Aboriginal people (Australia)
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians
Policy
Our plan to support Indigenous Australians
This document, released a few days before the 2019 Federal election, addresses the Morrison Government's plan to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to provide the same opportunities as for every other Australian.
Guide
Protocols for media on Aboriginal land
A guide for journalists working on Aboriginal communities and land in the Top End of the Northern Territory. There are special issues that affect media representatives who choose to cover issues in these remote locations and it is important that the following information is kept in mind when accessing Aboriginal land.
Article
Because of them, we must – Jennah Dungay
Jennah Dungay is a proud Wiradjuri and Dunghutti young woman from Wellington and Kempsey NSW. Growing up in Redfern, Jennah is a youth ambassador for AbSec and recently completed her Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal Specialised Trauma Counselling.
Journal article
Review of kava use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of key information on the use of kava among Aboriginal people in Australia. This discussion is focussed on the use of kava in Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) communities because concerns regarding the prevalence and effects of kava use are limited to this geographic region.
Journal article
Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing
This article argues that the adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.