Abstract Five panelists (panelists-Lester-Irabinna Rigney, Peter Freebody, Tammy Anderson, James Ladwig, Nerida Blair and moderators- Bob Morgan and Rob Tierney) explore issues involved in arguably the most crucial issue facing Australian education—transforming Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Education. The panelists argue for bridging to the world, lives, languages and communities of Australian Aboriginals and repositioning...