One Fire Many Flames Conference Abstract Submission
2026 Stamford Grand Adelaide, South Australia
Abstract Submissions Are Now Open!
Submit your abstract for One Fire, Many Flames: Lighting the Way Forward for Our Families 2026, a national symposium focused on strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families through research, practice, and community-led knowledge.
We invite community members, researchers, service providers, and policymakers to share work, insights, and approaches that contribute to improving outcomes for families and communities.
Why submit an abstract?
- Contribute to national conversations on strengthening families and communities
- Share community-led knowledge, research, and practice
- Connect with leaders across policy, service delivery, and research sectors
- Be part of a program centred on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices
Abstract Submission Information
We encourage you to submit your abstract to share information that is novel and shows what works.
Your attendance, abstract submissions and support are key to the gathering's success.
Key Dates
Submissions will be open from Friday, the 27th of March 2026.
Submissions will close at midnight on the 13th May.
Review & Allocation will commence from the 14th of April. Successful abstract submissions will be notified in late May 2026.
Abstract Submission Criteria:
Possible Formats:
- Oral
- 25 Minute Presentation (Includes optional 5-minute Q&A)
- Poster
- 30 Minutes to stand by your poster and talk about your concept
- Workshop
- 30 Minute Concurrent Session (Includes optional 10-minute Q&A)
Abstract Themes:
The overarching theme for One Fire, Many Flames 2026 is ‘Centring Community Voices’
The theme focuses on privileging Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander knowledges, ways of being and doing, as participants bring their many flames to one shared fire.
This theme can be further broken down into four key sub-themes:
- Reclaiming our Ways
- What are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of doing research?
- Strong and Thriving Families
- How we support families to stay together from the start.
- Services and System Improvements
- Building the maternal, fathering roles, child, family sectors, and systems approaches.
- Workforce initiatives
- Skills building and partnerships.
Abstract Guidelines:
Abstract
Your submission should be no longer than 300 Words.
Please carefully read and select your preferred presentation format.
You will also need to select the most applicable sub-theme and highlight any keywords related to your presentation.
Presenters & Authors
You will be able to include three presenters or authors in your submission.
Author names and positions will be required upon the submission of your abstract.
Changes will not be accepted once a submission has been accepted for the event.
To be successful in your submission, you must:
- Must be an Aboriginal presenter and/or co-presenter.
- Clearly define in your abstract the:
- The key aim of your presentation
- What you did and what were the outcomes
- What do you hope to achieve moving forward
Additional Information
Please indicate if any Indigenous Governance and co-design are involved in your abstract submission.
Where possible, encourage Aboriginal organisations, staff and leaders to submit presentations.
Please note that all speakers are to fund their own travel and accommodation.