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The compassionate art and life of Mel Tregonning
Image: Mel Tregonning (BA Graphic Design, 2004). Author | Luisa Mitchell TW: This article discusses suicide. If you or someone…
WA writer-turned-global-director Ben Young on making it in the film industry
Illustration of Ben Young by Curtin graduate Ophelia Roberts (BA Graphic Design and Illustration, 2018). Author – Luisa Mitchell Ben…
Midwife graduate returns to paint Moorditj Yorga design
Yorgas Barloonginy represents the transference and continuity of knowledge between generations of Aboriginal women since creation. Credit: Valerie Ah Chee,…
Finding hope amid a pandemic: stories from around the world
Image: National Health Service (NHS) workers wave from windows of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as crowds cheer them on, 2020.…
The transformative power of moorditj yorgas (strong women)
Image: Curtin staff member Jayde Conway and Dean of Curtin Medical School Professor Sandra Eades. Photo by ASCP Photography. Author…
The research fighting rising mental illness in young people
Image: Curtin University student featured in the Healthy Futures campaign video, 2021. Author | Luisa Mitchell TW: This article discusses…
Trauma, healing and triumph: the journey of a moorditj yorga
Image sourced from Shutterstock. Author | Bree Smolinski ‘Moorditj yorga’ means ‘strong woman’ in the Nyungar language. It is an…
‘Grok’ and the grads it inspired: reflections on over half a century of Curtin’s student rag
Image: Part of the cover of Grok, 1973, Volume 5, Number 1. Author | Luisa Mitchell Passed around by Student…
Nursing grad Mel Robinson on the key to success for Aboriginal Uni students
Image: Melanie Robinson. Photo supplied by Melanie Robinson Author | Luisa Mitchell As an Aboriginal woman with connections to Ngarinyin…
Mining leader Vanessa Guthrie AO opens doors to education for First Nations women
Image: Vanessa Guthrie speaking at Curtin University’s International Women’s Day event in 2021. Author | Luisa Mitchell Quick read Influential…