TEDx Alice Springs – Mark is an Indigenous man from the southeast Queensland and northeast NSW regions. He is a founding member of the National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia […]
Archives for June 2016
A predictable and preventable path: IAMHDCD Report
IAMHDCD Report – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental and cognitive disabilities are signi cantly over-represented in Australian criminal justice systems. However there has been a lack of critically […]
Listening but not hearing: process has trumped substance in Indigenous affairs
Process has trumped substance in Indigenous affairs. Debates around Indigenous affairs and constitutional recognition of Australia’s first peoples have reared their head in the election campaign. This article by Megan […]
Disability Human Rights Clinic
Melbourne Law School (MLS) is offering a new clinical subject: Disability Human Rights Clinic. Students enrolled in the clinic identify, analyse and report on rights violations experienced by persons with disabilities, […]
Circle Sentencing in NSW
Circle Sentencing was introduced in New South Wales on a trial basis at Nowra in February 2002. This report reviews and evaluates the first 12 months of the trial’s operation, […]
Murri Court in Queensland
Murri Court is a Magistrates court in Queensland where Aboriginal and Torres Strait people can go to have their matter heard. It respects Aboriginal and Torres Strait culture and involves […]
Connecting Health and Justice Forum – Illawarra, June 29th
You are invited to attend a forum for workers in the health and justice sectors in the Illawarra on June 29, to: – Explore new ways to develop and strengthen partnerships […]
Research to Action Conference – June 29th
National Disability Services (NDS) and the Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP) are hosting a Research to Action one day conference at the University of Sydney on the 29th […]
People living with mental illness are over-represented in the justice system in NSW, and over-represented as victims of crime
The Mental Health Commission has reported that people living with mental illness are not only significantly over-represented in the justice system in NSW, they are also over-represented as victims of […]
2016 Disability Support Worker Conference
Disability Support Worker Conference is a one day conference designed to provide frontline workers with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills that will enhance the quality of services to […]