Celebrating the strength of South East Australia’s First Nations peoples and cultures
By Anika BasetSovereignty, the exhibition, explores self-determination, colonisation, identity and resistance of Aboriginal Australia.
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Indigenous constitutional recognition and the search for common ground
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris discusses mechanisms that can be used to create fairer Indigenous-state relationships.
An unexpected commitment to Aboriginal rights
By Dr Jennifer JonesThe Country Women’s Association of NSW promoted positive race relations with Aboriginal women during the 1950s and 1960s.
The necessary history lesson for Australia’s future
By Pia WhiteWith a remarkably measured tone, Stan Grant powerfully addresses his own history and that of Australia, with lessons for the future.
The changing nature of racism in Australia
By Eugenia FlynnRight Now columnist Eugenia Flynn explores the confronting evolution of racism in Australia.
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.
Protecting the Right to Privacy at the United Nations
By Carly NystCarly Nyst describes how the Snowden revelations have invigorated attempts by the public and international organisations to address increasing surveillance by State and corporate powers.
Change is Gonna Come: Aboriginal Music and Activism
By Sylvie LeberRight Now columnist Sylvie Leber looks at the extraordinary history of Aboriginal music and activism – a history that the recent defunding of the Deadly Awards threatens to erase.
What happens when a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia is ‘closed’?
By Rose CarnesRose Carnes clarifies how the closure of remote Aboriginal communities is a form of forced eviction as defined by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
It’s Time to Modernise Australia’s Birth Registration System
By Paula Gerber and Melissa CastanYou may not know that many births still go unregistered in Australia today. Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan from the Castan Centre say Australia is long overdue for an upgrade.
Indigenous photographic series explores identity and displacement at Midsumma
By Christopher RingroseMichael Cook’s brilliantly coloured images showing as part of the Midsumma festival confront our conceptions of authenticity and indigeneity, writes Christopher Ringrose.