Racism
Moving from Safe to Brave – Release of the 2021 State of Reconciliation Report
Reconciliation cannot just be about awareness raising and knowledge. The skills and understanding gained should motivate us into ‘braver’ action. This is what the State of Reconciliation Report released last week challenges the nation to do.
Karen Mundine, CEO Reconciliation Australia
Who knows best about the Cashless Debit Card?
In the next two weeks the Federal Senate will be voting on a Bill to indefinitely extend the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) program and apply it to the entire Northern Territory and Cape York.
Janet Hunt
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
Extraordinary systemic and individual failure at the heart of Ms Dhu tragedy
National advocacy organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, ANTaR, today called for immediate action to address the systemic and individual failures in the justice system, in light of the Ms Dhu Coronial Inquest findings.
Renewed attack on race hate protections is pure ideology
National advocacy organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, ANTaR, expressed disbelief that government has established an inquiry to try to undermine protections against race hate.
Andrew Meehan, ANTaR National Director, said that the community had spoken very clearly in 2014 the last time government tried to wind back race hate protections, and government should take heed.
