Politics Historic Voice to Parliament legislation passes the Senate for an official referendum Australians will officially be able to vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as a proposal is approved by the Senate for a referendum.
News & Views ‘We have the determination: First Nations women gather at national summit for gender justice Over 800 First Nations women from across Australia are taking part in the three-day Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) National Summit.
News & Views Small board diversity improvements but overall progress remains slow: New report The latest snapshot of Australia’s boardroom diversity has found some small improvements but shows a broad stall in cultural representation.
Soapbox Why we need allies to step up in support of the Voice The Liberal party will oppose a Voice to Parliament. If we don’t have bipartisanship, it’s even more important for allies to step up.
News & Views The teacher shortage plan must do more to recruit and retain First Nations teachers The federal government’s plan sets out ways to increase respect and ease teachers’ workloads, but the draft doesn’t give detail into how.
Entrepreneurs Australia’s first non-alcoholic craft beer company, Sobah shares how they’re breaking down social stigmas and promoting First Nations’ culture Non-alcoholic craft beer company, Sobah is breaking down the stigma of socialising sober and promoting First Nations’ culture.
News & Views 10 First Nations changemakers standing and showing up for a better future It’s 2022 NAIDOC Week! This year’s theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Here’s a list of 10 First Nations changemakers.
Climate Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science This NAIDOC Week, with the effects of climate change affecting Australia, It’s beyond time to listen to Indigenous peoples who have extensive knowledge of caring for Country.
News & Views National Sorry Day is a day to commemorate those taken. But ‘sorry’ is not enough – we need action Today is National Sorry Day. This is when we commemorate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families.
Books First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen wins $60,000 Stella Prize for her debut poetry collection Evelyn Araluen has won the 2022 Stella Prize for her debut and explosive collection of poetry, Dropbear, published last year.
News & Views Non-Anglo women in Australia face significant discrimination at work despite D&I policies says new research Women of colour in Australia are facing considerable barriers at work including patent discrimination according to new research.
News & Views ‘Policies are being written about us, without us’: Why we need an intersectional lens on women’s health More work needs to be done to ensure that adequate funding is allocated to all underserved areas of women’s health.