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"We have the tools and the means to share resources, clean up pollution, dispense basic health care and birth control, set economic limits in line with natural ones. If we don't do these things now, while we prosper, we will never be able to do them when times get hard. Our fate will twist out of our hands." Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress (2004:132) |
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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:
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| National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) The National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) provides opportunities for Indigenous Australians to gain the professional qualifications needed for a range of jobs in both the public and private sectors. It assists in matching students who intend studying full-time in an undergraduate degree, and in some circumstances postgraduate students, with employers who can give them work skills and professional employment experience. Here at the Unit Kym Kilroy, our Cadetship Officer, has been very successful in placing many of students. Kym can register you with the NICP and help find you a cadetship and she also does "graduate link-ups" for final year students. So call in to Room 607B of the Gordon Greenwood Building, or call (07) 3365 7251 or email Kym Kilroy. |
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| Exams: Special Arrangements Reminder Students who require special arrangements for end-of-semester examinations on the basis of special need (disability), religious observance or timetable clashes (two examinations at the same time or three examinations on a single calendar day) are reminded to advise the Examinations Section urgently. Please include: name; student number; course code; contact telephone number; and, date and time of scheduled examination (as per final timetable). PLEASE NOTE: Details of approved examination arrangements will be sent to your student email address. Under the University's General Award Rules (GAR 1A.3.2) students must advise any requirement for special arrangements at least two weeks before the relevant examination date. Any students who do not provide Examinations Section with two weeks notice of requirements will sit examinations under standard conditions. Students requesting special arrangements on the basis of disability who have not previously registered with Student Support Services must contact a disability/learning adviser (Ph: 3365 1704) immediately to ensure recommendations are finalised by Student Support Services and the Examinations Section is authorised to make the special arrangements requested. |
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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 www.careerhub.uq.edu.au. |
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| Plan to boost Indigenous medical student numbers "Australian medical schools should have 350 more Indigenous students within five years, under a proposed new framework designed to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the main health professions. The plan has been devised by the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA), which hopes it will ensure that as a proportion of their population, the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors will compare with the numbers of non-indigenous doctors. Currently, there are just 76 Indigenous doctors in Australia and 102 Indigenous students in Australian medical schools. But while six universities offer 33 places in medicine each year for Aboriginal students, they are struggling to fill the vacancies. Newly elected AIDA president Dr Mark Wenitong said there were three major reasons the places remained empty: 'We don't have enough students that do the right subjects in the later years of high school or do well enough in them, we haven't recruited very well and gotten the information back to Aboriginal communities and families as to the importance of education for health sciences courses, and the Indigenous kids who do want to do medicine are not being supported in their vision.' AIDA has also called for all medical schools to implement the curriculum in Indigenous health developed by the Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools, saying Indigenous doctors should not be alone in shouldering the burden of improving the health of Aboriginal communities. 'Indigenous health is a priority on almost every national health strategy. We need a health workforce that can deal with Aboriginal issues but that is not going to be composed solely of Indigenous people,' Dr Wenitong said." (ref) |
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| Last chance to win Gold Class movie vouchers Property and Facilities Division's customer service survey competition closes this week. To enter, visit www.pf.uq.edu.au/forms/survey.html. |
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| UQ one of the top 50 universities in the world "The University of Queensland has climbed further up the rankings of the best universities in the world according to a new report. The annual top 200 ranking, produced by the UK's Times Higher Education Supplement, has seen UQ climb two spots to 47th, cementing its reputation as the top university in Queensland and one of the top in Australia. UQ is the only Queensland university to be included in the top 50 in the world and one of only six around the country. UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay, AC, said the ranking was further proof of the University's growing reputation and standing in the international community. 'This ranking confirms The University of Queensland is a world-renowned research and teaching institution, on par with many larger international universities,' Professor Hay said. 