Publications

2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report November 2022

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women's Safety Policy Forum (the Forum) was held virtually on 12 September 2022. It brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community members, practitioners, researchers, specialist experts and government participants to consider how to...

2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap (2022)

This year’s report, Transforming Power – Voices for Generational Change, is a small collection of the hundreds of stories that catalogue the success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led initiatives.

2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) - Implementation Framework (2022)

This Implementation Framework is designed to channel the momentum that has been built. It provides guidance for translating the substantial findings of the Report into meaningful action and provides examples of innovative First Nations women and girl-led initiatives across a wide range of sectors.

2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap (2021)

Leadership and legacy through crises: keeping our mob safe Prepared by the Lowitja Institute for the Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee Foreword On behalf of the Close the Gap Campaign’s 54 members, we invite you to engage with our 12th annual report titled, Leadership and Legacy Through...

2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report (2020)

Our women and girls' voices are vital to paving the way for a future I believe all Australians want, deserve and have a right to. Read this report, and listen to their voices.

2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Community Guide (2020)

This community guide sets out the major findings and cross-cutting themes that are explored in detail in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani report.

2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap (2020)

We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us. A report prepared by the Lowitja Institute for the Close the Gap Steering Committee | March 2020 Executive Summary With this report — We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us — we have sought to reflect the...

2019

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap report – “Our Choices, Our Voices” (2019)

To address the widening life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non- Indigenous Australians, we have identified three priority areas that must be addressed.

2018

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close The Gap - 10 Year Review (2018)

Ten-years after its commencement, it is time to critically reflect on why Australian governments have not yet succeeded in closing the health gap to date, and why they will not succeed by 2030 if the current course continues.

2017

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap - Progress & Priorities report 2017

Closing the gap in health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians is an agreed national priority. The Campaign continues to grow each year with 220,000 pledges having been made from across the Australian community, committing to seeing the health outcomes...

2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016

As Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Deputy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, we are pleased to present the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016.

2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap - Progress & Priorities report 2016

The Close the Gap Progress and priorities report 2016 was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on 10 February 2016 The report makes a number of recommendations and calls on governments to make Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing a major priority.

2015

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015

Executive Summary I am delighted to present my sixth Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015 as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. I am required to report every year to Parliament on the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Reports

Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Social Justice Commissioner is required to prepare a Native Title Report each year for federal Parliament. Through these reports the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues and advocates for practical co-existence between Indigenous...

2015

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Targeted recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

This guideline will help employers to use the ‘special measure’ provisions in the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and state and territory discrimination laws, to target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for recruitment.