Tag Archive for: indigenous

Voting on The Voice: Interviews on Both Perspectives

By: Christian Media and Arts Australia

On Saturday 14 October 2023, Australians will vote in a historic referendum to decide whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. Read more

Let’s Talk About The Voice – and the Christian Ideas It Raises

By: City Bible Forum

A national conversation is taking place in Australia at the moment in the lead up to an historic event. Read more

A Christian Perspective on the Voice Debate: 4 Key Takeaways

By: Akos Balogh

The debate over Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament is heating up. Read more

13YARN, the Lifeline Service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

By: Steff Willis

13YARN is like Lifeline but for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Read more

Bush to Beach: A Program Teaching Indigenous Children Essential Life Skills

By: Amy Cheng

Forty indigenous children from North West NSW will be seeing the beach for the first time this summer, as part of a program promoting education for Australian bush kids. Read more

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and Other Kids’ Classics, Now in First Nations Languages

By: Georgia Free

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s aim is simple – for every child in remote Indigenous Communities to have access to books. This year alone, they have donated more than 120,000 books and counting to communities in need. Read more

Uncle Jack Charles: 1943-2022

By: Michael Crooks

Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of someone who has passed away. In announcing the news of his passing, the family of Uncle Jack Charles has granted the media permission to use his name and image. Read more

A Time to Listen

By: Christine McPherson

Along with many countries across this beautiful, God gifted world, we share a history of violence, greed and atrocities. Typically, humans have played the blame game and twisted truths with a warped new story to cover the shame. Read more

Finding Hope: A Young Man Improving Lives Through Science Textbooks

By: Georgia Free

Corey Tutt lives and breathes his passion for science. A proud Indigenous man, 29-year-old Corey has worked among animals since he was 16 – as a zookeeper, alpaca shearer and an animal technician. He’s also the founder of Deadly Science – an initiative which has seen 16,000 science books sent to remote Indigenous schools across Australia. Read more

Closing the Gap: Australia’s First Indigenous College Set for Sydney

By: Michael Crooks

Australia’s first Indigenous residential college is on the way. Read more