First Peoples
Alternative labels
First Nations people
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Blog post
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at work
This article provides a snapshot of employment by a range of characteristics, as well as some earlier data from a comparable ABS source. Figures in this article refer to people aged 15 to 74 years, unless otherwise specified.
Report
Closing the Gap: annual data compilation report July 2021
This is the first annual data compilation report to inform the reporting on progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
Working paper
A strong start for every Indigenous child
This paper has been developed to assist policy-makers, education and Indigenous leaders, as well as education practitioners, to better support Indigenous children’s early learning and well-being.
Report
Changing the sentence: overseeing Queensland’s youth justice reforms
In June 2019, the Director-General of the Department of Youth Justice asked the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) to help monitor initiatives linked to recent youth justice reforms and to examine options for future investments. This report is the outcome of that request.
Journal article
“The talking bit of medicine, that’s the most important bit”: doctors and Aboriginal interpreters collaborate to transform culturally competent hospital care
This pilot was part of a larger Participatory Action Research study examining strategies to achieve culturally safe communication at Royal Darwin Hospital.