corporates, Indigenous organisations, schools and not-for-profits are involved in this ambitious program to turn good intentions into action. Closing Date: 29 June 2007 More Information: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/i-cms.isp?page=550 |
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Position: Sexual Health workers
Description: Male and Female Sexual Health worker required. Sexual health experience/and or health experience preferred. Certificate III in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health required. Primary objective is to co-ordinate programs, raise awareness and develop strategies for behaviour changes amongst the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community. This is an identified position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only. Closing Date: - More Information: Ms Lucy Quinn email |
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Position: Bus Operators
Description: Brisbane Transport is Expanding! With new buses and increased services we need additional Full Time and Casual Bus Operators. Do you have: Customer focus;Ability to work flexible shifts; A good driving history (car, bus or truck); If so, we'll give you: competitive pay rates plus additional benefits, penalty rates and allowances as applicable; paid ticketing, procedural and licence training; complete uniform; a job close to home. How to apply: To receive an info kit, send a blank email to: btrecruitment@brisbane.qld.gov.au or call 3407 2213 between 8:30am-4pm Monday to Friday. Brisbane Transport is a Division of the Brisbane City Council. Brisbane Transport is an equal opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. |
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Position: Indigenous Advisor
Description: We are committed to achieving this vision by ensuring all levels of government, community and non-government sectors work together. The Indigenous Advisor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, will provide quality independent advice to the Minister, Director-General and the Assistant Director-General on sensitive and complex issues relating to improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The successful applicant will be expected to advise, lead, direct and coordinate high level engagement and consultation with key Indigenous stakeholders in relation to Indigenous policy and program development and service delivery implementation. The successful applicant will demonstrate superior abilities in engagement, development and capacity building activities in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, high level conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills, high level communication skills and will have an ability to engage at all levels and ability to represent the department on a range of forums. Department of Communities, Queensland State Government. Closing Date: 30 June 2007 More Information: Michael Hogan on (07) 3224 2519 or email |
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Position: Senior Anthropologist – Research Manager
Description: Queensland South Native Title Services Ltd, Brisbane. The Anthropologist is responsible for all anthropological matters and research associated with the preparation and presentation of Native Title Determination Applications before the Federal Court and fulfilling other obligations of the organisation under the Native Title Act 1993 (C’th). This includes claims research, heritage, development, exploration and mining as well as social impact matters. The Anthropologist reports to the Chief Executive Office and is expected to be self directed and motivated. The Anthropologist should possess a detailed knowledge of the policy, program, guidelines, procedures and practices of the organisation and external bodies including a detailed knowledge of statutory requirements. Closing Date: - More Information: QSNTS |
What's On
| UQ - What's on this Week A UQ webpage that gives an overview of events around UQ on a weekly basis or search further ahead. Covering the academic calendar, student matters, seminars and workshops, sporting fixtures, concerts, exhibitions, courses and careers events, graduations, orientation, dinners, receptions and public lectures. Go to www.uq.edu.au/events/ to check it out. |
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| Queensland Museum South Bank Kids Meet Up! - 25 June-9 July 2007 Meet up for free activities that celebrate the unique cultures of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. Join in the yarning circle, discover stories, weaving, games and dance. Fun for all from 10am-2pm. Old Ways, New Ways: The Human Story - From 25 May 2007 Many Australians are not aware that it was only forty years ago that Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders gained citizenship in their own country. This exhibition explores the events leading up to and following this historical 1967 Referendum. Old Ways, New Ways: The Human Story shines a light on personal stories from these volatile times. Wildlife Workshops 2007 - June-September 2007 Learn and explore more about South-East Queensland’s spectacular wildlife in this series of engaging workshops presented by Museum experts. Workshops this year include: Scientific Illustration (Thursday 14 & Saturday 16 June, 1pm – 4.30pm), Ants of Brisbane (Thursday 19 & Saturday 21 July, 1pm – 4.30pm), Small Mammals of the Great South-east (Thursday 23 & Saturday 25 August, 1pm- 4.30pm) and Legless Lizards and Snakes of the Great South-east (Thursday 13 & Saturday 15 September,1pm – 4.30pm). Queensland Museum South Bank, open 9.30am – 5pm daily (Closed Good Friday. Open Anzac Day from 1.30pm). Cnr Grey & Melbourne Sts, South Bank. Ph: (07) 3840 7555. To learn more about what is on at the go to www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au for details. |