'Our academics, researchers and students are being recognised throughout the world for their work.' The University is also ranked 29th in the top 100 biomedicine institutions in the world, a testament to UQ's strategic investment in this field over the past few years through the establishment of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and the Queensland Brain Institute.' UQ was also ranked in the top 25 of the world's top social sciences universities, 40th in the top technology universities, 56th in the top science universities and 89th in the top arts and humanities universities. The rankings are based on surveys of more than 2300 academics, and examines the research produced, student-to-staff ratios, international students and the number of internationally recognised academics. Harvard University, in the US, was the top ranked university in the world followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge University and Oxford. The US dominated rankings with 54 universities, followed by Britain with 24 and Australia had 17 of the top 200, up from 14 last year. The international ranking follows the recent Good Universities Guide ratings, which saw UQ receive the best overall rating of all Queensland universities and one of the best Australian university rankings. It has also won more national teaching excellence awards than any other Australian university. The University is a member of the Group of Eight, an elite group of universities which conducts 70 percent of all university research in Australia. UQ is one of only three Australian members of Universitas 21, an international network of comprehensive, research-intensive universities committed to quality through benchmarking against world-best practice." (ref) |
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| Youth Led Futures 2005 The Foundation for Young Australians has funding available for Indigenous organisations working with young people. Youth Led Futures grants are available to Indigenous organisations to develop and implement initiatives that address issues important to young Indigenous people and their communities. Indigenous organisations from all areas of Australia - metropolitan, regional and remote - are invited to apply until Friday 16 December 2005. Guidelines and application forms are available on the website at www.youngaustralians.org or by calling the Foundation on (03) 9670 5436. |
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| Dingos endeavour to go to Denmark in 2006 "I am raising funds for an Indigenous Soccer Team to go to Denmark next year to compete in the Dana Cup. The world's largest International soccer competition (www.danacup.com). I am interested in holding an Indigenous Arts Auction Dinner in November 2005 and April 2006. I am looking for Indigenous Artists who wish to promote and sell their art. And also donations to the auction dinners. I would like to sit and have a chat with anyone regarding our endeavour to promote local, rural and remote Indigenous soccer players. Please either email me or phone me on 0424 25 8986 or at home at night (07) 3491 7397. Hope to hear from you soon. Regards, Linda, Manager, Dingos 2005, President QATSIFF, Qld Delegate AISA." |
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| Call for Papers - Indigenous Australia: Beyond the Margins/Beyond Marginality This special issue of the Journal of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) invites contributions from researchers and scholars working in any discipline but who take a sociological perspective, or utilise sociological theories, in their work on Indigenous issues in Australia. Papers can be empirical, theoretical, methodological, or policy-oriented and can focus on Indigenous populations and communities, or on any issues that impact on the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. All papers must reflect the unique strengths of a sociological approach. These may be either brief reports or discussion points, or full papers. We are particularly - though not exclusively - seeking papers authored or co-authored by Indigenous scholars and researchers. Papers from non-Indigenous contributors are also welcome. We encourage those interested in submitting either a full paper or a brief report to contact the editors as soon as possible, to assist us in gauging the range of topics. Submissions should be sent by 20 December 2005 to Dr Maggie Walter, School of Sociology, Social Work and Tourism, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 17, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, AUSTRALIA. |
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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. www.jason.unimelb.edu.au. |
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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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| Indigenous Cadetship
Opportunity
My name is Tracey Pickwick, I am the Indigenous Employment Coordinator at Blue Care, Head Office. Blue Care specialize in Aged Care facilities including nursing homes, community nursing, Home and Community Care packages and many more, we are Queensland wide. Therefore, our main focus in Aged Care is in relation to Nursing positions and I have started recruiting Indigenous Nurses on the National Indigenous Cadetship Program Funded by DEWR. I have a Centre based in Ipswich interested in taking on a Indigenous Cadet and was wondering whether you know of any students that would be interested. For further information please contact our Cadetship Officer, Kym Kilroy, (07) 3365 7251 or email. |
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| Murdoch University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship Applications are invited from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who is applying for admission to full-time candidature for the degree of MPhil, PhD, EdD, Research Masters (with Training), MEd (Research) or LLM and possess an honours degree (at least upper second-class honours) or equivalent. The living allowance is $17,810 pa (tax exempt) (2005 rates). Thesis allowance up to $420 (MPhil, MEd (Research), LLM (Research), Research Masters (with training) or $840 (PhD, EdD). Relocation allowance may be available to eligible students. The award is for a maximum of three years for PhD and EdD studies, two years for MPhil, 18 months for the Research Masters (with Training), 12 months for the LLM (Research) and 12 months for the Master of Education (Research).Awards will be reduced for any credit given for degrees with coursework components. The Closing date is 31 October 2005. For further information go to the Murdoch University Research Degrees & Scholarship website. |
