Constitutional Recognition in the 21st century: why collectivism feels counter-intuitive.
Seminar
Abstract: Constitutional recognition and reform inspires the question: how do Indigenous peoples achieve a level of ‘autonomy’ that affords them the agency to protect fundamental rights within the terms and conditions of the settler state? The Uluru Statement articulates two mechanisms for…
Food Insecurity: Poor Health, and Health Outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Seminar
Abstract: Optimal nutrition is essential for life. To achieve optimal nutrition we need secure access to an adequate, affordable and nutrition food supply. Conversely, food insecurity is associated with poor health, and poor health outcomes, including increased morbidity and mortality. Almost 4…
Women against grog: Old and new temperance movements among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women
Seminar
In 1897 the residents of a ‘temperance colony’ in a rural Australian town decided to buy their local, dry, hotel and experiment with a form of community-controlled licence. They wanted to end illegal sales of spirits, improve drinking behaviour and raise funds for local causes. Eighty years later…
Deadly Choices – Changing Health Attitudes and Behaviours in South East Queensland
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The South East Queensland region is Australia’s largest and fastest growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The 2016 Census estimated growth of 33% between 2011 and 2016, compared to the national average of 18%. The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) has been successful…
The emergence of community-entity township leasing in the NT: what does it mean and who defines benefit?
Seminar
For more than a decade, land-owners and residents of remote Aboriginal communities on the mainland of the Northern Territory have resisted efforts by the Australian Government to persuade them to enter into long-term ‘township leases’. However, in 2017, land-owners and residents of two mainland…
Seminar by Craig Ritchie, CEO of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Seminar
Biography: Craig Ritchie was appointed to the position of A/g CEO at AIATSIS in January 2017. Craig joined AIATSIS as Deputy CEO in April 2016. Prior to joining AIATSIS Craig worked in other senior roles in the Australian Public Service, most recently in the Department of Education and Training…
A new approach to understanding how Indigenous engagement improves Indigenous birthing outcomes
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The gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous child mortality rates (0-4 years) has widened since the Closing the Gap strategy was announced in 2008 with 82% of child deaths occurring in the first year of life and almost 50% from perinatal conditions. The largest…