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Indigenous communities were already suffering badly under Bolsonaro. Now, COVID-19 threatens their very survival.
Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher about the week in politics.
With debate still raging over the state “uplift” of Māori children, understanding our obligations under two key United Nations conventions should be a priority.
Michelle Grattan talks with aboriginal advocate Pat Turner
The Indigenous Constitutional Voice has been miscast by mischievous politicians as quasi-separatism. Australians were frightened by the inference it was not just illiberal, but un-Australian.
An honest reckoning with Captain Cook’s legacy won’t heal things overnight. But it’s a start
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The impact of 1770 has never eased for Aboriginal people. It was a collision of catastrophic proportions.
Unpicking the threads of the stories told about Captain Cook’s arrival is vital to find agreement on the provenance of materials that changed hands during colonisation.
Ferdinand Magellan coined the fantasy-inspired term “Patagonians” to describe the indigenous peoples he met. It gave rise to the region’s name.
Canada is at a critical crossroads. The Wet’suwet’en conflict brings us to a deciding moment in Canada, one that will shape the future of the nation.
Australia has long been at the forefront of human rights internationally, while side-stepping questions about its own treatment of Indigenous peoples and refugees.
Governments and corporations seem to understand that the landscape of Indigenous resistance has shifted.
The 12th Closing the Gap report shows disappointing results on key targets, including child mortality, school attendance literacy and numeracy, employment and life expectancy.
British Columbia’s new law requires its parliament to align all laws with the UN declaration on indigenous rights. New Zealand and Australia should watch closely to see what it could mean for them.
British Columbia recently introduced groundbreaking legislation to implement the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this historic achievement.
We have welcomed the opportunity to guide the co-design process because we feel this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recast how decisions are made in Indigenous affairs.
Laws in other countries recognise ‘rights of nature’. But even trees sacred to Indigenous Australian communities have no special protection.
You didn’t cause the fires, but you can help prevent them spreading.
Indigenous peoples safeguard biodiversity better than any other group. But in 2018, 164 were killed defending the environment. It’s time for us to heed their knowledge, and protect their future.
Researchers have warned about the reliability of voice evidence in criminal cases. Yet, there are few legal guidelines on the use of such evidence in court.
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Acting Executive Director, Grata Fund, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor and Director, Kingsford Legal Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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PhD student of law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
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Tom Calma is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Swansea University
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Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland