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Sunday free films @ the State Library of Queensland: Cine Topics - Every Sunday |
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| Queensland Connections 2007 The Queensland Connections: people, places and collections series of talks commence this week. The talks highlight unique and fascinating aspects of Queensland’s history. Dangerous Gales Likely: Queensland’s ‘Weather Prophet’, Clement Wragge (1852-1922) will be presented by Dr Katie McConnel (Research Historian, Museum of Brisbane), on Wednesday 6 June from 12.30pm – 1.30pm in the lecture theatre on Level 2 at Queensland Museum South Bank. Free monthly talks. First Wednesday of every month from 7 February – 7 November. To learn more go to the website. |
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| Broken links: the stolen generations in Queensland - 30 April–26 August 2007 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report. This powerful report put the experiences of the Stolen Generations in the spotlight. In this moving exhibition, the history of Indigenous child removal is portrayed through the records and documents held in Queensland collecting institutions and the personal stories of five Aboriginal Queenslanders. The display is being held at the Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery, level 4, State Library of Queensland. For more information go to the website. |
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Looking Out for Culture - 19 June 2007 |
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| 40th Anniversary of the Referendum Free Film Screening - 20 June 2007 Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Referendum 20 June 2007. Bring your winter coat and join us for hot chocolate as we reminisce about this milestone event underneath the stars! 6.00pm – 7.00pm Film Screening “The Fair Go – Winning the 1967 Referendum”. Maiwar Green Amphitheatre. Sit back and enjoy the film and discover the story behind the event. 7.00pm – 7.30pm Pat Laughren talks about the 1967 Referendum. Talking Circle Pat Laughen is Associate Professor at Griffith Film School at Griffith University and the producer, director and writer of “The Fair Go – Winning the 1967 Referendum”. Gather around the fire as Pat shares with us his reflections of making this film and discusses his perspectives of this historic event. Pat Laughren is a film-maker with a particular interest in early cinema and the history of Australian documentary production. Pat’s other broadcast credits include Red Ted and the Great Depression & The Legend of Fred Paterson. This is a free event presented by kuril dhagun – Indigenous Knowledge Centre, State Library of Queensland. No bookings required. For enquiries, please contact: kuril.dhagun@slq.qld.gov.au or Ph: 38429857. |
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| NAIDOC GOLF DAY - 11 July 2007 Nudgee Golf Club is holding a NAIDOC golf day. For further information phone (07) 32677744. Wednesday 11 July 2007, Shotgun Start 11.00am. Contacts: David Collins (07) 3221 3866 and Louis Brown (07) 32277927. Cost: $50.00 (includes meal & prizes). |
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| Indigenous Studies & Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2007 - 11-13 July 2007 The 2007 Indigenous Studies & Indigenous Knowledge Conference will be held in Sydney, 11-13 July 2007, and hosted by Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning and the Indigenous Program Units at University of Technology, Sydney with our partners and supporters. The 2007 Conference follows on from the (Re)contesting Indigenous Knowledge & Indigenous Studies Conference hosted by the Oodgeroo Unit , Queensland University of Technology, on Queensland's Gold Coast in 2006. A key purpose of the 2006 Conference was to draw colleagues from across the field of education and research to discuss and share developments in areas of Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous Studies. The 2007 Conference objective is to build on our discussions from the Gold Coast Conference, and to include a focus on Indigenous Student Support Services. Our keynote and Plenary speakers will help set the context for engagements with the various themes. For more information go to the website. |
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| Call for papers: Northern Europe and its Indigenous minority: pointers for Australia? - 19-22 July This is an invitation to submit proposals for contributions to a forthcoming conference on the Indigenous Sami people of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Further details of the conference can be found here. While the conference is focused on the Sami of Northern Europe, the relevance of the Sami experience to Australia is obvious and comparison are explicitly encouraged and invited: What do the Sami and Indigenous Australians have in common, and what are the differences? What do the policies of the North European states and of Australia towards their Indigenous minorities have in common, and how do they differ? What is the relationship between cultural identity, socio-economic development, and political self-determination in contemporary Indigenous politics? What is the role of Indigenous internationalism? Is there an international Indigenous solidarity? Are the UN and international law useful for Indigenous peoples? Proposals for papers, with a synopsis of no more than 100 words and brief details of the author(s), should be sent to g.minnerup@unsw.edu.au as soon as possible. Regards, Günter Minnerup, Director, Centre for European Studies, University of New South Wales. |
