First Peoples
Alternative labels
First Nations people
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Report
Safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children in the child protection system
The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is responsible for safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children, families, and communities when they encounter the child protection system. This audit assesses whether DCJ, and five funded, non-government organisations that provide out of home care services, are effectively safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children in the child...
Report
Holding on to our future
This inquiry report finds that South Australia is unnecessarily removing disproportionate and growing numbers of Aboriginal children from their families and communities, causing long term harm to their health, wellbeing and life chances, when they could be responding in a more child-family centred and culturally-responsive way.
Discussion paper
Ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: discussion paper
This discussion paper outlines a suite of reforms needed to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research is conducted to the highest ethical and governance standards, with the greatest impact on improving health outcomes for First Nations communities.
Report
2023–24 NSW Indigenous expenditure report
This report quantifies government spending on First Nations people and programs in New South Wales. The report seeks to improve outcomes for First Nations people and communities through increasing the quality and quantity of information available to inform government investment.
Discussion paper
National strategy for food security in remote First Nations communities: discussion paper
This discussion paper outlines the context, challenges, and potential actions to improve food security outcomes in remote First Nations communities. It is intended as a starting point to shape discussion with First Nations people living in remote communities, governments, and industry operating in the remote food sector to inform a new, national strategy.