Bridging Worlds
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The living record

Activity

A continuously updated record of what's happening on the project — milestones, plain-language research findings as they emerge, and media coverage. We use the word ‘activity’ deliberately: this is a project that is moving.

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Project journal

  • June 2026

    Milestone

    Core team confirms strategic direction for the leadership program

    The Chief Investigators and partner organisations met to confirm the program framing — building on the Grounded Project as the live testing phase and progressing the university-backed micro-credential with the University of Melbourne. Year 2 field-site planning is now underway.

  • June 2026

    Milestone

    Year 1 partner meeting at the AIATSIS Summit

    All Bridging Worlds partners convened on the margins of the AIATSIS Summit to review Year 1 progress, deepen working relationships, and confirm the schedule of on-Country work for Year 2.

  • March 2026

    Milestone

    Project kick-off workshop, Gold Coast

    The full research team and partners came together for two days to set the project's working principles, governance structure, and early ethnographic plans. Foundational cultural protocols were agreed, and a shared understanding of the partnership's intent was established.