Indigenous
Broad subject area
Article
Grattan on Friday: Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
As an Indigenous man in a senior government role, Ken Wyatt is ambitious but pragmatic, as he struggles to bridge the gap between Indigenous expectations and political realities.
Report
Incredible Years Parenting Programme: social impact report
This report is one of the first Social Return on Investment (SROI) analyses to investigate the impact of the IYP Programme on Māori. It describes the SROI analysis of the Incredible Years Parenting (IYP) Programme delivered by Te Whānau o Waipareira in New Zealand.
Submission
Human Rights Law Centre submission to the Inquiry into the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children and young people in youth justice
This submission from the Human Rights Law Centre is directed at particular aspects of the legal system, including law, policies and processes that contribute to the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children and young people, and provides recommendations aimed at addressing systemic issues.
Article
Ken Wyatt’s proposed ‘voice to government’ marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices
Ken Wyatt, the Minister for Indigenous Australians, has announced a co-design process for Indigenous people to have a “voice to government". Wyatt has, without consultation, appointed professors Tom Calma and Marcia Langton to a senior advisory group, going against the government’s own “co-design” intention.
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Proposed Indigenous ‘voice’ will be to government rather than to parliament
The 'voice to government' is to be legislated and separate from the question of symbolic constitutional recognition. This type of reform was resoundingly rejected by the Uluru statement.