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Charles Darwin University lecturers and Ywrite workshop facilitators Dean Mobbs and Adelle Sefton-Rowston next to a 2026 NAIDOC mural. Picture: Darwin Correctional Precinct
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‘You are a G. Not a gangster – you are a gift’: how art is supporting First Nations women in prison

Since 2019, a number of workshops have been held in the Darwin Correctional Precinct, as part of an ongoing prison education project.

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The study examined what factors matter most for people's quality of life.

Australia ranked among world's top countries for quality of life

Australia is one of the world's best countries for overall quality of life, according to an international study into what truly drives well-being.  

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The Hon. Justice Marcus Solomon SC

Nation’s first Rabbi-turned-Judge to deliver 15th Austin Asche Oration

Freedom of political communication will be under the spotlight at the 15th annual Austin Asche Oration, with the nation’s first Orthodox rabbi to serve as a Supreme Court justice set to deliver the prestigious presentation at Charles Darwin University. 

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Darwin CBD

Growing energy efficiency divide making renters sweat

Households are motivated to reduce their energy consumption and help mitigate climate change, but unaffordable technologies and rental restrictions are preventing them from doing so, according to a recent Charles Darwin University study. 

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CDU First Nations Training and Teacher Education Hub Director Larissa Pickalla is one of 23 artists involved in this year’s Darwin Street Art Festival.

Bringing campus spaces to life: CDU joins Darwin Street Art Festival for first time

Charles Darwin University’s Casuarina campus will become part of the Darwin Street Art Festival for the first time, with three artists transforming campus spaces through new public murals. 

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Farms are having increases in water costs because of water spaying heat stressed cows. Picture: Kerstin Zander

New project to study how things are heating up in the agriculture industry

As Australia's agricultural sector tries to navigate more frequent and intense heatwaves, a new project by Charles Darwin University aims to better understand the impact of the climate extreme on this essential industry. 

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Tiwi Plantations Corporation Chair Gibson Farmer Illortaminni and CDU Northern Institute Research Associate Alicia Boyle with the Tiwi Forestry Workforce Plan 2026–2030.

Forestry plan sets direction for local jobs and long-term careers

The month of May marks the approaching end of the fiscal year for many businesses and a rush to find receipts and finalise financials, but for one Tiwi Islands organisation, the focus is firmly on planting for the future.

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Dr Rakesh Gupta

Red tape and regulations: A powerful weapon in new economic reality, study finds

The global financial order has entered a new, shifting and disruptive era of nationalism and these changes lay bare the difference between the haves and have nots, according to a new study with Charles Darwin University. 

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Climate Impacts on Country

Using ‘art as evidence’: Climate change research on display at CDU

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) research project exploring the impacts of climate change is using “art as evidence”, alongside traditional data, to convey the lived experience of First Nations communities in relation to this global crisis. 

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