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Want to learn more about the infamous “Delta variant” that everyone is talking about? Can I suggest this fantastic explainer from science reporter Donna Lu.
Several Sydney schools have been caught up in the latest outbreak involving the Delta variant, amid concerns about cases of school transmission of Covid-19.
Thousands of Sydney students have been asked to isolate during the school holidays, after several positive Covid cases at schools in South Coogee and Rose Bay.
Related: Delta variant: what do we know about the coronavirus strain in Australian children?
Facebook and the Aboriginal creative consultancy Creative x have teamed up to launch the “Connect to Country” campaign for this year’s NAIDOC Week, the annual celebration of the culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This year’s NAIDOC theme is “heal country” calling for greater protections for land, water and Aboriginal sacred sites and cultural heritage, reports Andi Yu from AAP.
Wherever you live right now, you’re on traditional country. And most don’t know how to spell it. Doesn’t feel right does it?...
We’re inviting you to rediscover all the places that you think you know and learn to see them with a brand, old perspective.
Acknowledging country is easy, you just have to hit the right beats,” says Gamilaroi woman and Nine Network presenter Brooke Boney for the campaign.
Acknowledge the traditional owners of the country you’re on, make sure you say the name right, pay respects to elders past and present. Those are the key bits and the rest is up to you.
For a lot of non-Indigenous people who’ve never been around Aboriginal people or communities, sometimes there are little or no Indigenous friends on their Facebook page...
It’s showing them something that they would never see alternatively themselves.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/jul/04/australia-covid-live-news-update-test-positive-covid-sydney-aged-care-home-coronavirus-summitcare-astrazeneca-lockdown-atagi-vaccines
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