“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.
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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.
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.
The Koori Court and Changing Racial Narratives
The Koori Courts recognise that Aboriginal offenders have a different historical relationship with their justice system, writes Ellen Hays.
Reconciliation in Tasmania: War, Memory and Empathy
Dr Nicholas Clements explores why acknowledging Tasmania’s Black War and its legacy is crucial to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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
Bunjilaka – Mid-Week Review
Maya Borom visits the Melbourne Museum’s Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre that provides a wondrous, educational and hands-on experience of Indigenous cultural heritage.