Torres Strait Islander people
Alternative labels
Torres Strait Islanders
Report
Homicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
This study uses 34 years of data from the National Homicide Monitoring Program to describe the prevalence and characteristics of homicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, finding Indigenous women experienced a homicide victimisation rate up to seven times the national average.
Report
Supporting their futures: a sustainable model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding
This report highlights the urgent need to address the shortfall in funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding students. It calls for a sustainable funding model that offers Indigenous boarding schools the certainty they need to plan for the future, and will allow schools to attract and retain passionate staff, maintain essential infrastructure, and...
Position paper
AMA anti-racism statement
This statement outlines a zero tolerance approach towards racism in medicine and the Australian healthcare sector as well as a commitment to working collaboratively to eliminate racism within the health system.
Policy report
Opportunities for prevention of violence against women and children in the Northern Territory
Almost half the women in the Northern Territory have experienced violence since the age of 15, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women particularly at risk. This report analyses current gaps in policy to identify five opportunities to improve primary prevention and enhance early intervention, response, recovery and healing.
Discussion paper
Cultural safety in Australia: discussion paper
Culture plays a significantly protective role in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ individual, and community lives. This paper reflects on the history of advocacy for cultural safety in Australia, clarifies how cultural safety training and education differs from other types of cultural training, propose a revised set of nationally consistent quality standards for cultural...