News
Legacies, political capital and ending the procrastination
You know the feeling you get when something is bleedingly obvious, staring you in the face and because no one else seems to recognise it, you begin to doubt what you see?
Paul Wright
Let them eat Cake
It may not quite compare to Marie Antoinette’s supposed words during the French Revolution to let the starving masses eat cake, but the indifference feels the same.
Paul Wright
History repeating: expecting injustice
I’ve taken a bit of extra time to write these thoughts down… the outcome of the trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe for the killing of Kumanjayi Walker has been a heavy cloud hanging over the last two weeks.
Paul Wright
South Australia's State election is happening this weekend
SA politicians are you listening?
We need more Aboriginal Housing!
Cheryl Axleby
Pathways to Safety for First Nations Women
This International Women’s Day, and every day, we are celebrating the courage, leadership and expertise of First Nations women, and calling on politicians to listen and respond to our calls for action.
Change the Record
A fork in the road: to stand with First Nations People, or to go head-to-head with them
With 26 January once again upon us, do we celebrate the National Day or do we respect and commemorate Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the longest living culture, or can we do both?
Jaki Adams
Acknowledging milestones and looking to a brighter 2022 as we close out our 24th year
What a strange couple of years it has been… we will be remembering the time of Covid-19 for many years ahead and it will become more and more evident how epoch-defining it is.
Paul Wright
Supporting First Nations-led community initiatives during Covid
Things change so quickly during these strange times, it's hard to keep track, particularly as Sydney has started to come out of pandemic-induced hibernation after four months of lockdown and restrictions.
Paul Wright
For we are not yet one, and far from free
Incarceration Nation lifts the wool from Australia’s eyes. It provides the answers to the questions we often fall short of explaining, and most importantly it enables First Nations people and their voices to share first hand their experiences. It does so without the colonisers reinterpretation that serves to protect the integrity of Australia’s national identity.
Chelsie Collard
Why Australia needs a national Frontier Wars museum
The movement for genuine and long overdue truth telling about Australian history has gained considerable momentum in recent years. The Frontier Wars in particular has emerged as one of, if not the most significant untold stories which it is now broadly agreed must be included in any such process.
Zachary Wone