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.
The Koori Courts recognise that Aboriginal offenders have a different historical relationship with their justice system, writes Ellen Hays.
Dr Nicholas Clements explores why acknowledging Tasmania’s Black War and its legacy is crucial to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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
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
Maya Borom visits the Melbourne Museum’s Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre that provides a wondrous, educational and hands-on experience of Indigenous cultural heritage.
Must-see documentary, Utopia, is a damning account of successive Australian governments’ failure to address apartheid-style treatment of Indigenous communities, writes Maya Borom.
For the month of December, Right Now has published content with a focus on Human Rights and Cultural Shift. So where would we be without the movers and the shakers? Isabella Royce answers this and other questions in her profile of trailblazer Nova Peris, the first female indigenous politician elected to national parliament.
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.
Each night, around 1000 people sleep out in the long grass around Darwin. Sienna Merope explores the issues behind Darwin’s homeless population.
Chloe Potvin sheds light on the housing challenges female Indigenous prisoners face post-release.
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 […]
By Maya Borom. Warwick Thornton’s Mother Courage is an installation co-commissioned by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and the five-yearly modern and contemporary art exhibition dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, Germany. Thornton is best known as the winner of the Camera d’Or for best first feature at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for Samson […]