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| National Archives of Australia Summer Scholarships Scheme The scholarship is available to students whose studies should include a major in 20th century Australian history, politics, social studies, or a similar field. To be eligible students should be enrolled in and undergraduate degree or the first year of a postgraduate degree. The scholarship includes airfare to Canberra, accommodation and a weekly stipend over the 6 week full-time period students spend at the museum. The closing date is 28 October 2005. For further information and an application form go to the National Archives of Australia website. |
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| The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship Established in the year 2000 by the Federal Government, The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship is Australia's most prestigious scholarship for Indigenous Australians to study Honours in Political Science or related subjects at any Australian university. One Neville Bonner Scholarship is awarded each year. The Scholarship is equivalent in value to the Australian Postgraduate Award plus HECS (paid up front). The Scholarship is also sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Applications and requested documentation (as stated in the Application Form) must be received by the Scholarship Administrator by 30 November 2005. For more information go to the website. |
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| Cadetships for Aboriginal Undergraduate Registered Nurses This is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to combine undergraduate nursing studies with employment in the North Coast Area Health Service. Applicants must be enrolled in full time nursing studies at a University and be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent through parentage or identification and be accepted in the community as such. Cadets will be offered permanent Registered Nurse positions on successful completion of their degree and cadetship. The North Coast Area Health Service has facilities from Port Macquarie in the south to Tweed Heads in the north, with positions available at Health Campuses between the two locations. For further information contact Gerald Hoskins on 0418 196 741 or for an application phone 1800 196 991 or email. |
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| Heather Bonner Memorial Scholarship Established in 2005 in memory of Heather Bonner who brought indigenous and non-indigenous Australians together through her work with the One People of Australia League (OPAL). The scholarship is maintained by an annual gift from the Ipswich Women's Development Fund, a cooperative body established by women's organisations in Ipswich to promote the achievements of women in the Ipswich community. The scholarship is open to female students who are enrolled as either full-time or part-time students in an undergraduate degree program at the Ipswich Campus and who: are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and are currently residents of the Ipswich City as defined by the local government boundaries; and have completed at least one calendar year of study at the Ipswich Campus and are enrolled to study the subsequent year at that campus. The scholarship is awarded to an eligible applicant showing the greatest merit as demonstrated by: past academic achievement in the chosen field of study; or personal qualities, including contribution to the Ipswich community, commitment to social justice principles and/or bringing people from diverse backgrounds together; or leadership and communication skills; or other such evidence as may be deemed relevant to the professional success of the applicant. Indigenous students are encouraged to apply. The scholarship is tenable for one year, subject to satisfactory academic progress and continued enrolment at the Ipswich Campus. The value of the scholarship will be $5000, payable in two semester instalments. The scholarship cannot be held concurrently with any other scholarship or bursary valued at more than $5000 annually. Further information is available by contacting Loretta Porche in the Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Ipswich on (07) 3381 1068. Applications due March 2006. |
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| Indigenous Cadetships within the Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), with the agreement of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), will be running a bulk recruitment process in October and November 2005. This will be conducted with several Commonwealth agencies. to be a part of this bulk recruitment process, students will be selected from those on the The National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) database. To register details on the database, students need to go to www.nicp.dewr.gov.au. Here at the Unit, Kym Kilroy, our Cadetship Officer, can assist you in this process (Kym Kilroy, (07) 3365 7251 or email). |
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| Position: Cultural Counsellor (Indigenous Identified) Description: The Department of Corrective Services seek to fill the position of Cultural Counsellor at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, Custodial Operations Directorate, Mareeba. The key duties are to provide assessment, treatment and counselling to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders, to assist with assessment of security risk, case management, sentence management and parole processes. Applicants will have a demonstrated ability in assessment, supervision, counselling and intervention work including the ability to successfully work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders. Mandatory Requirements: Must have a degree in a field relevant to the position (e.g. Social Work or Behavioural Sciences). Closing Date: 7 November 2005 More Information: Karen Huston on (07) 4092 9219 |
