About the Aurora Project

Our Partners

Current Activities

The Aurora Project works with many groups and organisation to complete its many projects. they include:

	The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) engaged Monash University to deliver staff development, support and other services to NTRBs across Australia in 2006. The Aurora Project team is working closely with NTRBs, Indigenous policy and other organisations, FaHCSIA and Monash to deliver these products and services which are summarised below.FaHCSIA also funds (with Rio Tinto) the Australian Government - Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships administered by the Aurora Project
	The Castan Centre for Human Rights at Monash University which focuses on human rights law, globally, regionally and in Australia, has worked with the Aurora Project team since 2004.
	Rio Tinto, a world leader in mining and minerals processing, is helping to fund the administration of our student placement program through to the end of 2008. Rio Tinto (together with FaCHSIA) also funds the annual Australian Government - Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships, administered by the Aurora Project team.
	The Australian Indigenous Studies Program at the University of Melbourne and Professor Marcia Langton, the Inaugural Chair of the Program, have worked with the Aurora Project team since 2004. A number of our student interns are graduates of Indigenous studies units in this program. The program incorporates the Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements’ Project which links current information, historical detail and published material relating to agreements made between Indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas.
	Australian National University (through the ANU College of Law and the School of Archaeology and Anthropology) is providing support to the placements program.
	Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR), a national law firm, funds four student placements annually. The students are chosen from AAR's summer clerks.
	Gilbert + Tobin, a Sydney-based law firm, funds two internships annually.The students are chosen from G+T's summer clerks.
	The University of Technology, Sydney is providing support to the placements program.
	The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), a leading provider of executive development and management programs in Australia – in 2007 and 2008, the Aurora Project has worked with AGSM on the provision of an executive development program for senior management at NTRBs. In 2008, AGSM and Aurora are delivering in Nhulunbuy a three-module pilot executive management program for Indigenous current and future managers in the Miwatj region of North East Arnhem Land.
	Bendelta is working with the Aurora Project on delivering programs for middle management staff within NTRBs.