After nearly two years of deliberation, two inquiries, and an election, the federal government has voted against enshrining Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe’s Private Members Bill, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), into law. The UNDRIP Bill, introduced to Parliament in March 2022, seeks to establish […]
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are vastly overrepresented within Australian prisons and have poorer health outcomes, new research shows. A new report from The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released on Wednesday lays bare the stark disparities in health outcomes among inmates and a historical trend of overrepresentation […]
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has officially launched its inquiry into the domains of land, sky, and waters, marking the next pivotal phase in Victoria’s truth-telling process. Yoorrook, Victoria’s formal truth-telling inquiry, is now making Pioneering Indigenous significant strides in its pursuit of justice and reconciliation. This particular facet of Yoorrook’s […]
In a groundbreaking initiative, a research project is set to deploy health workers in Indigenous communities across Queensland to examine the long-term well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Spearheaded by researchers from The University of Queensland and Mater Research Institute, the project aims to identify and closely monitor […]
Australia recently held a historic referendum, the first in nearly 25 years, for a Voice to Parliament, a mechanism aimed at amplifying the voices of First Peoples in shaping the nation’s political landscape. Voting “yes” would have meant officially acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the nation’s original […]
It’s time for Australians to have an honest conversation about race. Last night, Australia turned down the chance to officially acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the nation’s original inhabitants by establishing a Voice to Parliament advisory body in the constitution. In the year 2023, a time often […]
Overzealous “No” campaigners in Australia have taken an active stance by targeting polling booths and attempting to influence voters by scrawling “Vote No” across voting stations.One incident unfolded in the early hours of Saturday morning at Coral Park Primary School in Melbourne’s southeast in Victoria, where an irate “No” campaigner […]
As Australians gear up for the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum on Saturday, a cloud of controversy looms over the “Yes” campaign’s use of pushy text messages to influence voters. The messages, which urge voters to vote “Yes”, have drawn criticism for their perceived attempt to sway opinions. The text […]
