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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign

Working together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Colorful Aboriginal-style artwork with intricate patterns, a central owl, surrounding animal symbols, flowing blue and green shapes, dots, and floral designs on a purple geometric background.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices)

Watch the Yajilarra nhingi, mindija warrma (from dreams, let's make it reality) animation and hear the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.
Stylized artwork of Australia's outline in earth tones with traditional Indigenous dot patterns. White text in the center reads: “United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration is the most comprehensive tool we have available to advance and protect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I use the Declaration as my guide as Social Justice Commissioner.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2021

Read the latest insights from the Native Title Report 2021.
A person with white body paint dots on their chest and arms stands waist-deep in water, looking down at their cupped hands, with a cloudy sky and calm sea in the background.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Reports

Learn how the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act has meant there is no longer a legal requirement for an annual Social Justice and Native Title Report.
Colorful circular artwork features intricate patterns, symbols, and bright orange borders. At the center, four stylized human figures form a cross, surrounded by abstract designs, animals, plants, and hands, set against a dark patterned background.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Bringing Them Home - interactive educational resource

Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the Australian Human Rights Commission). The National...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title

Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right.