Perkins broke through racial barriers not to be a first, but to move the dial of disadvantage suffered by Indigenous people so that they are counted as equal.
Fifty years of achievement must be viewed through the lens of what those who came before us were working toward and what still remains to be achieved.
A review of the achievements of Indigenous people over the past 50 years in Australia.
Complaints management by the Australian Federal Police is a farce, according to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
They came with sails of certainty, Salt winds singing of elsewhere gods, Boots heavy on dreaming lands. A cross in hand—a spear of wood – Beneath its shadow, stories dimmed…
Aboriginal people are disproportionately targeted by police, with few being brought to justice.
Literature must empower Indigenous people by allowing them to tel their own stories, rather than reinforcing marginalisation.
Over-representation of Indigenous people in the ACT's criminal justice system is indicative of systemic bias in the AFP and lack of accountability.
The coroner's findings of racism within the Northern Territory Police highlight the dangers to Indigenous people and the urgent need for reform.