The Bill's purpose is to establish a Commission to inquire into and make recommendations to Parliament on historical and ongoing injustices against First Peoples by the Commonwealth, their impact, and appropriate means of acknowledgement and redress. It responds to the Uluru Statement from the Heart’s call for a Makarrata Commission, but may differ from what...

The strategy sets out a vision for a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy high levels of social and emotional well-being and have access to culturally safe and responsive mental health services. The strategy identifies six priorities to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and support their leadership in suicide prevention.

An examination of the number and nature of deaths in prison, police custody and youth detention. The report found 104 deaths in 2023–24 (6 fewer than the previous year) and 23% of these were First Nations people. There was one death in youth detention – the first in 14 years.

This series of reports reviews the progress of the respective state and territory governments in implementing the full intent of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2023. The reviews map progress and gaps, highlight governments’ reform successes and hold governments accountable to their efforts in...

The Strengthening Medicare: General Practice Grants Program provided practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations access to $220 million in grants from 2023 to 2024 to make improvements to expand patient access and support safe, quality primary care.