Voice is a practical measure that should lead to better governance Culture The Voice is a measure that addresses existing division in the form of the pernicious gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Modern Australia has a habit of glossing over the political history of who controls Indigenous lives February 28, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Senator Pat Dodson would like to see Australia’s relationship with its First Nations people healed in his lifetime.
Four Corners reveals the nation’s crisis of Indigenous women missing and murdered October 26, 2022 By Marlene Longbottom Culture Australia is in the midst of a national crisis of violence against Indigenous women in a manner that can be considered ‘Indigenous femicide’.
Premium Columnists A thought experiment on the First Nations’ Voice to Parliament August 19, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Culture An insertion into the Australian constitution of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is something on which each person has the responsibility to come to a view.
Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well July 4, 2022 By Nina Lansbury and Minnie King Culture There is value in providing reusable period-care products to reduce waste to landfill, educating boys and other students who don’t menstruate, and tailoring this initiative appropriately for remote and Indigenous People who menstruate.
The Albanese government has committed to enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Constitution. What do Australians think of the idea? June 26, 2022 By Jacob Deem, Adrian Miller, A J Brown and Susan Bird Culture What are the challenges of a Voice to Parliament? Why might people support a Voice, or why might they be against it?
Using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts June 8, 2022 By Karin Gerhardt, Jon C. Day, Larissa Hale and Scott F. Heron Editors' Picks Seasonal calendars are one of the forms of knowledge best known by non-Indigenous Australians. But as the climate changes, these calendars are being disrupted.
What would a First Nations Voice to parliament actually look like in practice? May 27, 2022 By Paul Kildea and Eddie Synot Culture Anthony Albanese’s full commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart is monumentally important to First Nations people and to the nation.
First Nations peoples as political designers May 24, 2022 By Tim Goodwin Culture Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have long-held ancient roles as political designers, which could now be used to reimagine relationships and reshape institutions.
Indigenous technology is often misunderstood. Here’s how it can be part of everyday life September 8, 2021 By Andrew Peters Culture Although the pandemic has presented a range of issues and problems for our modern world, it also presents an opportunity to embrace Indigenous knowledges and technologies.
Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone December 6, 2019 By Timothy ORourke Culture Sunshine Coast University Hospital uses evidence-based design to provide outside spaces with views that Indigenous people tell us they value. Architectus, Author provided Welcome to the next article in our Designing Hospitals series, where we explore how architecture and design shape our hospitals and medical centres. Today, we look at what Indigenous people tell […]