»It is a very important project that will combine Western science with traditional Indigenous Knowledge to understand human responses to the Last Glacial Maximum and post-glacial sea level rise at Red Lily Lagoon, Arnhem Land« buff.ly/bgfkEyC

»The project, a collaboration between La Trobe Uni and Uni of WA’s Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms [...] received the $1.1 million grant under the Federal Government’s National Critical Technologies Challenge Program.« buff.ly/f7fWOx6

»Aunty Lynette Riley's parents were only able to go to year three – in a system that then focused on manual work. That's driven her to make change over decades – in how we embed #Indigenous #education, culture + language, + better train teachers.« (audio) buff.ly/VSYPX1W

»The case of the Hinematioro pou, which is now being returned from the Uni Tübingen to the Māori community Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island, illustrates a restitution process grounded in cultural values.« #Repatriation buff.ly/kySXQJt

»Surprisingly, DNA analyses reveal that Vic koalas’ genetics are also quickly rebounding, probably because the population grew so fast [...]. The findings provide hope to those working to save animals from the brink of extinction.« buff.ly/aUV6SPm

»Muir’s tears are not of joy but grief and rage – not just for this place he loves, close to his home in Katoomba, but for all wild places of Australia.« buff.ly/4PZXH5g #ecotourism

»It’s thought the gallery rejected the painting because it believed that a portrait of a foreign Jewish woman would be of little interest to the Australian public.« buff.ly/Jdl46Ug

»What are the legal implications of Australia’s participation in the Gulf? Is International Law being undermined by the US? How are the powers of influence tipping the scales of justice?« (audio) buff.ly/zkhxZqg

»Long ago, remote communities in Turkey and Mexico developed a whistled version of their spoken languages for communicating across the countryside. [...] Whistled languages are still in use today in places like La Gomera in the Canary Islands.« buff.ly/tLpoYqf

»A global database documenting the location of critical habitats for sharks, rays, and chimaeras has recently expanded to include Australia, with years of extensive research by Charles Darwin University (CDU) contributing to this crucial digital record.« buff.ly/Mhc0uZ1

»Macquarie University has unveiled a major new engineering and astronomy hub to fast-track innovation and equip the next generation of engineers and scientists to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.« buff.ly/1jEuDjq

» Australians understand national security as the peaceful continuity of everyday life, supporting a key survey insight that peaceful and safe communities are a clear national priority.« buff.ly/KfeIEU5

»The delegation [of traditional owners] that came to council, they said the Aboriginal community said that they feel … welcomed if they see the Aboriginal flag.« theguardian.com/australia-news…

CALL FOR ISSUES | The open-access Zeitschrift für Australienstudien | Australian Studies Journal (ZfA|ASJ, ISSN 1864-3957) invites proposals for special issues focussing on specific topics related to Australia. #AustralianStudies #CfP #Journal #Australia buff.ly/ucjWeoa

»Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of north-eastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognised evolutionary lineage.« buff.ly/F4XujZE

»Public confidence in universities has fallen since 2019 but Australians have greater confidence in universities than governments, according to a new research paper.« buff.ly/CBxrtXT

»Unis are in crisis. Federal and state government inquiries point to serious problems with governance, financial transparency and managerial decision-making. The pressure on university leadership, particularly well-paid vice-chancellors, is mounting.« buff.ly/ELwkU8c

»Nearly two decades after Australia first committed to ›closing the gap‹ between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians, the results are frustrating – at best.« buff.ly/RLgKVxg

»At the time, Chinese women were rarely allowed to enter Australia, due to the White Australia Policy. So my grandfather would leave his wife and children for years at a time, to provide for them in a foreign, faraway land.« buff.ly/smCjRib

»Led by Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man and former Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission Travis Lovett, the walk encourages communities to engage in truth-telling about AUS’s shared history and the experiences of Aboriginal and TSI peoples.« buff.ly/YMuUomX