First Nations justice
Media and commentary relating to our collaborative work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations to promote the rights of First Nations peoples.
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January 26: PIAC supports changing the date
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre supports changing the date of Australia’s national day from 26 January. Our national day should be one that is truly inclusive. It should reflect and respect our social and cultural diversity and promote reconciliation. Unfortunately, 26 January is a day that inevitably marks the beginning of the dispossession of our…
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Ryan Whittard & PIAC win Walanga Muru awards
PIAC is delighted to announce that Ryan Whittard received the award for Cadet of the Year, and PIAC the award for Placement of the Year, at Macquarie University’s annual Walanga Muru Deadly Ball. Walanga Muru, which is located at Macquarie University, supports the development of Aboriginal leaders of the future by providing opportunities for Aboriginal…
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Lessons From The NT Royal Commission Must Be Learnt Across The Nation
‘The NT Royal Commission’s final Report, released November 17, is an indictment of the NT Government’s failure to protect the most vulnerable children and young people in its care. Importantly, it has also drawn attention to the national crisis in child protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. ‘ While at risk of being overshadowed…
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NT Royal Commission highlights national crisis in child protection for Aboriginal children
The NT Royal Commission’s final Report, released Friday, is an indictment of the NT government’s failure to protect the most vulnerable children and young people in its care. Importantly, it has also drawn attention to the national crisis in child protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. While at risk of being overshadowed…
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More than 50% of those on secretive NSW police blacklist are Aboriginal
‘More than half the people on a secretive New South Wales police blacklist are Aboriginal, the state’s top law enforcement officer has revealed.’ ”The NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, says about 55% of people who are currently the subject of a Suspect Target Management Plan are Indigenous, prompting accusations that police are using a “racially…
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Indigenous child protection project launched
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in NSW are over 10 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to live in out-of-home care. While the long-term consequences for these children will vary widely, it’s clear that the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care has a deep and long-lasting impact on…
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Addressing Indigenous child removal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in NSW are over 10 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to live in out-of-home care. While the long-term consequences for these children will vary widely, it’s clear that the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care has a deep and long-lasting impact on…
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PIAC Reconciliation Action Plan 2017
PIAC is proud to announce the launch or our first Reconciliation Action Plan. It brings together our existing initiatives and sets out a plan to drive the organisation to find and pursue further opportunities to enhance respectful relationships and opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. PIAC has worked over many years to provide…
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Response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is pleased to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, issued by the First Nations National Constitutional Convention. The Statement calls for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to be enshrined in the Constitution. It also calls for legislation to establish a Makarrata Commission that can supervise agreement making…
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Progress on detention conditions: OPCAT ratified
PIAC has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). PIAC has called for the ratification of OPCAT over many years, most recently in a submission that focused on the opportunity provided by OPCAT to monitor the detention…