One woman’s fight to retrieve her stolen wages
Not Just Black and White is a historical record of governmental misdeeds when it came to “stolen wages” and an inspiring intergenerational story of perseverance, courage and success
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Unfair and Unhealthy
Dr Lesley Russell examines the Impact of the 2014-15 Budget on Indigenous Programs and Services.
Making Aboriginal deaths in custody “history”: On Royal Commissions
Right Now interviews Uncle Sam Watson on the place of Royal Commissions in history, and the lessons of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Protecting people from harm
Mark McMillan on the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, the usefulness of anti-discrimination legislation and his personal reflections on taking Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt to court
Living Indigenous Languages
At the time of European settlement, around 250 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia. Just 200 years later, it is estimated only 20 are widely spoken. Allison Worrall investigates the role of education in maintaining and revitalising Indigenous languages.
With bars, without walls
Chloe Potvin sheds light on the housing challenges female Indigenous prisoners face post-release.
Artistic Dreaming – Women, Art and Empowerment in La Perouse
By Jacqui Fetchet. This article is part of our April and May focus on Art and Human Rights. “For me the idea of a blank canvas is one of the most empowering things – the thought that you can do anything, go anywhere, say whatever you want. It is freedom of speech. For my people it […]