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Health and Wellbeing

“I thought I was a bad mother”: How telehealth changed a young boy’s life and gave a family hope

by Rosemarie Milsom

“I thought I was a bad mother,” says Marlie Matthews, tearfully. “I tried everything, but Marcus was getting more and more behind. He wasn’t speaking much and when he did, I couldn’t understand him. It was very hard on all of us.”

Arts, Culture and Society

Through sage smoke and story: a life-changing Indigenous knowledge exchange for graduate students

by Jodan Perry, PhD student

A transformative week in Canada saw University of Newcastle students and educators connect with global participants, sharing Indigenous knowledge and building lifelong cultural bonds at the inaugural International Traditional Indigenous Knowledges Institute Gathering.

Education

Teacher transformation scores top marks

by Madelaine Love

A new way of teaching has helped turn the tables at Cessnock High School. The results speak for themselves.

Arts, Culture and Society

How international recognition of cultural practices could be a new way to protect refugees

by Alice Neikirk, Lecturer in the School of Law and Justice, and Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer of Criminology in the School of Law and Justice

More than 6.6 million refugees live in camps located largely in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In these camp communities, unique cultural practices can arise.

Arts, Culture and Society

Not just a youth movement: history too often forgets older protesters

by Effie Karageorgos

Recent sustained anti-coal action by Blockade Australia in the Hunter Valley has brought public protest back into the news cycle. Activists have occupied trains, railway lines and machinery in an attempt to obstruct coal production and broadcast their message about the climate crisis.

Busines, Law and Politics

Fight for justice

by Carmen Swadling

The fight to free Kathleen Folbigg – the woman once dubbed Australia’s worst female serial killer – started in 2013 with the University’s Legal Centre and its law students helping to drive the movement.

Our Communities

The ripple effect of drought

by Penny Harnett

Drought is like a creeping cancer. It insidiously infects communities. It spreads profound and multifaceted challenges that demand multidisciplinary treatment.

Arts, Culture and Society

Protecting Indigenous knowledges

by Shahni Wellington

During his research to unlock the archives, Dr Hodgetts found that the keys had been long-kept from cultural knowledge-holders.

Arts, Culture and Society

Run like a girl

by Gemma Wolk

The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport

Arts, Culture and Society

Our hybrid media system has emboldened anti-LGBTQ+ hate – what can we do about it?

by Justin Ellis

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate from religious conservatives and far-right extremists in the United States, and now in Australia, is a worrying trend.

Arts, Culture and Society

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

by Catharine Coleborne

This article is the first in our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June and a final report in December 2023.

Health and Wellbeing

How Peter's heart was saved, by a Podiatry student

by Tim Connell

Peter Bedford says he owes his life to a moment in his kitchen. Mr Bedford had been on his way out to work on his Central Coast property in June 2022 when a segment on local ABC radio caught his ear. It prompted him to book an appointment at the University of Newcastle Podiatry Teaching Clinic at Wyong Hospital. Some months and a quadruple bypass later, he remains breathing.

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