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First Peoples

Briefing paper

What does First Nations foreign policy mean?


This paper provides a guide to First Nations foreign policy which seeks to embed the unique experiences and perspectives of indigenous people into a country’s international policy priorities and programs. When a country adopts a First Nations foreign policy approach to their interactions with the world, it is often based on the principles of mutual...
Literature review

Evidence on optimal hours of ECEC for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children


This report provides a synthesis of the literature unpacking the evidence base for the optimal hours of early childhood education and care (ECEC) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and the key features that drive impact.
Report

Health checks and follow-ups for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are eligible for an annual health check specifically tailored to their needs, funded through Medicare. This report, updated biennially from 2024, presents the latest data and trends in the use of health checks and follow-up services, disaggregated by age, sex and geography. For the first time, it also presents...
Guide

Resources to support culturally safe service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples


This resource sheet provides a list of resources and organisations that can support non-Indigenous practitioners and organisations in the child, family and community sector to provide culturally safe service responses to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.
Discussion paper

Governing the pandemic: adaptive self-determination as an Indigenous organisational tool


The authors of this paper argue that capability functioning for adaptive self-determination, which was mobilised by Indigenous organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguably constitutes a public good for the whole nation, not just for Indigenous communities.