Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

A vast pile of referendum booklets

The “yes” and “no” cases have outlined their arguments to be sent out to Australian voters. Here, legal experts examine the claims by both sides to see if they stack up.

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Last week, the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children found Indigenous women are eight times more likely to be murdered. What needs to happen?

an elderly aboriginal man in ceremonial body paint

For First Nations peoples living with Dementia, loss of speech can bring loss of connection to family and culture. A new initiative has found a culturally friendly way to assist with communication.

Smoking ceremony conducted on campus after a Welcome to Country

Producing reusable 'set-and-forget' videos can diminish and minimise the cultural and political importance of a Welcome to Country, says Professor Megan Davis.

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UNSW alumna Merinda Dutton has received the National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year Award.

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There is good reason to criticise Attorney-General George Brandis and his government for apppointment failures with the royal commission into juvenile detention, writes Rosalind Dixon

Aboriginal food supply

The majority of food production is increasingly owned and managed by large corporations that have little, if any, regard for Indigenous sovereignty, write Karen Soldatic, Kim Spurway and Kelly Somers.

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Indigenous peoples' health is 100 years behind that of other Australians, according to work carried out by UNSW researchers.