There are welcome changes coming to policy surrounding First Peoples affairs, such as more First Peoples and First Peoples-led organisations … More
Category: First Peoples
The urgent need for intergenerational healing for Stolen Generations survivors
Stolen Generations survivors have had their trauma acknowledged and apologies have been made. Despite this, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … More
Addressing racism in the Australian Football League
The Collingwood Football Club commissioned Larissa Behrendt and Lindon Coombes to conduct an independent review into its responses to racism. … More
Improving healthcare services for First Nations people
A recent report investigates how medical treatment can be improved for First Nations people.
Addressing the over-representation of First Nations children in out-of-home care
According to the 2020 Family Matters Report, at June 19, 2019, 20,077 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were in Out … More
Protecting First Nations Intellectual Property
Protocols have been written to assist with cross-cultural collaborations across industries, making it possible for First Nations people to work … More
People with disabilities dying in custody
The worldwide Black Lives Matter movement and protests have highlighted, once again, the ongoing prevalence of Australian First Nations people … More
Recruiting and retaining First Nations health workers
First Nations people need culturally and physically safe healthcare, and the best way to ensure this, is to maintain a … More
Making retirement accessible for First Nations People
As the latest Closing the Gap Report has highlighted, First Nations people face multiple barriers in their lives, including more health and … More
After the bushfires: The absence of First Nations’ voices
Although there is a broader interest in the value of First Nations’ cultural burning for bushfire prevention, there have been … More
Providing community-based pandemic healthcare for First Nations
Aboriginal-led health organisations are working to ensure First Nations communities’ health needs are being met during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carissa … More
Closing the Gap: A new partnership
The latest Closing the Gap Report shows that only two out of seven targets to improve Indigenous employment, health and … More
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
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