Aboriginal people (Australia)
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians
Policy report
Opportunities for prevention of violence against women and children in the Northern Territory
Almost half the women in the Northern Territory have experienced violence since the age of 15, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women particularly at risk. This report analyses current gaps in policy to identify five opportunities to improve primary prevention and enhance early intervention, response, recovery and healing.
Strategy
NSW Aboriginal health governance, shared decision making and accountability framework
This framework seeks to address health inequity for Aboriginal people through self-determination and strengthening accountability for Aboriginal health in NSW Health. The framework sets out the gold standard for Aboriginal governance, shared decision-making and accountability within NSW Health, ensuring that all decisions and governance structures that impact Aboriginal people include Aboriginal voices and leadership.
Discussion paper
Cultural safety in Australia: discussion paper
Culture plays a significantly protective role in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ individual, and community lives. This paper reflects on the history of advocacy for cultural safety in Australia, clarifies how cultural safety training and education differs from other types of cultural training, propose a revised set of nationally consistent quality standards for cultural...
Report
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework: summary report August 2024
This report summarises the latest information on health outcomes, health system performance and the broader determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people, drawing from the Health Performance Framework (HPF) measures.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Custody Notifications Service
The Custody Notification Service (CNS) provides independent, culturally-appropriate, telephone-based health, wellbeing and legal support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entering police custody. A mixed-methods, theory-based evaluation assessed the service's design, implementation, effectiveness, resource efficiency and community benefits, making recommendations to strengthen the implementation and delivery of the CNS.