{"results":[{"title":"Political boot camps for women could redress gender imbalance","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/political-boot-camps_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/political-boot-camps-for-women-could-redress-gender-imbalance","publisheddate":"2026-09-17","summary":"
Immersive boot camps for women could be a way to overcome the stark gender imbalance in political leadership, according to new research which examined how to increase the political ambitions of talented women.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Culturally safe resources bring period health to the fore","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aboriginal-menstrual-health_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/culturally-safe-resources-bring-period-health-to-the-fore","publisheddate":"2026-09-16","summary":"
Research led by a pioneering Aboriginal GP and PhD student at The University of Western Australia has led to the development of culturally safe Aboriginal women’s menstrual health resources.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Exhibition reveals largely forgotten story of strike camps","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/strike-camp---card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/exhibition-reveals-largley-forgotten-story-of-strike-camps","publisheddate":"2026-08-20","summary":"
A new exhibition brings together a remarkable collection of previously unseen photographs taken at Aboriginal strike camps across the Pilbara during the 1950s and 1960s. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"LGBTIQA+ research on show for Wear it Purple Day","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/wipshowcasecard800x442.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/lgbtiqa-research-on-show-for-wear-it-purple-day","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
UWA researchers will celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community at a free public event next Wednesday in celebration of Wear it Purple Day.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"Leading with purpose: cultivating inclusive civic leaders in WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/waratah-2025-cohort-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/leading-with-purpose-cultivating-inclusive-civic-leaders-in-wa","publisheddate":"2026-07-20","summary":"
A civic leadership initiative designed to fast-track the journey of emerging leaders into politics, government and the public sector is now open for applications.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Global Engagement"},{"title":"Global Partnerships Office"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Diversity"}]},{"title":"Cultural safety isn't just a buzzword - it's a vital part of First Nations health care and healing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_culturally-safe-healthcare_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/cultural-safety-isnt-just-a-buzzword","publisheddate":"2026-07-07","summary":"
First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians. An important part of the picture is how people experience the health system, especially whether care is culturally safe.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Aboriginal mental health workers central to patient care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/mental-health-care-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/aboriginal-mental-health-workers-central-to-patient-care","publisheddate":"2026-05-26","summary":"
A new study has revealed Aboriginal people in the psychiatric care system do not receive culturally safe care, which is contributing to persistent health disparities.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Psychiatry"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Indigenous Studies"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Trailblazer of Australian politics shaping public policy","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ken-ppi-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/trailblazer-of-australian-politics-shaping-public-policy","publisheddate":"2026-05-19","summary":"
A trailblazer in Australian politics, who broke new ground when he became the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the House of Representatives, has a new role at The University of Western Australia’s Public Policy Institute. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"UWA Public Policy Institute"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Inclusive kids' exercise program celebrates milestone","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/thrive-milestone-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/inclusive-kids-exercise-program-celebrates-milestone","publisheddate":"2026-05-08","summary":"
The 15-year impact of an inclusive exercise program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people while supporting uniqueness and diversity will be celebrated at an event next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Transcribing speech shapes power and bias","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/speech-transcribe-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/transcribing-speech-shapes-power-and-bias","publisheddate":"2026-05-07","summary":"
A seemingly minor miscorrection offers a glimpse into how language technologies are shaped – including which words they recognise, and which they overlook.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Diversity"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}