Category: Mary MacKillop Today
Australia's first education activist, and why there is still work to do
July 9, 2026Saint Mary MacKillop of the Cross, Australia’s first saint, was also, by any honest accounting, its first education activist.
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Mikayla is from the Yawuru and Bardi peoples, born and raised in Broome, and currently completing her Diploma in psychology.
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Part of the solution: Cameron - a journey from the Kimberley to the courtroom
July 2, 2026Today, Cameron is a scholarship recipient with Mary MacKillop Today’s First Nations Scholarship Program, studying paralegal studies through the Pilbara and Kimberley University Centres.
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Horses, Healing, and the Courage to Thrive: inside the Yawardani Jan-ga Program
July 2, 2026In the Kimberley region of Western Australia, a place of vast red plains, ancient saltpans, and sky that stretches further than you can imagine, something quietly extraordinary is happening. Young Aboriginal people, aged six to 25, are walking into a paddocks with horses, and beginning to heal.
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Australia's First Saint was also Australia's first Education Activist
June 29, 2026This August, as we celebrate the Feast Day of Australia’s first saint, let’s be clear: the injustices Mary MacKillop fought have never gone away.
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The problem isn't civil society but it's who holds the power
June 15, 2026Australian NGOs are listening and the system is beginning to shift
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A Legacy of Care and Opportunity
June 11, 2026For Judith, the connection to the Sisters of Saint Joseph began in childhood and has shaped her life ever since.
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Walking Alongside: our reconciliation journey
May 26, 2026Today is National Sorry Day and so Mary MacKillop Today wanted to reflect our Reconciliation Action Plan to-date.
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International Women's Day: Give to Gain
March 2, 2026A Woman Who Gave So Others Could Gain International Women’s Day invites us to reflect on the power of women to shape the world through courage, generosity and action. Few women embodied this more sincerely than Saint Mary MacKillop. Mary gave her time, her comfort, her reputation and her security so that others could gain […]
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A Lifelong Connection Inspired by Saint Mary MacKillop
March 2, 2026Maureen learned more about the life of Saint Mary MacKillop and her work with the Sisters of Saint Joseph.
