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Where do you fit? Tokenistic, ally – or accomplice?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Summer May Finlayon: January 12, 2021In: cultural safety, Indigenous health, public health, racism, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

The “mixed bag” of Australian reconciliation: reflection on National Reconciliation Week, Rio Tinto, Yindjibarndi, Mabo & more

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Richard Westonon: June 01, 2020In: Global health and climate change, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, public health, Public health and population health, racism, rural and remote health, Social determinants of health, Uluru Statement

Introduction by Croakey: Last Friday night, Richard Weston, a Meriam man and CEO of SNAICC, the national non-government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and To... Read more

Where do you fit? Tokenistic, ally – or accomplice?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Summer May Finlayon: May 27, 2020In: cultural safety, Indigenous health, public health, racism

National Reconciliation Week is held from 27 May to 3 June every year. This year is unique for two reasons. Firstly, all events have moved online due to COVID-19. Secondly, it’s the 20th ann... Read more

Marking National Reconciliation Week, Pat Turner urges governments to finalise new national agreement

Editor: Nicole MacKeeAuthor: Pat Turneron: May 27, 2020In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Croakey longreads, health inequalities, Indigenous health, Social determinants of health

Transcript of Pat Turner’s speech: Good morning everyone, thank you for inviting me here today. My name is Pat Turner, and I am the daughter of an Arrente man and a Gurdanji woman. I a... Read more