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First Nations media are leading better conversations about the significance of the day – and issues facing Indigenous communities every day of the year.
The proposed National Resting Place in Canberra will be a vital step towards a more complete telling of this nation’s story.
Treaties with First Nations people are being developed across Australia. However, without a history of treaty law in Australia, serious questions arise about the best approach.
Last month, the government published the Indigenous Voice co-design final report. However, ways to ensure First Nations self-determination remain lacking in the strategy.
A clash of protesting groups are creating political tension in Australia.
This year, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set to celebrate its 50th year of continuous occupation. Its presence is an ongoing call for land rights, sovereignty and self-determination.
New Year’s Eve is the anniversary of the British invaders’ first kidnapping of a First Nations person in Australia. This kidnapping led to a devastating smallpox outbreak.
The current string of COVID outbreaks in remote Aboriginal communities are due to get worse if the NT government opens its borders on December 20, as planned.
First Nations women are disproportionately more likely to be targets of online abuse. More needs to be done to respond to and support women experiencing technology-facilitated abuse.
Senate Inquiry report “A way forward” recommended Aboriginal heritage protection be co-designed with Aboriginal people. However WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act seems to prioritise mining interests.
The Australian government signed up an additional three years to implement the UN Protocol to the Convention against Torture. There has been limited progress, particularly for First Nations people.
The agricultural workforce is changing but a worryingly unsophisticated understanding of workforce diversity lingers in the sector – especially in terms of Indigenous involvement in agriculture.
First Nations peoples’ voices in Australian media have been largely excluded. This can contribute to under-representation of Indigenous perspectives and negative stereotypes of First Nations people.
The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in Australia. The Tangentyere women’s group shows how prevention projects can address gender inequality.
How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
For First Nations peoples living with Dementia, loss of speech can bring loss of connection to family and culture. A new initiative has found a culturally friendly way to assist with communication.
Child protection notification processes in Australia have a history of disproportionately targeting First Nations families.
First Nations young people make up around 20% of missing children in Australia. However, these cases rarely make national, let alone international headlines.
Climate change is a key risk for remote Indigenous communities in Australia. How can housing in remote and regional areas be improved to withstand extreme weather conditions for these communities?
Top contributors
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Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Associate Dean Education, Gnibi College, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
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Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Chancellor's Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University
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Lecturer in education, Curtin University
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy and Social Work, UNSW Sydney
