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First Peoples

Guide

Coastal management: creating culturally safe opportunities when engaging First Nations people


These guidelines provide an overview of the considerations for engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, knowledge holders and Indigenous-led organisations when preparing coastal management programs. The guidelines aim to support the aspirations and cultural practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and enhance community leadership in caring for Country.
Guide

How is First Nations success shaped? Tips on providing culturally appropriate career advice


This guide explores how Australian First Nations people define success, and how that shapes young people’s choice of careers. It offers advice on how to have meaningful career conversations with First Nations students and includes a list of recommended further readings.
Report

Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children


Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Australia’s children, especially those most vulnerable because of their circumstances, continues to be a contentious and elusive area of policy reform. This study aims to provide a national focus for reforms to the child protection and youth justice systems by examining the nature of recommendations from 61 reports and...
Report

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices have the solutions to suicide prevention: who’s listening and who’s taking action?


The findings outlined in this review demonstrate the widespread uptake and influence of ATSISPEP report findings and recommendations across primary health networks and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention policy and practice at local, state and national levels.
Report

“I really like Wikipedia, but I don’t trust it”: understanding First Nations peoples’ experiences using Wikipedia as readers and/or editors


This report provides valuable insights into the interactions between First Nations peoples and the digital encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The study provides an evidence-based account of First Nations individuals’ experiences, challenges, and perspectives in navigating and contributing to Wikipedia.