Australia Day

'Black lives matter' protest in Brisbane.

We must engage in practices that demonstrate Black lives mattering all over the world because only then will we draw closer to actually dismantling white supremacy.

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There is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving the recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia.

UNSW Pro Vice-Chancellor Megan Davis.

UNSW Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Professor Megan Davis says the Uluru Statement from the Heart provides a roadmap to resolving the heated Australia Day debate. 

Risk of drowning in rivers

The Aussie tradition of cooling off in a river could be fatal on Australia Day after a recent UNSW study showed a heightened risk of drowning on the day.

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is not being heard in the debate around Australia Day and it is indicative of the state of Indigenous affairs in Australia, writes Gemma McKinnon.

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UNSW quantum physicist Michelle Simmons has delivered the 2017 Australia Day address for NSW, urging young people to tackle life's hardest tasks and to strive to be the best they can be.

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UNSW Professor Michelle Simmons will deliver this year’s Australia Day address in New South Wales, the first female scientist to be given the honour.

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A distinguished group of UNSW researchers from engineering, medicine, law and defence has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours.

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Whether it's a shock jock or a celebrated expat launching a diatribe on our national character, some of the louder voices of public opinion are drowning out the rest of Australia, writes Tim Harcourt.

The Dean of the Faculty of Science and an eminent medical researcher are among five UNSW academics named on the 2008 Australia Day Honours List.

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