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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
8 May 2019Media ReleaseOur Health, Our Voice, Our Choice
The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the Prime Minister鈥檚 commitment to work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to address the inequality that continues to exist in life expectancy and other outcomes. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has tabled the Government鈥檚 Closing the Gap Report and restated the government鈥檚 commitment to work collaboratively鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
8 May 2019Media Release
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women鈥檚 Voices) funding announcement welcomed
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has welcomed the announcement of new funding for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women鈥檚 Voices) project. The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion today announced $1.7 million to support the second stage of the project, as part of the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
8 May 2019Media Release
Our Choices, Our Voices: Celebrating Success on National Close the Gap Day
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO and the Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia鈥檚 First Peoples Rod Little, will today release the 2019 Close the Gap report 鈥 鈥淥ur Choices, Our Voices鈥. The report, prepared by the Lowitja Institute, is being released at a community event at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation 鈥 Aboriginal Medical Service鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
5 May 2019Speech
Human Rights Dinner 2019 - Human Rights Law Centre
Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gadigal yani U. I acknowledge the Gadigal people of Eora Nation whose land we gather on tonight, and all your elders past, present and emerging. And I acknowledge all of my esteemed colleagues from the 黑料情报站 including Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher. There are many other names鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 April 2019Speech
National Mediation Conference 2019
Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Nambiri, Ngunnawal yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi 鈥 gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngirranggu thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. Good day everyone. I acknowledge the traditional owners, Nambiri and Ngunnawal鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
25 March 2019Publication
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007. The Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples. It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous peoples of the world and it 鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 March 2019Publication
Close the Gap report 鈥 鈥淥ur Choices, Our Voices鈥 (2019)
To address the widening life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non- Indigenous Australians, we have identified three priority areas that must be addressed. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
13 February 2019Media Release
Kimberley Suicide report must be turning point for action
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO says the report into the deaths of 13 Aboriginal children and young people must be the turning point for action. The West Australian Coroner Ros Fogliani has today handed down her report into the suicides in the Kimberley region between November 12 and March 2016. Commissioner Oscar said unlike the many鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 January 2019Opinion piece
Turning the tide on Indigenous children in out of home care
Child protection intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families across the country is at crisis point. Women are telling me it鈥檚 like another stolen generation and as I travel across Australia hearing their stories, it certainly does feel that way. As the 2018 Family Matters report reveals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children make up just over 36 per cent of all鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 January 2019Speech
Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 8th Gathering Closing Keynote Address
Introduction in Bunuba Thank you. Jalangurru lanygu balangarri - good afternoon everyone. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gadigal yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi 鈥 gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngirranggu thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. I speak to you in my first鈥