NSW public service on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy on country Community & Social Sharing and learning from lived experience is a key element to the design of the NSW Public Service Commission’s cultural capability programs.
Premium Insights and analysis June Oscar promotes path to better First Nations consultation April 2, 2024 By Dan Holmes Community & Social Outgoing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner June Oscar says she’s just getting started.
ANU to host historic First Nations gender justice institute March 27, 2024 By Dan Holmes Community & Social The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice was announced by ANU last week, with the government committing $3 million.
Pressure mounts to remedy racial pay inequity in APS bargaining May 29, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal Mind the gap. Public service pay talks reveal a glaring racial element to where big pay differences occur.
People experiencing homelessness to receive support from Cairns-based liaison team April 3, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Esplanade Lagoon Complex in Cairns, Queensland, will act as a base for a local homelessness intervention strategy.
Premium Insights and analysis The Voice will hold bureaucracy to account, legal expert says March 23, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Professor Megan Davis is back in Canberra to advance the actions of the referendum working group for a Voice to Parliament.
Department opens consultations for First Nations EVAW action plan January 17, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The action plan is an interim measure while a standalone national plan to end family violence in Australia in one generation is developed.
Queensland invests more for services to bring dignity to end-of-life October 31, 2022 By Melissa Coade Health The state’s palliative care and end-of-life support gets an extra $171 million in government funding to guide policy in the area for the next five years.
Mandarins to play a central role in Close the Gap, among other government priorities October 26, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Among other initiatives, Katy Gallagher announced a new team has been established, called the Future Made in Australia Office.
Minister commits to consultation and co-design for First Nations health October 20, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Mark Butler has vowed to ensure the Aboriginal community-controlled health groups sit at the centre of how the government strengthens the First Nations health sector.
National Indigenous Literacy Day opportunity to celebrate language September 7, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture Indigenous languages in Australia represent 9% of endangered languages, despite comprising only 2% of languages spoken in the world.
A brief history of Australia’s national flags September 1, 2022 By Dan Holmes Federal September 3 marks Australian National Flag day — the anniversary of the first time the Australian flag was flown.
Second Closing the Gap report shows same areas worsening July 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The Productivity Commission’s second Closing the Gap report shows four areas are on track and five are not, out of a total of 17 socioeconomic targets.
Ngunawal Elder’s advice to other First Nations public servants July 11, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture Don Bell, a Ngunawal Elder from Yass and Traditional Owner of Ngunawal Country, has one key piece of advice for other First Nations public servants.
Australia must ‘listen deeply and act bravely’ on Indigenous issues, new DFAT boss says July 8, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture Jan Adams has used her first speech as DFAT secretary to reflect on calls for greater action on First Nations issues.