Global Insights Dispatches from the diplomatic network and state and territory offices
Perth: Taking the taste of Australian craft brew to the world Spinifex Brewing Co has infused wild-harvested and cultivated lemon myrtle, wax flower, wattle seeds and boab to produce unique Australian beers. Its looking to supply the innovative craft beer range across the ASEAN region. Aboriginal businesses feature across the company’s supply chain, delivering economic benefits and employment opportunities. This year, the company’s co- founders John Gibbs and Mick Little travelled from Perth to Peru to realise their vision of taking the taste of Western Australia to the world. The visit to Peru represents a significant development, establishing a non-mining export product under the framework of the Peru Australia Free Trade Agreement. London: First Nations talent on show The UK/Australia Season 2021- 2022, a joint initiative between the British Council and the Australian Government to showcase Australia’s creativity and innovation was the ideal stage for the National Museum of Australia’s ground- breaking exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters , an Indigenous Australian film program Homeland: Films by Australia First Nations directors , a large-scale outdoor presentation and sound installation by Indigenous Australian artist Dr Christian Thompson AO, and the exhibition Tracing the Art of a Stolen Generation: The Child Artists of Carrolup featuring artworks by Aboriginal children at the Carrolup Settlement in WA that were repatriated from the UK to Western Australia in 2013.
Pretoria: Botswana, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia adopt Australian Indigenous fire management techniques Traditional fire management techniques from Northern Australian First Nations rangers have been successfully transferred to Botswana, Angola, Mozambique and Zambia to help prevent catastrophic savannah fires. The pilot projects, financed by the governments of Australia and Botswana, have boosted incomes in rural and remote locations and strengthened cultural links between African and Australian Indigenous communities. The exchange is part of the International Savannah Fire Management Initiative, which leverages modern science and traditional Indigenous knowledge to tackle climate change. Following the pilot, an additional three
projects in Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia will receive funding from the Green Climate Fund to revitalise traditional fire management as a tool for climate, communities and biodiversity. Stockholm: Australian First Nations representatives at World Water Week Indigenous Australian water management experts participated
in seminars at World Water Week in Stockholm during 30-31 August. The seminars
explored the experiences of the shared centuries-old Indigenous techniques for water management and the increasing validation of Indigenous approaches by modern science. The event provided an opportunity for First Nation groups to build networks and exchange knowledge and experience.
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