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First 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.