{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100761"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260100761","attributes":{"code":"DE260100761","administering-organisation":"The University of Newcastle","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Newcastle","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Intercultural protocols for sustainable human activity in outer space. This project undertakes important groundwork for embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge in Australian space policy. The project is an intercultural collaboration guided by Yolngu (NE Arnhem Land) and Gumbaynggirr (mid north coast NSW) Custodians, songlines and creation stories, aiming to broaden understandings of outer space by identifying and supporting Aboriginal connections between space and life on earth. Guided by these connections, the project aims to develop intercultural guidelines for sustainable human activity in outer space to educate the public, industry stakeholders and policy-makers, and to contribute to culturally respectful and environmentally responsible space exploration.","funding-current":532718.00,"funding-at-announcement":528491,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Lara","familyName":"Daley","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0001-9203-4539 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Lara","familyName":"Daley","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0001-9203-4539 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Newcastle","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Newcastle","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4406","name":"Human Geography","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440601","name":"Cultural Geography","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"190299","name":"Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards Not Elsewhere Classified","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"210402","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Connection to Land and Environment","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"210404","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Canada","Malaysia","Philippines","United States of America"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"The government has identified a need for policy consultation and development on the sustainability of human activity in outer space. A key government priority is embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge in its approach. To achieve this, deep intercultural collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is required to identify and share the wide-ranging contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge can make for all Australians. This project investigates how this knowledge might inform policy development for activity in outer space that is sustainable and respects the needs of communities across Australia in relation to the night sky. In collaboration with Aboriginal Elders and Custodians, this research aims to develop intercultural guidelines for outer space activity. The guidelines seek to provide practical advice for industry and policy stakeholders and serve as a reference for public education. Through a project website, Research, Industry and Policy Roundtable, and communication through the media, the project aims to share research findings with the public, industry and a policy-making audience. This will provide a platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge to inform outer space policies in ways that ensure space activity is sustainable and respects longstanding and significant cultural connections to the sky and space. "}}}