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

Dr Sarah Ireland
Apr 143 min read
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Exploring the numba dhäwu frontier
Gadigal Country, New South Wales. 29 March, 2025 In response to our Yolŋu collogues requests to understand the numba dhäwu - number...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Mar 294 min read
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Persistence & patience
Larrakia Country, Northern Territory. 21 February, 2025. It seems that persistence and patience are essential for opening an Australian...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Feb 214 min read
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Exposing the (white) elephant in the room
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 1 December, 2024. Our story of implementing the djäkamirr work model is marred with colonial...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Dec 1, 20244 min read
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Ministerial Musing
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 18 November, 2024. This week our team was excited to host a visit from the Honourable Assistant...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Nov 17, 20245 min read
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Weaving stories and knowledge into service redesign
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 18 October, 2024. Our current work in the research project To be Born Upon a Pandanus Mat: Yothuw...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Oct 18, 20244 min read
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Run n' gun n' script writing
Gundungurra and Dharug Country, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. 29 September 2024 After three years of filming it is now time to turn...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Sep 29, 20245 min read
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To be bogged or not to be?
Larrakia Country, Northern Territory. 6 September, 2024. Visiting Country and spending time out bush is an important part of our research...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Convergence of rebellious midwives
Gadigal Country, New South Wales. 27 August, 2024 Where you at The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives Conference?? We were!!...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 28, 20243 min read
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Celebrating deeper connections
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 24 August, 2024. This week we are celebrating deeper connections with one of our research partners,...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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International & Australian online streaming options for DJÄKAMIRR
Gundungurra and Dharug Country, New South Wales. 19 August, 2024. We are excited to announce that the DJÄKAMIRR documentary is now...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Sunset satisfaction
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 15 August 2024. With sunset comes a sense of satisfaction and relief knowing that we have successfully...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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Growing the djäkamirr mala
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory, 11 August 2024 In partnership with the Australian Doula College we have returned to deliver Djäkamirr...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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Djäkamirr Training Update
Yolŋu Country, Northern Territory. 2 August 2024 In March 2024 we celebrated the project’s successful delivery of djäkamirr training to a...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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Research as storytelling
Yolŋu Country, North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. 31 July 2024 Have you ever thought about research as storytelling? For...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Time to connect
Dharug and Gundungurra Country, New South Wales. 24 July, 2024. Connection and relationality are fundamental concepts in our multiagency...

Dr Sarah Ireland
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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