Aboriginal people (Australia)
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians
Research Summary
What works in employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability: an Indigenous-led evidence synthesis summary
This summary synthesises evidence on employment participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Positive outcomes are linked to Indigenous-led, culturally safe, relational and flexible services aligned with community realities. Barriers stem from culturally unsafe, rigid systems rather than capability. It focuses on the conditions that make employment, education and training pathways more...
Strategy
Framework for the governance of Indigenous data: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and Indigenous Research Data Commons
This framework has been developed to guide ethical, inclusive and culturally grounded data practices across the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Indigenous Research Data Commons. The framework recognises that all data, whether held by governments, institutions or communities, must be governed in ways that respect Indigenous rights, laws and relational worldviews.
Report
National Reconciliation in Education Forum: bridging now to next
This report captures the key insights, priorities and recommendations identified by participants in a forum held to help advance reconciliation across education systems. Focused on truth-telling, cultural responsiveness and shared responsibility, the report highlights three key recommendations that must be acted on at all levels to support genuine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination in...
Report
Beyond behaviour: extending the analysis of school disciplinary absences in Queensland state schools
This report analyses the disproportionate use of school disciplinary absences on First Nations students, students with disability and students living in out-of-home care and the intersection with poverty. It positions the issue as not only a matter for education policy and practice, but one requiring systemic reform, emphasising inequitable system design over individual behaviour.
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Counting on connectivity: regional and remote towns research
This report presents findings from 729 surveys of digital inclusion, communications and media use among First Nations Australians in ten regional towns. It highlights barriers to digital access in rural and remote areas and provides site-specific profiles alongside aggregated analysis. Produced for Closing the Gap Target 17, it contributes to ongoing efforts to measure and...