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Bradley Moggridge

September 6, 2024

Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?

Bradley J. Moggridge, University of Technology Sydney; Jessica K Weir, Western Sydney University; Katie Moon, UNSW , and 󠁡Rachel Morgain, The University of Melbourne

For the Kamilaroi of north-western New South Wales, the brolga and bittern are vital to culture. But conservation often doesn’t account for cultural knowledge or significance.

AAP Image/David Crosling

April 2, 2020

1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We’ve been ignoring them for too long

Bhiamie Williamson, Australian National University; Francis Markham, Australian National University, and Jessica K Weir, Western Sydney University

In past bushfire inquires, Aboriginal people have been mentioned only sparingly. When referenced now, it’s only in relation to cultural burning. This must change.

Repousse un mois après les incendies de Colo Heights, en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. Vanessa Cavanagh

January 15, 2020

Les communautés aborigènes face à la crise des méga‑feux

Bhiamie Williamson, Australian National University; Jessica K Weir, Western Sydney University, and Vanessa Cavanagh, University of Wollongong

L’expérience à laquelle sont confrontés les peuples aborigènes face aux incendies hors normes en Australie est bien différente de celle des peuples non-indigènes.

Regrowth one month after fires at Colo Heights, NSW. A legacy of displacement and racism inflames bushfire trauma for Aboriginal Australians. Vanessa Cavanagh

January 10, 2020

Strength from perpetual grief: how Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis

Bhiamie Williamson, Australian National University; Jessica K Weir, Western Sydney University, and Vanessa Cavanagh, University of Wollongong

As Australia picks up the pieces after the fires, we must understand the unique grief Aboriginal people experience from a loss of country.

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