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| ICOMOS 2007 - 19-21 July 2007 Managing heritage in the face of climatic extremes, natural disasters and military conflicts in tropical, desert, polar and off-world landscapes. On behalf of Australia ICOMOS, I am pleased to invite you to take part in our 2007 National Conference to be held in the Cairns, tropical Far North Queensland. This year our conference is held in partnership with James Cook University and the venue is their Cairns Campus. The conference theme this year is Extreme Heritage- Managing heritage in the face of climatic extremes, natural disasters and military conflicts in tropical, desert, polar and off world landscapes. It reflects the modern challenge of managing heritage in a changing and volatile world. The theme puts Australia and its climatic diversity in a world context and draws together national and international researchers from across the world working in similar environments to talk about common and emerging issues. The conference will be relevant to a broad audience involved in the heritage industry. It will provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to meet and exchange ideas with other ICOMOS members and heritage and other professionals, and will be particularly relevant to many of our neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region who have to deal all too often with issues of Extreme Heritage. For more information goto the website. |
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Recent Additions to UQ Library
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Books
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh in the Harry Potter series and the last. It will be released on July 21 2007 (Little over a month away). More orders have been placed for this book on Amazon.com and other online booksellers than other book in history. I know some people refuse to read these books but having three children I have found it hard to avoid and have to admit they are page-turners in the greatest tradition. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix the film adaptaion of the fifth book is released on July 12. So it is going to be a huge month for Harry Potter. You've been warned! |
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Us Mob Walawurru by Lisa Wilyuka and David Spillman
Us Mob Walawurru, by Lisa Wilyuka and David Spillman, takes place in the 1960s in a community in Central Australia. Told through the eyes of Ruby, a Liritja girl, the story revolves around the new 'silver bullet' school and the cultural challenges faced by both the community members and the well-meaning schoolteacher. Ruby tells of her own awakening and leads into some of the momentous events of the time, including the 1967 referendum and the buy-back of pastoral leases. A ground-breaking novel that deals with issues of ownership and reconciliation that are just as pertinent today. (ref) |
Media Guide
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ABC Local Radio
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QLD Country Hour Presented by Theresa Rockley-Hogan, the Country Hour explores the issues facing primary industries and rural communities across Regional Queensland and around Australia. Broadcast 12-1pm weekdays on ABC's Queensland Local Radio. A summary of the Country Hour program is available each day at www.abc.net.au/rural/qld/today.htm. |
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Living Black Living Black, Australia’s premier indigenous news and current affairs program, returns to SBS TV for a new season on Wednesday 7 March at 6pm. |
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Awaye Indigenous art and culture on Radio National with Daniel Browning . To find out what is on the program this week or to listen to the last four programs go to the Awaye website at www.abc.net.au/rn/awaye. |
22 June |
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Speaking Out Cultural, lifestyle and political issues affecting Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia today. Visit the Speaking Out website to find out what is on this week. Listen to the show on ABC Local Radio or online. |
24 June |
9:30pm 9:30pm |
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24 June |
12:00pm 12:00pm |
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Message Stick |
24 June |
1:30pm 1:30pm |
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Media Watch "Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment. Conflicts of interest, bank backflips, deceit, misrepresentation, manipulation, plagiarism, abuse of power, technical lies and straight out fraud: Media Watch has built an unrivalled record of exposing media shenanigans since it first went to air in 1989" (ref). |
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