Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations survivors of institutional child sexual abuse have specific needs for accessible, culturally safe, trauma-aware and healing-informed... Read more
*** This story was updated on 27 August.*** Introduction by Croakey: The lockdown of Queensland prisons after a trainer at a Queensland Corrective Services academy tested positive for COVID-... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Widespread anger and outrage greeted the news yesterday that 2093 was being considered as a target date for achieving parity in incarceration rates for Aboriginal an... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Black Lives Matter is a defining moment in history, and non-Indigenous Australians must step up in demanding justice and an end to racism, writes Ms Jill Gallagher,... Read more
Thursday, 25 June, marks one month since George Floyd died as a result of police brutality in Minneapolis, triggering a global outpouring of support for #BlackLivesMatter and calls to addres... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Global advocates for health equity joined a virtual conversation last night hosted by the Atlantic Fellows program discussing how to tackle the root causes of racial... Read more
Since COVID-19 hit the national consciousness, there have been many many calls for governments around the nation to protect prisoners, as they have made decisions to protect others. Those ca... Read more
Tessa Boyd-Caine writes: COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health emergency warranting the extreme measures we are now seeing implemented. And as states and territories begin to lock down... Read more
Public health groups have welcomed health policy announcements from The Greens that focus on prevention and equity, and there has also been a warm response to Labor’s plan for reducing... Read more
Just Reinvest NSW announced recently that the Federal Government has committed $1.5 million over five years to justice reinvestment programs, with the NSW Government committing $300,000 for... Read more
