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.
First Nations and Indigenous People – Page 8
Black Sheep: Community Exclusion and Identity
Right Now Editor, Marta Skrabracz, writes about “ghettoisation” and what this means for community identity in Australia.
Right Now’s September 2014 Issue, Indigenous Rights
In September, Right Now published a host of articles on Indigenous rights in Australia. Read the full issue here.
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.
No singular revelation
Subtle forms of racism often go unnoticed, but they are no less harmful. Maxine Beneba Clarke on the insidiousness of everyday racism.
Native Title in Australia – Commercial Rights and the ALRC Review
Dr Shelley Bielefeld discusses the ALRC’s review of native title and whether native title rights should include commercial rights for Indigenous peoples.
“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.