»Long ago, remote communities in Turkey and Mexico developed a whistled version of their spoken languages for communicating across the countryside. [...] Whistled languages are still in use today in places like La Gomera in the Canary Islands.« https://theconversation.com/how-to-whistle-the-art-and-history-of-our-shrillest-skill-275560

»What are the legal implications of Australia’s participation in the Gulf? Is International Law being undermined by the US? How are the powers of influence tipping the scales of justice?« (audio) https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/democracy-sausage-the-scales-of-war

»It’s thought the gallery rejected the painting because it believed that a portrait of a foreign Jewish woman would be of little interest to the Australian public.« https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2026/03/11/the-klimt-australia-rejected

»Muir’s tears are not of joy but grief and rage – not just for this place he loves, close to his home in Katoomba, but for all wild places of Australia.« https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/08/australia-national-parks-eco-toursim-glamping-lodges #ecotourism

»Surprisingly, DNA analyses reveal that Victorian koalas’ genetics are also quickly rebounding, probably because the population grew so fast, according to a study published March 5 in the journal Science. The findings provide hope to those working to save animals from the brink of extinction.« https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-koalas-bounced-back-from-the-brink-of-local-extinction-extremely-fast-surprisingly-so-did-their-genetic-resilience-180988319/

»The case of the Hinematioro pou, which is now being returned from the University of Tübingen to the Māori community Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island, illustrates a restitution process grounded in cultural values.« #Repatriation https://theconversation.com/not-an-artefact-but-an-ancestor-why-a-german-university-is-returning-a-maori-taonga-274071

»Aunty Lynette Riley's parents were only able to go to year three – in a system that then focused on manual work. That's driven her to make change over decades – in how we embed #Indigenous #education, culture and language, and better train teachers.« (audio) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/changing-oz-lynette-riley-powering-indigenous-education/106385816

»The project, a collaboration between La Trobe University and The University of Western Australia’s Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms [...] received the $1.1 million grant under the Federal Government’s National Critical Technologies Challenge Program.« https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/national-project-a-quantum-leap-in-sustainable-data-centres

»It is a very important project that will combine Western science with traditional Indigenous Knowledge to understand human responses to the Last Glacial Maximum and post-glacial sea level rise at Red Lily Lagoon, Arnhem Land« https://www.ansto.gov.au/news/ansto-scientists-to-contribute-to-research-linking-western-science-and-traditional-0

»I hope visitors to the exhibition recognise there needs to be a stronger focus on traditional practices and revival of crafting« https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-02-uq-showcases-history-and-artistry-indigenous-shields