This article makes clear the treatment of First Australians during the COVID-19 outbreak is not the same as for non-Indigenous Australians.

Discussing a behavioural survey in the UK in early April which assessed why people were or were not complying with Covid-19 lockdown measures, this article argues that effective mitigation relies on intrinsic motivation and people’s individual decisions to comply with social distancing measures.

This article explores what self-isolation, social distancing means for one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities, and how these communities cope with viral vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compared to the past, Indigenous people have been more able to take measures to protect their communities from disease. To beat COVID-19, Indigenous self-determination is vital.

News that the Morrison government paid A$190,000 last year for advice on how to empathise with the Australian people was met with ridicule.