First Peoples
Alternative labels
First Nations people
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Guide
Understanding cultural safety for Aboriginal children and young people
This cultural safety guidance offers practical steps to take organisations through the process of establishing culturally safe environments and demonstrate their compliance with the Child Safe Standards law.
Working paper
Implementing disability policy reform: challenges and opportunities
This paper assesses the risks and opportunities for Indigenous interests embedded in the recommendations of the recent independent review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and makes the case for a comprehensive and proactive response focused on implementation of the proposed reform agenda.
Discussion paper
Here ora? Preventive measures for community safety, rehabilitation and reintegration
Significant reform is necessary of the laws protecting the community from reoffending risks posed by some people convicted of serious crimes. This paper presents proposals for the reform of the law governing preventive detention, extended supervision orders and public protection orders.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: Wadeye, NT 2023 community update report
This report outlines updated findings from a second research visit to Wadeye, a large coastal community in the West Daly region of the Northern Territory. The report presents research findings to date, compares survey results from 2022 and 2023, outlines changes in communications and media services and usage, and renews the analysis section with 2023...
Report
Money yarns, stronger futures
This report delves into the experiences of First Nations consumers across Victoria, documenting the work of two organisations providing civil legal and financial counselling support, with recommendations for government and industry.