Bronwyn Fredericks

This week I adapted & sang ‘I believe’ by R.Kelly, 1996 (www.google.com/gasearch?q=i...) to the UQ Indigenous graduates as a gift. I have the privilege of witnessing incredible people start their studies, develop, succeed, graduate & become alumni. I know they can fly! #Classof2025

There are 119 Indigenous students eligible to graduate with degrees from UQ in the next two weeks, including 9 PhDs (6 PhDs from UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health). Congratulations to all graduates at UQ & all universities in the #Classof2025! 🎓👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #Classof25 #Australia

I moved around UQ St Lucia quite a bit today. There are areas around campus that I wouldn’t want to miss seeing & admiring, like the one below.

Reporting from the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education

Reporting from the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education www.croakey.org/reporting-fr... #publichealth

I was back in one of UQ’s studios yesterday to film my last video for the year. Look out for it soon! 🎥

Spotted while walking… Unique & beautiful in its own way like every single one of us. There is beauty all around us, but not everyone sees it. Look out for some beauty around you today, even a little… 🌸👋🏽😀
#bloom #Blooms #bloomscrolling #flower #flowers #bloomsonline #flowersonline

Some beauty for me & you this morning. Have a lovely day wherever you are & whatever you’re doing today! 🌿👋🏽😀

After a busy few days, I arrived at Customs House in Brisbane ahead of time just so I could spend some time in the company of the river.

And just like that my time in the #Bundaberg region is over. I’m thankful for friends & colleagues for their kindness, friendship, research knowledge & experience. They add extra sunshine in my life!

Massi, L, Smith, D, Ahmed, S M, Weatherall, L, Friday, R, Dorey, E, Wheeler, K, Fredericks, B, Toombs, M & Rae, K M. 2025. The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study Report for #Rockhampton 2025. Brisbane, Australia: UQ: doi.org/10.14264/506..., espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5068...

Beach plants & flowers are also pretty & functional. Look for them if you’re at the beach this summer. #bloom #bloombloom #bloomscrolling #bloomlover

It was nice to walk along the beach this morning & around the headland. I’ve got a day of mtgs ahead today & some time with research colleagues I’ve known for decades. ☀️☁️🌧️?👋🏽😀

I arrived in Bargara in the Bundaberg region this afternoon & watched the storm move around off the coast. (no filter)

Exclusive: ANU management ‘reactive, short-term, and politically driven’ A damning report has revealed widespread governance failures at ANU, as fresh documents detail former vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell’s $3.3 million exit package.

Exclusive: A damning 103-page report written by a coalition of 30 senior ANU professors and staff found “repeated failures” in systems and processes at the university that they say undermine both teaching and research.
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Out here, the river is life. But right now, not even children will swim in it For months, people in remote Indigenous communities have been reporting skin rashes after going in the water, and a report confirms something is wrong with the river.

Mob need our river fixed.
Summer we deserve to be able to swim our own water.
#SaveTheBaakaRiver

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Why Medicare needs joint federal–state hospitals Medicare’s founding promise is failing millions as jurisdictional division leaves patients stuck on waiting lists and priced out of specialist care. A shared federal–state hospital system is the missi...

Medicare is arguably the ALP's greatest gift to the Australian people of all times.
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Seeing the kangaroos off & on at the venue for my team’s planning & strategy workshop this week gave me joy!
#Kangaroo #Kangaroos #kangaroolove #kangaroolife #kangaroojoy #kangaroosofinstagram #Queensland #Australia

Seeing the kangaroos off & on at the venue for my team’s planning & strategy workshop this week gave me joy!
#Kangaroo #Kangaroos #kangaroolove #kangaroolife #kangaroojoy #kangaroosofinstagram #Queensland #Australia

The sun’s out & so is the warmth & the #flowers, including the sweet smelling #frangipanis. I’ve got some chill out time built into my day today, I hope you do too. Have a good day wherever you are & whatever you’re doing. ☀️🌿🌼👋🏽😀 #blooms #bloomscrolling #flowerlove #bloombloom

When someone yells “style” when the photographer is trying to take a photo of my work team…. We did a range of photos yesterday afternoon for our end of year video & newsletters too..

Kerry O’Brien on journalism, public interest journalism, media, news, corporate interest, politicians, Palestine, Gaza, Israel & more at the 70th Walkley Awards 2025, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 27 November 2025 - m.youtube.com/watch?v=s--o... 👈🏽

Great planning day today with team members from UQ’s Indigenous Engagement Division. We had a number of sessions, inc the team activity below which combined native plants, knowledges, science, maths, water, concentration, creativity & fun.
#LoveYourWork! #teamwork #science #STEM #STEMM #Maths

Great planning day y’day with team members from UQ’s Indigenous Engagement Division. We had a number of sessions, including the one below where we used our phones to vote & another one exploring cyber security & AI, which we’re seeing more & more.
#LoveYourWork! #LoveMyTeam! #LoveYourWorkTeam!

Watching me moving around this morning as I get organised for my team’s planning day. Such special moments make life even sweeter! Look for the sweet moments in your day. 🦘👈🏽👋🏽😀

The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study Report for Palm Island 2024 by Wheeler, K, Weatherall, L, Smith, D, Massi, L, Thorogood, M, Ahmed, SM, Friday, R, Dorey, E, Fredericks, B, Toombs, M, & Rae, KM. 2025. Brisbane, UQ, doi.org/10.14264/e2f.... #HealthForAll #IndigenousHealth #PHCMatters

My life is busy, but I’m never too busy to enjoy what’s around me whether I’m walking down the street, travelling, or cooking breakfast on a Sunday. I look for beauty, & joy in simple pleasures. Life is too short to be so busy that I miss life itself!

NEW: Protecting public interested journalism as a public health good by Bronwyn Fredericks, Neha Lalchandani, Melissa Sweet, Alex Cramb, & Carmel Williams in the Medical Journal of Australia - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... FREE Access. 👈🏽

#PublicHealth #PHCMatters #PublicHealthMatters

I checked out how the mangoes were going yesterday while visiting family. If we don’t get a cyclone or extremely heavy rain & hail in the next 5-8 weeks there will be a good crop! 🥭✅👈🏽

Thank you for the opportunity to comment (pp 8-9, s3.amazonaws.com/document.iss...). Check the whole edition out for great stories! #STEM #STEMM #WomenInSTEM #Science #Sciences #ScienceResearch #STEMResearch #Research #STEMMresearch #Researchers #ResearchChat #Australia

Health leaders call for First Nations and Pacific leadership to be prioritised at COP31

Health leaders call for First Nations and Pacific leadership to be prioritised at COP31 www.croakey.org/health-leade...