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

Self determination needed for effective First Nations Peoples’ response to family violence

Many First Nations people continue to have connections to their respective laws, cultures and identities. Family violence in First Nations … 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

Regulation Policy & Practice Collection and monthly newsletter

The new Regulation Policy & Practice Collection and free monthly newsletter are the result of a fruitful partnership between APO … 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

A New Direction for APO

In 2020, we will be making some exciting changes to our services to support more evidence-informed decision-making in an ever-changing … 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