Croakey is publishing a series of articles examining the health implications of the Federal Government’s planned changes to university funding. Below, Donna Murray, the CEO of Indigenous All... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Last Friday, we published an article, Why cultural competence is the wrong approach for white Australians. A few hours later we took the article offline, in response... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Professor Anita Heiss, a Wiradjuri author and scholar, recently wrote about the enormous amount of work undertaken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in... Read more
As reported recently at Croakey, the Government’s decision to next month stop the free childcare arrangements introduced as part of the pandemic response raises many questions about the shor... Read more
Bronwyn Fredericks, Marnee Shay and Abraham Bradfield write: National Reconciliation Week is a time for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to think and share cultures, histories and u... Read more
The Auditor-General has criticised the Commonwealth Government for falling below its own standards in supporting Indigenous businesses. In May 2015 the Commonwealth Government introduced the... Read more
Cancer is one of the most serious health threats affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their second leading cause of death. Research from The Australian Institute of Hea... Read more
Literacy helps with economic growth and independence. It reduces poverty. It promotes engagement with democracy. It leads to increased self-esteem, confidence and empowerment. Literacy is a... Read more
There is no greater evidence of our failure to address Indigenous disadvantage in Australia than the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children represent one in every three chi... Read more
Having a driver licence is a key not just to safe driving, but also to health, education and employment opportunities. Driver licensing is a social determinant of health, with research in Ab... Read more
