Updated: Australia rejects Indigenous referendum
Updated: 8am (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country’s efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples. Australians had to vote “Yes” or “No” in the referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, on the question of […]
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There’s an Irish proverb which says that if you’re going to cut Sean’s hair, make sure he’s in the room. A coat-of-arms on the Australian Parliament House. PICTURE: Marcus Reubenstein/Unsplash It seems that for too long our governments have made decisions about Indigenous people, without them being in the room, and we’ve wondered why they […]
ESSAY: AS INDIGENOUS INCARCERATION RATES IN AUSTRALIA KEEP RISING, JUSTICE REINVESTMENT OFFERS A SOLUTION
In an article first published on The Conversation, SOPHIE RUSSELL, of UNSW, and CHRIS CUNNEEN, of the University of Technology Sydney, argue that evidence shows investment in designing local solutions to overcome the drivers of crime and incarceration is working to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates…