Indigenous employees don't just face racism and prejudice. There is also the "cultural weight" of working in largely non-Indigenous organisations.
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Following on from the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, 2020 has seen 5 asteroids given new names recognising the contribution of illustrious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Hundreds of Australian children aged ten to 13 are in juvenile detention. Legal and medical experts say we must raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.
The Australian Public Service is one of the country's most powerful institutions. Yet Indigenous people make up just 1.2% of its senior ranks.
Michelle Grattan talks with aboriginal advocate Pat Turner
Policies for Indigenous Australians must better reflect and prioritise Indigenous cultural values.
Many Indigenous people tell us they find hospitals stressful, uncomfortable and alienating. Here's how good design can help.
Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution.
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Megan Davis says the idea of including an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is being rejected on an understanding that "simply isn't true" but believes Australia has the "capacity to correct this".
A culturally specific screening tool for depression has been successfully tested among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. This is why it's so important we start rolling it out.
As the Aged Care Royal Commission shifts its focus to aged care for Indigenous Australians, access isn't the only challenge. Often problems arise when services don't accommodate their cultural needs.
New research shows just how many first people were needed to create a viable population in what is now Australia.
The experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians must be at the forefront of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Policies aimed at reducing youth suicide will fail if they don't acknowledge the cumulative effects of history, associated intergenerational trauma and ongoing violence towards Indigenous Australians.
The Coalition and Labor have outlined their plans for Indigenous health spending. There are some worthwhile pledges, but these policy promises could better reflect what our First Nations people need.
In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, Anzac stories are often coloured by racism and ongoing injustices that negate the myth of Anzac 'mateship'.
Mukurtu: an online dilly bag for keeping Indigenous digital archives safe.
The Conversation71.5 MB (download)
Mukurtu - Warumungu word meaning 'dilly bag' or a safe keeping place for sacred materials - is an online system helping Indigenous people conserve photos, songs and other digital archives.
For First Nations peoples to recover from the multiple harms of settler colonialism, they must take control of the services they need, free from the control and interference of the settler state.
There is little reason to think changes made to the Closing the Gap targets and partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives will have much of an impact.
Children from minority groups rarely see themselves reflected in the books they read. This can negatively impact their sense of identity and their literacy levels.
The failed and continually failing political leadership on respect, relationships and reconciliation sets back the quality of current and future education for all Australians.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Co-Director, Indigenous-Settler Relations Collaboration, University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Lee Godden is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Law Faculty, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Development Effectiveness, The University of Queensland
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Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Law, Griffith University
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Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney
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Co-Director, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit, UNSW
