Civil society organisations step up to support marginalised communities in pandemic
Introduction by Croakey: “I need to be blunt: the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure – and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world’s... Read more
New cultural safety strategy seeks to eliminate racism in health sector
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
National Redress Scheme failing Stolen Generations survivors
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
The AFL has moved the grand final from Melbourne for the first time – but it has a far more pressing issue
Introduction by Croakey: “They keep on telling me there is nothing called ‘white privilege’ — give me a break. I don’t see any white people going into a store on Oxford Street and being foll... Read more
Institutional racism, the media, and a complaint to the Press Council
Compared with news media in the United States and United Kingdom, the Australian media lags in developing a more representative workforce – and in developing organisational responses to addr... Read more
The long road to healthcare justice
Introduction by Croakey: Governments that have signed the new Closing the Gap agreement have committed to identifying and addressing institutional racism and promoting cultural safety. Howev... Read more
‘Tokenised, silenced’: new research reveals Indigenous public servants’ experiences of racism
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is among a number of commentators to describe the Council of Attorneys-General decision to maintain the age of criminal responsibility at 10... Read more
To address racism, professions urged to engage with reflection, truth telling and courageous conversations
Eight organisations representing psychologists have issued a public statement committing to action on racism. Below, Donna Murray and Tanja Hirvonen from Indigenous Allied Health Australia (... Read more
No place for racism in healthcare
Introduction by Croakey: As previously reported at Croakey, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) in March launched a “badly needed” five year Aboriginal and Torres St... Read more
Crises in sustainability and health will challenge PM’s leadership in National Cabinet
Introduction by Croakey: When the Prime Minister announced that National Cabinet, employed to steer Australia’s response to COVID-19, was here to stay, he was clear that the body... Read more