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9 July 2025

Griffith hosts emerging First Peoples business leaders at national camp

Seventeen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Queensland have embarked on a journey toward business leadership that celebrates...

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19 September 2024

Co-design project to address community abuse and violence

Discovery Indigenous recipient aims to reduce youth sexual violence and abuse rates in regional population.

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25 October 2023

World-first human challenge trial to test efficacy of Strep A and rheumatic heart disease vaccine

Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics has received a $5 million philanthropic donation from the International Leducq Foundation to further the development of a Strep A vaccine.

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24 October 2023
Blood collection tubes Group A Streptococcus(strep A)

What is Strep A, and why do we need a vaccine?

Strep A (Streptococcus pyogenes) is a major cause of infection-related deaths, leading to over 500,000 fatalities annually. Developing countries, Indigenous populations, and vulnerable groups face the greatest risks. A potential vaccine, developed by Professor Michael Good's team at Griffith University, is undergoing human trials and shows promise in fighting multiple Strep A strains.

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12 September 2022
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17 November 2021
Yugambeh Aboriginal Dancers performing at a NAIDOC Week event at Griffith University Gold Coast Campus.

Indigenous languages and cultural connection may help lower First Nations young peoples’ suicide

Greater engagement and involvement with cultural events is associated with lower suicide mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Queensland.

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12 October 2021

The state of storytelling with David Malouf, Melissa Lucashenko and Trent Dalton

This conversation sees Kerry O'Brien speak with acclaimed authors David Malouf, Melissa Lucashenko and Trent Dalton about Australia’s evolving storytelling culture.

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7 October 2021
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22 September 2021
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16 September 2021

New director to helm First Peoples Health Unit

Aboriginal scholar and podiatrist Professor James Charles has been appointed Director of Griffith University’s First Peoples Health Unit.

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