Central Australia
Report
National strategy for food security in remote First Nations communities: Congress response to NIAA discussion paper
This report and related position statement outline the context and response of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress to support recommendations regarding Healthy Remote Stores and requiring that approaches to addressing food security in Aboriginal communities be based upon the rights to self-determination of Aboriginal peoples.
Policy report
Language rights and Indigenous human rights in central Australia
This paper uses the successful COVID-19 health messaging in an Indigenous language as a lever to explore the ways in which communication rights for Indigenous people is more linguistically and culturally accessible.
Report
Kungas’ trauma experiences and effects on behaviour in Central Australia
This research explored the lives of 12 Aboriginal women who were clients of the Kunga Stopping Violence Program (KSVP), and were incarcerated for alleged violent offences in Central Australia. Analysis of their life stories demonstrates the critical need for services that can effectively respond to the trauma of women’s lives and prevent future incarceration.
Journal article
Qualitative study of psychosocial factors impacting on Aboriginal women’s management of chronic disease
This research aims to understand the roles and responsibilities taken on by Aboriginal women within their families and communities and how this affected their ability to manage their own health and chronic conditions.
Report
Looking after children with disabilities from the NPY Lands
This report discusses what makes a good life for Aboriginal children with disabilities and their families from the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands in Central Australia.