As Croakey reported last week, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has been examining the indefinite detention of, and the overrepre... Read more
Disaster recovery efforts have much to learn from Indigenous healing approaches, including the importance of cultural safety, according to the authors below. This article, by Bhiamie William... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and other legal and social groups have expressed dismay about the merger of the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court, after the government... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: This week Australia marked the 13th anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations, including with statements in Federal Parliament by Prime Minister Scott Mor... Read more
Is the justice system being used as a de facto disability service, one that proceeds by punitive rather than therapeutic measures?” That was one of the questions posed by Senior Counse... Read more
Historical truth telling about the violence of colonisation is an important part of justice, reparation and healing processes, writes Professor Victoria Grieve Williams in an article first p... Read more
Out of the Box is a new column at Croakey from emergency medicine specialist Dr Simon Judkins that will explore climate-related issues through a health lens. In his first column, Judkins ref... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Big crowds, including record numbers in some places, gathered across Australia on Tuesday for COVID-safe #InvasionDay #SurvivalDay rallies, calling for non-Indigenou... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: So many Australians in positions of power and leadership, from the Prime Minister down, continue to enact a wilful ignorance about the brutal history of colonisation... Read more
For reconciliation to be effective, it must involve truth-telling, and actively address issues of inequality, systemic racism and instances where the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait I... Read more
