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A stethoscope on a First Nations flag

While statistics tell us the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer who die is increasing, the reality is likely worse.

Four happy young indigenous kids

Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.

Indigenous man writing with a pencil

After participation in the Literacy for Life Foundation adult literacy campaign, serious offences by students dropped by almost 65%.

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Criminology and law researcher Emma Buxton-Namisnyk’s study of domestic violence policing of First Nations women in Australia has been recognised with an Early Career Research Award.

two aboriginal women seen from behind

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?

Indigenous Australians in tribal gear perform in a ceremony

Australian Governments must embrace Indigenous Nation Building if the Uluru Statement is to lead to effective structural reform and self-determined government for First Nations peoples.

Silhouettes of a rock band with text from the Uluru Statement of The Heart in the background

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Labor’s commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. This means there may soon be a First Nations Voice to Parliament. However, there is a journey ahead.

four young aboriginal children

As we near the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, the number of First Nations children in out-of-home care has increased.

Megan Davis

In 2017 on the lands of the Anangu, Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis stepped out from the shadow of Uluru and delivered the Uluru Statement from the Heart for the very first time. It was the first time anyone would hear it, and it was a process that showed the power of First Nation Voices.