Gundungurra & Dharug Country, NSW. 17 June, 2026. Next week, on Larrakia Country, beneath the stars at Darwin's Deckchair Cinema, we will launch our second research documentary, MAYPILAMA: Keel Line of Creation. The film is co-produced by the Molly Wardaguga Institue and the Djäkamirr Co-op in partnership with the Womb to Tomb Foundation and Charles Darwin University. For me, this launch marks the culmination of a five-year journey alongside Yolŋu leaders, families, researche

Gundungurra & Dharug Country, NSW. 29 May, 2026 We are inviting all doulas who have practised in Australia within the last five years to participate in an anonymous national survey exploring: Work models Pay and conditions Scope of practice Sustainability of doula work Barriers and opportunities within the workforce Open until 7 July, this survey includes birth doulas, abortion doulas, postpartum doulas, and death doulas. Our research is focused on addressing a major evidence

Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, Vic. 19 May 2026 This year, Women Deliver was hosted in Oceanic Pacific for the first time, bringing more than 6,000 delegates to Narrm (Melbourne) on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country of the Kulin Nation. The global conference gathered women, community leaders, health workers, activists, and policymakers from around the world to discuss gender equity and social change. Among them was representation from our team! Members of our team; Helen Guyupu

Yolŋu Country, NT, 15 May 2026 Have you ever wondered what it’s like to do research work on a remote island in Arnhem Land? You might be tempted to think it’s all tropical sunsets, red dirt roads, mind-expanding intercultural experiences and eating nyoka (crab) and maypal (shellfish) on the beach. For our team of Yolŋu and Balanda researchers working together in Galiwin’ku in Northeast Arnhem Land, collaborative research in a remote location is all of these things and so much

Yolŋu Country, NT, 1 April, 2026 One of the privileges of academic work is the opportunity to participate in the creation of knowledge. In our context, this process is inherently relational. It involves sustained intellectual work to negotiate, reflect, compare, and integrate Yolŋu and Western knowledge systems in ways that are both respectful and accountable. This work is rarely abstract. It is often undertaken together, sitting on the ground, where connections to place, to

Gundungurra & Dharug Country, NSW, 4 March, 2026 When the Western calendar turns, we are often encouraged to pause and reflect on what has been achieved and what lies ahead. In community-led health services and research, there is rarely a clean break between one year and the next. The work continues across seasons, across holidays, across funding cycles, and across Country and Worlds. Like birthing itself, it unfolds in its own time. Photo credit: Sarah Ireland. I work across

Gundungurra & Dharug Country, NSW, 29 November, 2025. After a year of iterative writing, long discussions, and countless script revisions, we’re excited to share that our second documentary is now in the final stages of production, following in the strong footsteps of our first international award-winning film DJÄKAMIRR. Last September, we began a deep dive into three years’ worth of run ‘n’ gun field footage, hundreds of hours captured across Yolŋu Country. (If you missed

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 4 November, 2025. The Molly Wardaguga Institute in partnership with the Womb to Tomb Foundation , recently delivered six days of face-to-face Djäkamirr Training in Galiwin’ku. Six Yolŋu women stepped forward with courage and curiosity to train as djäkamirr, completing the theory component of the five-unit nationally accredited course. Our venue this time around was the comfortable Martharkal Homeland Health Service Training Room and we we

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory, 26 October 2025. Like the seasons that are on the cusp of change, our project is also shifting — moving from a research initiative into a Yolŋu-owned maternity companionship service. It’s a milestone worth pausing for, a time to look back on years of listening deeply, challenging respectfully, and pushing forward with heart and purpose. Photo credit: Sarah Ireland. Island sunset at prospective Birth Centre site Galiwin'ku. Waminda Visits Yol

Larrakia Country, Northern Territory, 24 September 2025. After data analysis workshops, our attention turned to the Australian College of...

Larrakia Country, Northern Territory, 23 September, 2025. On Larrakia Country, our multilingual and intercultural team of Yolŋu and...

Larrakia Country, Northern Territory, 7 September 2025 In remote Northern Territory communities like Galiwin’ku, birth has long meant...

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory, 31 May, 2025. In partnership with the Womb to Tomb Foundation, we’ve just wrapped up two rewarding...

Gadigal Country, New South Wales. 14 April, 2025 Over the past few weeks we have immersed ourselves in learning more about the history...

Gadigal Country, New South Wales. 29 March, 2025 In response to our Yolŋu collogues requests to understand the numba dhäwu - number...

Larrakia Country, Northern Territory. 21 February, 2025. It seems that persistence and patience are essential for opening an Australian...

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 1 December, 2024. Our story of implementing the djäkamirr work model is marred with colonial...

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 18 November, 2024. This week our team was excited to host a visit from the Honourable Assistant...

Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 18 October, 2024. Our current work in the research project To be Born Upon a Pandanus Mat: Yothuw...

Gundungurra and Dharug Country, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. 29 September 2024 After three years of filming it is now time to turn...