ANTaR Blog
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia – An Introduction
There is no single or simple way to define what it means to grow up Aboriginal in Australia, but this anthology is an attempt to showcase as many of the diverse voices, experiences and stories together as possible.
Dr Anita Heiss
Cultural Heritage Legislation – hardly protection!
On 17 June 2020, Aboriginal land councils and traditional owner groups from across the nation came together to respond to the cultural heritage crisis highlighted by the tragic destruction of a site of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people with 46,000 years of human occupation by mining company Rio Tinto.
Janet Hunt
Demystifying Treaty
Australia was colonised without consent.
Harry Hobbs
Punitive policing doesn’t make Aboriginal people safer. Community solutions can.
The current model makes First Nations people feel scared, marginalised and angry.
Sarah Hopkins and Daniel Daylight
The Heart of the Nation
Three years on, and only six months after the below extract was published in my first book, ‘Finding the Heart of the Nation – The Journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth’, the call to action that came from the unprecedented consensus at Uluru remains vital to reconciliation.
Thomas Mayor
The Cost of History
It was the comments on an article about the UK seeking restitution for hardships suffered as a result of Covid-19 that caught my eye – if any country is responsible, and thereby held financially culpable for any impact they had on another country, how far back can we go?
Wayne Willis
The Entire Truth
In the early afternoon, 250 years ago to the day – approximately 60km south-east of where I am writing this message on Darug land – James Cook and an entourage from his ship Endeavour stepped onto the land of the Gweagal people.
Paul Wright
Staying engaged in the time of Coronavirus
In these strange and uncertain times with the imminent threat of the COVID-19 pandemic hanging over us all, I wanted to share some ideas on how you can stay engaged with First Nations rights and social justice issues.
Paul Wright
When we get it right in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, we get it right for everyone
I often describe myself as an Aboriginal man who loves being a doctor and working one-on one with patients.
Peter O’Mara
Stronger Together – Partnerships in Health the Way Forward
On 12 February 2020, I listened to yet another Prime Minister announce that efforts toward closing the gap on Aboriginal and Torres Strait health were not working. We are still failing. Yet there were glimpses of hope that a ‘circuit breaker’ would bring much needed change.
Jaki Adams-Barton