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CDU Indigenous Nationals team competing for podium finish this week
A team of Charles Darwin University (CDU) First Nations athletes travelled to Woolongong this week to take part in the Indigenous Nationals for a third straight year.
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CDU partners with NAAJA to deliver True Justice Program
Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Law School is partnering with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) to provide students with a unique glimpse into the legal system from the perspectives of First Nations Peoples.
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MOU to strengthen connections with key North Coast American organisations
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and three American North Coast organisations will support collaboration and cooperation across learning, teaching and research.
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Research showcase uncovers impact of local studies
For the first time the Charles Darwin University Northern Institute will host a research showcase in Alice Springs to highlight projects, how organisations can get involved and what impact research has in the region.
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Book shines light on history of massacres across Australia’s north
A new book on the violent frontier expansion of Australia’s north will introduce readers to who led massacres of Aboriginal people, the names of their benefactors, and how these horrific events occurred.
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First Nations Grandmother hopes to inspire next generation at CDU Graduation
Colleen Penangke Mack is a proud Arrernte and Kaytetye women, who was born and raised in Mparntwe. On Thursday 13 June she will address the Charles Darwin University First Nations graduands at the First Nations Leadership Valedictory Ceremony, at the Alice Springs Convention Centre.
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Two strong Central Australian advocates to receive honorary awards
This year Charles Darwin University is recognising two central Australian advocates who have spent the majority of their careers working to improve the lives of the people living in Central Australia.
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Tree hidey-holes key to helping slow declines of small mammals
A decline of natural tree hollows is forcing arboreal mammal numbers to fall, according to a new study exploring why these species are disappearing in Northern Australia.
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Global research warns climate change is increasing groundwater temperatures
A world first global groundwater temperature model projects that shallow groundwater will warm on average by between 2.1 and 3.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
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