Indigenous photographic series explores identity and displacement at Midsumma
Michael Cook’s brilliantly coloured images showing as part of the Midsumma festival confront our conceptions of authenticity and indigeneity, writes Christopher Ringrose.
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The case for free phone calls in prison
Imagine not being able to afford a single phone call to your family. That's the reality for people in Australian prisons. Monique Hurley and Sarah Schwartz explain why phone calls in prison should be free.
First Contact and the diversity of ignorance
First Contact provides a fascinating insight into the diversity of ignorance in Australia, writes Sam Ryan.
When the object teaches: Indigenous academics in Australian universities
If there were ever a time to be an Indigenous academic, one would think it would be now.
What would genuine “evidence-based policy” look like in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Alison Vivian and Craig Longman discuss what effective Indigenous governance entails.
Unfair and Unhealthy
Dr Lesley Russell examines the Impact of the 2014-15 Budget on Indigenous Programs and Services.
“University is Not Seen as a Black Space”
Dr Katelyn Barney on the need to create pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into Research Higher Degrees.
Create footprints worth following
Emma McDonald interviews AIME program manager Nada Aldobasic about Indigenous education in Australia.
Still not “bringing them home”: Victorian Aboriginal children in care on the rise
Sayomi 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
Justice Now
Ros Kidd examines the financial mismanagement of Aboriginal savings and trust funds and the fight for full justice for the Stolen Wages claimants.
Redressing over-incarceration, addressing human rights: what can justice reinvestment do in Australia?
Melanie Schwartz and Prof Chris Cuneen discuss the advantages of Justice Reinvestment programs for reducing Indigenous incarceration rates in Australia.
Portraying Positive Stories in Aboriginal Health
Melissa Stoneham, the Deputy Director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute in WA, on the Western Australian Indigenous Storybooks and counteracting negative media coverage of Aboriginal health.
Aboriginal Women in the Australian Prison System
Elizabeth Grant and Sarah Paddick explain the need for Australian prison systems to be more responsive to the specific needs of Aboriginal women prisoners.