Indigenous Australians have been denied self-determination for decades. This has impacted their ability to influence education and other policies at national and state levels. Evidence suggests schooling for Indigenous peoples […]
Archives for November 2017
Call for a National Youth Justice Action Plan
Don’t let the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory gather dust! For 26 years Federal, State and Territory governments have failed to implement the […]
Patrick Dodson – Don Dale: Punishment not the way to deal with young offenders
Patrick Dodson – in SMH: The Royal Commission on the Protection and Detention of Children in the NT needs and deserves careful consideration and analysis. It tells a story that […]
Celebrate – International Day of People with Disability
Celebrate the International Day of Disability 2017 with Disability Ability Links NSW and City of Sydney will be running a FREE Family Fun Day on Sunday 3 December between 11AM – 3PM at […]
Plea for Premier to reverse disability funding cuts as pressure mounts
NSW government is under increasing pressure to reverse a total funding cut to dozens of organisations that advocate for people with a disability, as Queensland follows suit and the state opposition commits […]
Transformational Development and Indigenous Modernity: The Yawuru Experience
Transformational Development and Indigenous Modernity – Peter Yu, CEO, Nyamba Buru Yawuru will draw on the example of the Yawuru community who asserted and won their native title rights in […]
‘We all have the right to be safe’: Dixie Link-Gordon is breaking down the code of silence on family violence
Aboriginal women are at least 35 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence. But what about those who dedicate themselves to breaking the cycle – people like […]