Indigenous
Indigenous Water Rights are Human Rights
Thursday, February 11 2021
The newly formed Committee for Indigenous Water interests, brings together First Nations water experts from across the country as part......
Deaths in custody prompt public drunkenness reform
Tuesday, February 9 2021
On Friday February 8th, The Victorian Lower house passed a Bill to decriminalise public drunkenness. A 1991 Royal Commission into......
Stradbroke Protesters Waiting For Government’s Next Move
Thursday, February 4 2021
Protesters and traditional owners of the Quandamooka Land on the North Stradbroke Island are awaiting the government’s next move in......
South Australia to Open Major Aboriginal Arts and Culture Centre
Wednesday, February 3 2021
Australia will welcome its second Aboriginal Arts and Culture center by 2025 as Adelaide introduces an anticipated collection to the......
Half of all deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian adults linked to smoking
Tuesday, February 2 2021
Smoking causes around 50 percent of deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians over 45 years of age according......
Torres Straight Islanders pressure Morrison on climate action
Monday, February 1 2021
A human rights complaint filed against the Australian Government by Torres Straight Islanders has received support at the United Nations.......
The Push for Data Analytics in Indigenous Communities
Friday, January 29 2021
The Digital Skills Organisations (DSO) has announced funding for indigenous information and communications technology provider, Goanna Education, to drive a......
Young and powerful – Australia Day Protest
Wednesday, January 27 2021
The Australia Day protest took place yesterday at The Domain in Sydney at 9AM. And while they didn’t march due......
Uluru statement – moving forward
Friday, January 22 2021
A new book by UTS Law’s Dr Harry Hobbs, Indigenous aspirations and structural reform, looks at options put forward by......
Australian Human Rights Record criticized in UN calls to Raise the Age
Thursday, January 21 2021
31 countries called for the Australian age of criminal responsibility be raised to 14 at The UN Universal periodic review (UPR)......