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| Position: Assistant Description: Koobara Aboriginal & Islander Kindergarten & Preschool, Zillmere, are seeking to employ 1 full time assistant and 2 part time assistants. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply! Closing Date: 11 November 2005 More Information: Gloria Rankine (07) 3265 7171 |
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| Position: Ranger (Indigenous Identified) x2 Description: Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to fill the position of Ranger at Lakefield (x1) and Coen (x1). The key duties include park management duties e.g. plant operation/maintenance, natural/cultural resource management/project development/estate maintenance. Assist Ranger-in-Charge to plan/develop/implement works programs for Indigenous rangers. The skills and abilities required are the ability to manage projects, lead/support others in a team. Knowledge of Nature Conservation Act and/or specialist skills in general estate maintenance development. Closing Date: 11 November 2005 More Information: Phone (07) 3227 7194 or email |
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| Position: Doctor Description: Bidgerdii Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation Community Health Service Central Queensland Region is seeking applications for the position of Doctor for our New Blackwater Surgery. We are offering to the right Doctor this great opportunity to work in a community based organisation that provides Primary Health Care to the Central Queensland Region. For the purpose of day to day direction and duties, the incumbent of this position is directly answerable to the Chief Executive Officer. The position is supported by Aboriginal Health Workers and a registered nurse. Bidgerdii Health Service has a focus on preventive care and management of chronic conditions in the community. Other duties include attending meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences under direction of the Chief Executive Officer. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Health Issues and provide support to Indigenous Health Workers. Position Salary Package General Practitioner Experience Negotiated wage Free rental of the house supplied by Bidgerdii Community Health Service that is fully furnished and air conditioned Free electricity in the supplied house Telephone rental paid, however all personal calls are at your own expense Full use of a motor vehicle including registration, fuel and insurance costs. Relocation expenses will be paid for the appointed Doctor The successful applicant must maintain a current C Class driver's license. Applicants should obtain a copy of the Duty Statement prior to making application. Closing Date: Please enquire ASAP More Information: Gail Park on (07) 4927 9177 |
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| New Acquisitions: Indigenous Australian Art - Until
March 2006 Encompassing a variety of media, this display presents many works by contemporary Indigenous artists that are recent additions to the Gallery's Collection. The works fall into three main groupings: dance and performance, Arnhem Land and desert art, and fibre works. Highlights include 20 elaborately feathered banumbirr (Morning star poles) by artists from Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) in Arnhem Land, work by 2004 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award winner Gulumbu Yunupingu, and a woven ngalyod (rainbow serpent) by celebrated fibre artist Lena Yarinkura. The Queensland Art Gallery is located at Melbourne Street, South Brisbane (directions). |
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| Defending the North: Queensland in the Pacific War - 13 August - 13 November 2005 An exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War, looking at the role played by and impact on Queensland. Works by artists such as Sir William Dargie, Max Dupain, Donald Friend, Gwendolyn Grant, Nora Heysen and Frank Hinder are included, alongside a rich array of photographs, posters, memorabilia and other items to tell the story of Queensland's war years. The Defending the North exhibition is being held at the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (directions and further information). |
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| Black Ink: Indigenous Prints from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection -
9 July-20 November 2005 This display highlights the strength of the Gallery's collection of prints by Indigenous artists from across Australia. Aboriginal people began experimenting with printmaking in the late 1960s, many finding it a natural extension to existing practices such as engraving, carving and incising designs onto ceremonial and utilitarian items. The establishment of a number of print networks and workshops since the 1980s has also led to an increase in the interest and participation of Indigenous artists in the printmaking process. This display includes works by urban, Tiwi Island, desert, Arnhem Land, Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Island artists. The Queensland Art Gallery is located at Melbourne Street, South Brisbane (directions). |
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| Negotiating the Sacred II:
