Uluru Statement of the Heart
Health & Medicine
A philosophy of recognition
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice enshrined in the Constitution is an invitation to stand with the oldest living culture in the world. It’s not a big ask, but it is a big gesture
Health & Medicine
Let it be clear, I strongly support The Voice
Five decades working on eye health in Indigenous communities shows the need for a permanent Voice to Parliament
Politics & Society
Why wait? Treaty and the Federal election
First Nations Peoples shouldn’t have to wait for non-Indigenous Australians and the Government to catch up when it comes to committing to Treaty
Sciences & Technology
Leaving no one behind
This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples calls for a new social contract that recognises the rights and social equity of Indigenous people
Politics & Society
Australia’s constitutional answer to structural racism
Inequality was woven into Australia’s original constitutional structures and continues today; until that changes, the system remains structurally stacked against Indigenous interests
Politics & Society
Book extract
The spirit of our Nation
The annual Dungala Kaiela Oration celebrates Aboriginal cultural identity, but in his speech this year, Labor Senator Pat Dodson says there are still too many missed opportunities
Politics & Society
Podcast
Fighting for recognition
What are the best legal avenues for moving beyond rhetoric about Indigenous self-determination, to genuine action and empowerment?
Politics & Society
The Uluru Statement from the Heart: Why I have hope
Although the Australian government rejected the recommendations of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, saying Australians would not support a First Nations voice to Parliament, experts say there are still reasons to hope
Politics & Society
Duty and honour at the heart of Indigenous recognition
The Voice to Parliament proposed in the Uluru Statement would ensure Indigenous Australians are consulted about laws that affect them, as is already done in Canada and New Zealand
Politics & Society
Q&A
Q&A: Recognising Australia’s first peoples ... properly
Australia’s debate on how to amend the Constitution to recognise its first peoples is set to culminate soon in a Indigenous Constitutional Convention. We ask a legal expert what it all means.