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NIHEN is a professional network of deans, heads of schools, senior policy advisors, directors and managers of schools/units responsible for the leadership of Indigenous Education within Australian Universities. Head of Griffith University’s GUMURRII Support Student Unit, Maureen Ah Sam said it was the biggest meeting to date with representatives from ACU, CSU, Curtin, JCU, Latrobe, […]

The links between police culture and political power in modern Thailand will be examined at a Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) seminar at Griffith University’s Mt Gravatt campus on Wednesday, June 9. CEPS Associate Investigator Nicholas Farrelly from ANU, will discuss ideas about democracy, law and social order in light of recent […]

Visiting Canadian Professor Jean Clandinin will present a public lecture entitled ___Composing Lives: Narrative inquiry into the experiences of youth who left school early___, on Monday, June 7 from 4pm-6pm. Professor Clandinin is visiting the Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER) as a 2010 University Sewell Fellow and is Director of the Centre for Research […]

Ancient bird stencils, more than 9000 years old, have been discovered in a remote part of Arnhem Land by a team of archaeologists and Aboriginal traditional owners. Five stencils of the complete body of a bird were found in July 2009 on the wall and ceiling of a small rock shelter that is part of […]

Three Queensland writers have scooped the literature prizes in the $40,000 Josephine Ulrick Literature and Poetry Prizes held at the Gold Coast Arts Centre last week. Brisbane author Krissy Kneen won second prize for her short story, Steeple Chase, about sisters and the secrets they keep from each other. “This award means a huge amount […]

She has been teaching in the special education program at Emerald State High School in western Queensland for more than a year and loves living in the rural town. “This is new for me but suits me so well. I have a busier social life in the country than I ever did in the city,” […]

In Australia and the Asia-Pacific Century, The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs addresses engagement with the Asia-Pacific, bilateral relationships and the Asia-Pacific community. “Perspectives: Asia” is a monthly seminar series designed to promote public discussion of Australia’s relations with this region. This podcast is approximately 30 minutes long. The series is […]