Michael A. Guerzoni

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Indigenous fathers help build stronger communities. Here’s how we can better support them

Jacob Prehn, University of Tasmania; Huw Thomas Peacock, University of Tasmania; Kootsy Canuto, Flinders University; Leonard Collard, The University of Western Australia; Michael A. Guerzoni, University of Tasmania, and Mick Adams, Edith Cowan University

First Nations fathers are too often the subject of negative, often untrue stereotypes. We analysed data from around 150 dads about what they needed. Here’s what they said.
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Attending school every day counts – but kids in out‑of‑home care are missing out

Kitty Te Riele, University of Tasmania; Anna Sullivan, University of South Australia; Daryl Higgins, Australian Catholic University; Jesse King, Indigenous Knowledge; Joseph McDowall, The University of Queensland; Michael A. Guerzoni, University of Tasmania; Rhonda Coopes, University of Southern Queensland; Sharon Bessell, Australian National University, and Emily Rudling, University of Tasmania

Attendance at school is crucial to improving educational outcomes for students. Unfortunately, children in out-of-home care face myriad challenges when it comes to attending school every day.
Land managers have embraced firestick burning as a highly effective tool — just one example of the value of Indigenous knowledge. AAP/AP

How a university can embed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum and why it matters

Maggie Walter, University of Tasmania and Michael A. Guerzoni, University of Tasmania

Australian universities have committed to a process of Indigenisation. The University of Tasmania provides a case study in how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into academic programs.

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