Tag: First Nations people
How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy
Since the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was announced, there has been an increase of hate speech and personal attacks. Hate speech and misinformation can cause physical and mental harm.
A divided Australia will soon vote on the most significant referendum on Indigenous rights in 50 years
The last time the country voted in a referendum on Indigenous affairs was in 1967. Advocates for the ‘Voice to Parliament’ say it is the best way to remedy a long legacy of failed policies.
Criminalising and prosecuting torture could deter practices such as solitary confinement in detention
Practices used in detention in Australia such as spithoods and solitary confinement could amount to torture, according to international law.
Grattan on Friday: Albanese government should be selling Voice as part of its wider framework for reducing Aboriginal disadvantage
A Productivity Commission report released this week highlighted the continued lack of agency First Australians have - even though a comprehensive framework is already in place to try to Close the Gap
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are also LGBTQIA+ are often not considered in research and policies. This can mean First Nations people have limited access services.
Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
The broad-ranging criticism is contained in the commission’s first review of the 2020 “National Agreement on Closing the Gap”