In 1999, Neale Sutton witnessed thousands of West Timorese refugees streaming into East Timor. He saw firsthand how rough emergency responses could be and decided things had to change. 💡 That moment sparked Humanihut Australia: a smart, fast, and dignified shelter system now helping in disasters such as the 2022 Northern Rivers floods. “When a crisis erupts, I can go in with authority and provide a bureaucrat with a plan,” says Neale, a Southern Cross MBA alumnus. Check out his story 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mpez3nnz (fb)

🧬Southern Cross University is helping uncover the deep past of our species. A groundbreaking study co-authored by Southern Cross expert in geochronology, Professor Renaud Joannes-Boyau, has revealed the earliest evidence of human presence on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, dated to more than 1.04 million years ago. And closer to home, Professors Joannes-Boyau and Anja Scheffers have been named Chief Investigators in a new $5M ARC Training Centre for Advancing Archaeology in the Resources Sector, ensuring Australia’s Indigenous heritage is protected for generations to come. Read more about the announcements here: https://tinyurl.com/2bk9apvp https://tinyurl.com/mvse6wmt (fb)