Tag: Aboriginal
NT election: promises for Indigenous people buckle under history’s weight
The Top End heads to the polls this Saturday. In a territory that has been both over-governed and neglected, there’s little on offer for Indigenous communities.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership
Pat Turner is lead convener of the Coalition of Peaks and CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), and she joins the podcast.
Alice Springs is under a snap curfew. But where’s the evidence it will actually work to reduce violence?
After some violent incidents, the town is under a curfew from 10pm to 6am. But evidence from cities in Australia and the United States suggest it will bring little benefit.
First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
‘Care is in everything we do and everything we are’: the work of Indigenous women needs to be valued
To First Nations women, ‘care’ is more broad and all-encompassing than traditional definitions. We need a new approach to capturing, and appreciating, their work, paid and unpaid.
Indigenous fathers help build stronger communities. Here’s how we can better support them
First Nations fathers are too often the subject of negative, often untrue stereotypes. We analysed data from around 150 dads about what they needed. Here’s what they said.
The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament
The latest Closing the Gap report reveals just four of the 19 targets are on track to be achieved. It comes after years of failing to give First Nations people a say over their own lives.
'Unreasonable, unjust, oppressive': how a police program targeted Indigenous kids
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has handed down a damning report into an unlawful policing strategy. It’s the latest example of First Nations children being over-policed.
