Who can close the [healthcare inequality] gap?
Right Now in conversation with Banok RindBanok Rind, a nurse and Yamatji-Badimia woman, speaks about the Closing the Gap initiative with Right Now.
Tag Archives: indigenous affairs
An Indigenous voice can unite Australians
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris responds to the government’s rejection of the proposal for a national Indigenous representative body.
One woman’s fight to retrieve her stolen wages
By Christopher RingroseNot 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
Crucial reading: First Nations human rights trajectory
By Samaya ArgüelloDeftly written and all-inclusive, No Small Change: The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia is a must read, writes Samaya Borom.
Black Sheep: Community Exclusion and Identity
By Marta SkrabraczRight Now Editor, Marta Skrabracz, writes about “ghettoisation” and what this means for community identity in Australia.
Still not “bringing them home”: Victorian Aboriginal children in care on the rise
By Sayomi AriyawansaSayomi Ariyawansa reflects on the number of Victorian Aboriginal children who are currently in out-of-home or child-protection care, and evaluates the recent policy proposals intended to tackle this issue