The latest Closing the Gap Report shows that only two out of seven targets to improve Indigenous employment, health and … More
Author: Carissa Lee Godwin
First Peoples and Public Policy Specialist Editor
Garma 2019 Report: Including First Nations in future policies
The Garma 2019 Report urgently calls for First Nations people to be included in the Australian Government’s decisions affecting land, climate change … More
Keeping First Nations families together
Carissa Lee Godwin, Editor of APO’s First Peoples & Public Policy Collection, explores the new Family Matters report, produced by the Secretariat … More
Making Indigenous voices heard in climate change debate
Carissa Lee Godwin, Editor, APO’s First Peoples & Public Policy Collection, highlights the main findings from a United Nations (UN) report … More
Experiences of the cashless debit card from First Peoples of Ceduna
Carissa Lee Godwin, Editor, APO’s First Peoples & Public Policy Collection, presents key findings from a paper on the Federal Government’s … More
Economic independence through Indigenous art in Australia’s far north
Economic self-determination through art and culture can be empowering, but for some remote communities, it can be difficult to achieve. … More
Improving learning outcomes for Indigenous students
Indigenous ways of learning include deep listening and community-oriented activities, with family being a prominent element of First Peoples’ education. … More
NAIDOC Week: Truth telling together
NAIDOC week is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Australia’s First Peoples. The theme … More
Opinion: Sorry Day – The importance of knowledge
My name is Carissa Lee Godwin. I’m a Wemba-Wemba and Noongar woman, and Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO) Specialist Editor … More
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