Australia’s census has a complicated history with Indigenous peoples. One major issue is an ongoing undercount of First Nations people.
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Unlike economic damages, there is no formal method for deciding on compensation for cultural loss when a court rules land has been damaged or taken away.
A generation after the apology to the Stolen Generations, survivors’ medical, psychological and care needs are becoming more acute with age.
As Trump threatens to take Greenland, the island’s Indigenous people say Denmark is making decisions about their future without them.
The new research maps where $7 billion of contracts went over eight years. It shows Indigenous businesses in Canberra won a surprisingly large slice of the funds.
Aboriginal people in remote Australia have no choice but to live in homes too small for their families and face long waits for plumbing and washing machine repairs.
The river’s health has been suffering, with a number of harrowing mass fish deaths events taking place in recent years.
In one example, an AI image generator produced an image of what was meant to be an elderly First Nations man – in a traditional Papuan headdress.
Two inquiries of recent times came with myriad recommendations to save Indigenous lives from domestic violence, but few have been acted upon.
Digital inclusion is a key metric under the Closing The Gap plan, but the government needs a better strategy to make meaningful progress.
As King Charles prepares to visit Australia, an apology from the king could have immense symbolic importance for First Nations people.
A collection of essays, edited by a former Queensland police officer, contains eyewitness accounts of systemic racism, homophobia, misogyny and institutionalised toxicity.
After the referendum loss, the government hasn’t had much of a plan for Indigenous Australians. The new minister’s biggest challenge will be making one.
A transactional mental health system fails to accommodate consumers’ needs for human connection and understanding. Elders in Perth are helping to transform this system.
The energy transition requires the development of new infrastructure, which can have adverse effects on the environment and on certain communities.
Our new report makes 12 recommendations for how industry, government, educators and First Nations communities can create jobs and fulfilling careers in clean energy.
As we launch into a Future Made in Australia, we need to map and better understand the social and economic risks – as well as potential benefits – for remote and disadvantaged communities.
While they may have fallen short of Eurovision glory, Electric Fields still blazed a trail for First Nations representation.
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?
The Northern Territory’s Indigenous population predominantly voted ‘Yes’ to a Voice to Parliament. Despite the referendum’s ‘No’ outcome, the Northern Territory is making moves to self determination.
Top contributors
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Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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Research Fellow in Disaster Resilience, Monash University
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior research fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer of Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Education and Research Centre, James Cook University
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University