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First Peoples

Report

Mapping the digital gap: 2023 outcomes report

Lucy Valenta, Leah Hawkins

The Mapping the Digital Gap project, established through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), in partnership with Telstra in 2021, is the first comprehensive study of remote First Nations communities’ participation in, and access to, the digital economy. This report provides an update on the research conducted to date.
Report

Foundations for belonging 2023

Sukhmani Khorana, Liam Magee, Valentina Baú

This research builds on three earlier phases of 'Foundations for belonging', published from 2020 to 2022. This report presents findings from exploratory research conducted in early 2023 focused on refugees’ understanding and engagement with First Nations issues and histories in Australia.
Briefing paper

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament: why it matters to Australia’s Indo-Pacific relationships


The Albanese Government’s proposal to hold a referendum to enshrine a Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution has sparked intense domestic debate. This paper seeks to provide a perspective on the level of international interest in the referendum, and how the result of the vote may be interpreted by...
Position paper

Vote from the heart: Lowitja Institute position paper on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice


The Lowitja Institute fully supports the establishment of a constitutionally-enshrined federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, as described in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as well as full implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (Uluru Statement): Voice, Treaty, Truth.
Report

Recognising community truth-telling: an exploration of local truth-telling in Australia


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have long called for processes of truth-telling. Numerous community projects have emerged to reckon with our pre- and post-colonisation historical truths, however few of these initiatives have been documented. This report highlights the many different ways community truth-telling can be realised, and how these efforts contribute to reconciliation.