First Peoples
Alternative labels
First Nations people
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Strategy
Growing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health workforce
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are disproportionately affected by environmental determinants of health. This roadmap proposes the establishment of a permanent, highly skilled and nationally credentialed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health workforce by embedding specialised roles within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
Report
Deaths in custody in Australia 2024–25
The National Deaths in Custody Program has monitored the extent and nature of deaths occurring in prison, police custody and youth detention in Australia since 1980. This report contains detailed information on these deaths in 2024–25 and compares the findings with longer term trends. It finds there were 113 deaths in custody.
Report
Family Matters: report 2025
The report tracks progress towards ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people grow up safe, cared for and connected to their families, communities, Country and culture. It examines what governments are doing to turn the tide on the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection systems across Australia.
Literature review
Culturally responsive schooling in Australia
This literature review is written for teachers, school leaders and teacher educators who are working to strengthen culturally responsive schooling in Australia. The review brings together three interconnected fields of scholarship: culturally responsive pedagogies, critical action research and educational leadership, to develop a coherent conceptual foundation for an Australian approach to culturally responsive schooling.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: 2025 outcomes report
This report offers the most comprehensive data to date on communications and media use in remote First Nations communities across Australia. It highlights the vital role of affordable communications, identifies barriers to digital inclusion and identifies where further investment and programs can effectively strengthen digital inclusion in remote communities.