Let's Yarn About: Aboriginal Music, Song Lines, and the Power of Oral Tradition in Early Learning
"Closing the Gap." It is a phrase we hear often in education. It appears in policies, professional learning, funding announcements and strategic plans. But what does it actually mean for those of us working with young children every day?
As early childhood educators, we are uniquely positioned to influence some of the most significant years of a child's life.
"Closing the Gap." It is a phrase we hear often in education. It appears in policies, professional learning, funding announcements and strategic plans. But what does it actually mean for those of us working with young children every day?
As early childhood educators, we are uniquely positioned to influence some of the most significant years of a child's life.
Let's Yarn About: Aboriginal Music, Song Lines, and the Power of Oral Tradition in Early Learning
Self-Determination in Practice: Letting Aboriginal Voices Lead, Not Just Inform
The Invisible Curriculum: How Your Physical Environment Speaks Before You Do
Busting Myths: ‘But We Don't Have Any Aboriginal Children’ and Other Excuses for Inaction
Let me tell you the quickest way to work out whether something is a joke.
A joke has a joke in it.
Sounds obvious. And yet here we are, in September 2026, watching a grown woman get adopted as a folk hero for painting her face with white markings, chanting, dancing about barefoot, and pretending to sniff petrol. Her name is Lisa Jane Spencer. You might already know it, because she has made very sure you would.
Let me tell you the quickest way to work out whether something is a joke.
A joke has a joke in it.
Sounds obvious. And yet here we are, in September 2026, watching a grown woman get adopted as a folk hero for painting her face with white markings, chanting, dancing about barefoot, and pretending to sniff petrol. Her name is Lisa Jane Spencer. You might already know it, because she has made very sure you would.
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The Truth About Welcome to Country: What ANZAC Day 2026 Revealed About Us
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