Chris Briggs, University of Technology Sydney and Ruby Heard, The University of Melbourne
Our new report makes 12 recommendations for how industry, government, educators and First Nations communities can create jobs and fulfilling careers in clean energy.
As we launch into a Future Made in Australia, we need to map and better understand the social and economic risks – as well as potential benefits – for remote and disadvantaged communities.
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
The Northern Territory’s Indigenous population predominantly voted ‘Yes’ to a Voice to Parliament. Despite the referendum’s ‘No’ outcome, the Northern Territory is making moves to self determination.
Angharad Johnson. Reproduced with permission from the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Other images provided by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
Truth-telling is at the heart of a new project re-examining an expedition in Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula. This research aims to address the absence of Aboriginal voices in this history.
Australia lags the US and Canada when it comes to involving Indigenous people in projects on their land. With the growth of renewable energy we have an opportunity to make a fresh start.
Tools such as ChatGPT dominate the conversation around AI in schools. But with teachers looking to meet Indigenous content requirements, using generative AI could do more harm than good.
View across Torres Strait Islands.
AAP Image/Aaron Bunch
Zenadth Kes peoples (or Torres Strait Islanders) have a tiny population, but they’ve been highly effective in creating distinctive laws to protect their culture and way of life.
After the Voice to Parliament referendum, researchers asked a sample of Australians how they felt about issues including changing the date of Australia Day.
The Australian War memorial recently announced it will extend its exhibition to recognise the Frontier Wars, where Aboriginal resistance fighters fought in retaliation to massacres and other attacks.
In the aftermath of a disappointing Voice referendum, Indigenous politicians are looking to the United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a potential way forward.
Through many social inequities, First Nations peoples are more likely to experience poor mental health. A new review shows how physical activity that includes cultural practices can help.
Clothing from Indigenous-run business Clothing the Gaps.
AAP Image/Joel Carrett
A royal commission into sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities is not the way to address abuse against Aboriginal children. Indigenous-led solutions are needed.
Entries in the Springsure Native Mounted Police Diary.
Lynley Wallis
The river wasn’t merely a physical entity – it was a symbol of spiritual and cultural significance, serving as the life force which flows through Country.
Australia’s road to net zero must pass through Indigenous-held land, which is likely to host many clean energy projects. First Nations people want partnerships that help them protect their Country.
Dani Linder, The University of Queensland and Harry Hobbs, University of Technology Sydney
The national focus on the Voice to Parliament referendum diverted attention from state-based Treaty processes currently happening across the country.
Mapping the Digital Gap Co-researcher Guruwuy Ganambarr using her mobile phone to connect to wifi in Gäṉgaṉ homeland, East Arnhem Land, NT.
Daniel Featherstone
Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University