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He said there are practical ways to improve the lives of disadvantaged First Nations people that don't involve a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament.
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities are not accessing the services and support they’re entitled to because they feel the NDIS isn't for them. Participation rates are low, even for those with serious illnesses and disabilities. The National Aboriginal Community Control
Researching Australian history led journalist Paul Daley to accounts of a shameful trade by 19th and 20th century collectors that is still playing out to this day.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of the greatest human services reforms in Australia’s history, and holds great promise in improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with disability. But the federal government’s proposed “independent assessments” aren’t the way forward for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people with a disability. I’m a Koori bloke from the Yuin Nation who lives with disability and has a research career spanning nearly 20 years. The biggest problem I have with the proposed framework is that it’s disrespectful and discrim...
Thirty years on, our people still die in custody. This is why We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Thirty years on, our people still die in custody. This is why Warning: This article contains names and distressing details pertaining to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody. By Karly Warner Normal text size Advertisement Thirty years ago on Thursday, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down 339 recommendations to stop our brothers, sisters, parents and children losing their lives in the care of the sta...