Blasphemy and Sacrilege in the Arts - 3-4 November 2005 The sacrosanctity of religious dogmas and beliefs, stringent laws of repression and codes of moral and ethical propriety have compelled artists to live and create with occupational hazards like uncertain audience response, self-censorship and accusations of deliberate misinterpretation of cultural production looming over their heads. In extreme cases, the battle between artistic iconoclasm and societal repression has forced creators to put their life on the line in defence of liberal self-expression. In recent years, issues surrounding the rights of minority cultures to recognition and respect have raised new questions about the contemporariness of the construct of blasphemy and sacrilege. Controversies over the aesthetic representation of the sacred, the exhibition of the sacred as art, and the public display of sacrilegious or blasphemous works have given rise to heated debates and have invited us to reflect on binaries like artistic and religious sensibilities, tolerance and philistinism, the sacred and the profane, deification and vilification. This conference, the second in the series Negotiating the Sacred, will draw together theologians, historians, artists, lawyers, philosophers, political theorists, anthropologists, sociologists, media representatives, museum and art curators, as well as intellectuals from different religious and cultural groups to speak about the conception of sacralisation /desecration in artistic creation, representation of the sacred, exhibiting the sacred and to address the concerns about sensitivity towards religious and cultural difference. For more details, check out the website. |
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| The Uses and Abuses of Archaeology for Indigenous
Populations - 8-12 November 2005 This World Archaeological Congress Inter-Congress provides a forum for examining a range of issues concerned with indigenous peoples and their past. WAC is based on, and campaigns for, the need to recognise the historical and social role and the political context of archaeological inquiry and the need to make archaeological studies relevant to the wider community. WAC's First Code of Ethics acknowledges the obligations of professionals in archaeology and heritage management to indigenous peoples. This involves the recognition of the importance of indigenous cultural heritage (sites, places, objects, artifacts, human remains etc) to indigenous people and also, that this heritage rightfully belongs to them as their cultural property. The conference is being held at Rangataua, Tauranga, Aotearoa/New Zealand. For further information goto the website or email rangataua@ihug.co.nz. |
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| International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis: Theory into Research - 15-18 November 2005 Critical Discourse Analysis has become an important and popular academic study across subjects in social science, technology, education and health. In simple terms, it attempts to describe, explain and scrutinize how different communities, institutions and organizations operate in a social context in terms of power, interaction, control, management, policy and communication. The conference is being held from the 15-18 November 2005 at Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Launceston Campus, Tasmania, Australia. For more information go to the website. |
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| World Indigenous Peoples Education Conference - 27 November-1 December 2005 World Indigenous Peoples's Conference and Expo (WIPCE) to be held in New Zealand. It will be a cultural feast over the four days with an international arts exhibition, national student art exhibition, educational excursions and workshops, a marketplace, an educational and promotional village, networking opportunities, a youth festival and international indigenous speakers. This WIPCE theme is Celebrating Indigenous Excellence, Knowledge and Leadership is the overall theme for the conference with the following three themes to be explored by the speakers in their presentations; Leadership; Research and development; and New horizons of knowledge. There will be Indigenous delegates from Australia who will also deliver presentations on at the conference. The conference runs from November 28 to December 1 and early bird registrations are until the May 31. For more information and registration details visit website www.wipce2005.co.nz. |
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| Native Title & Cultural Heritage - 29-30 November 2005 Recently, Indigenous affairs have undergone some major changes in the way deals are reached, structured and the governing bodies that administer them. Different state models have had dramatic differences in their approaches to addressing the issues of Native Title & Cultural Heritage. With so many conflicting interests, legal rights and perceived expectations it is little wonder many parties are at loggerheads. Adding to this are the complications of changing negotiating bodies, agreement requirements and unclear guidance or standardisation for faster processing. After over a decade of disputes, one thing we have realised is that there is no silver bullet. However, there are ways to accomplish the goal of achieving certainty, despite the changing legal, political and social framework. Native Title & Cultural Heritage will provide in depth understanding of Indigenous culture and how major developments can work in unison with external parties without the need for expensive litigation. By hearing from all of the major stakeholders involved in project development you will be able to comprehend the full complexities of the native title maze and find certainty in these times of change. Don’t miss out on this essential 2005 event and ensure your place is reserved today! The Native Title & Cultural Heritage Conference will be held in Brisbane on the 29-30 November. For more information go to the website. |
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| Mop & The Dropouts 25th Anniversary CD Launch - 3 December 2005 The legendary Grass Roots Aboriginal Country Rock Band Mop & The Dropouts have finally recorded a new CD dedicated to the late Robin O’Chin “Man with a Vision”. Come and celebrate 25 years of Mop & The Dropouts.For more information on Mop & The Dropouts 25th Anniversary please call BLAKOUT PRODUCTIONS on (07) 3892 0100. The event will be held 3 December 2005 at SRLFC, Davies Park, Montague Rd, West End. Entry fee is $10.00. Doors open at 7pm. |
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Writing Whiteness and Race into the 21 st Century: Master-class - 10-11 December 2005 |
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| 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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