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Dive into the 2007 guide on social justice and native title, offering insights and community perspectives.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner thanks the following people and organisations for their assistance in preparing the Social Justice Report 2010.

Walking with the Women - addressing the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison Pre and post-release programs for Indigenous women exiting prison Intersectional discrimination - addressing the distinct experiences of Indigenous women Common themes from consultations Examples of existing policies and programs relating to Indigenous women exiting prison Conclusion Download as PDF Walking with the…

Recommendations and follow up actions Addressing the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison The new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs Follow up actions by the Social Justice Commissioner Download as PDF Recommendations and follow up actions

In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 12 recommendations. The recommendations appear in the text of the report and are also reproduced here.

Mr Calma is an Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and the Iwaidja tribal group whose traditional lands are south west of Darwin and on the Coburg Peninsula in Northern Territory, respectively. He has been involved in Indigenous affairs at a local, community, state, national and international level and worked in the public sector for over 30 years.

The Social Justice Report 2002 discusses initiatives currently underway or in development at the federal, state and territory levels in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. The report commends the following positive developments in Indigenous policy:

The Commission has prepared a number of Summary Sheets which provide a brief overview of issues covered by the Social Justice Report 2003. Click on the links below to access:

...education is the engine room of prosperity and helps create a fairer, more productive society. It is the most effective way we know, to build prosperity and spread opportunity...[1]

The following definitions of ‘accessible’ and ‘available’ were sourced from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Rural and Remote Education Inquiry Briefing Paper.[1]

This is my sixth, and final, Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. It covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1) (a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 14 recommendations- 2 in relation to support for building on promising practices in family violence and child abuse and 12 in relation to the Northern Territory intervention. The report also contains 1 follow up action that my office will…

This is my fourth Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The focus of this year’s report is family violence and child abuse in Indigenous communities.

In my role as Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner I am pleased to present the sixth report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, pursuant to section 46 of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986.

That there be established a regular federal parliamentary committee of inquiry into the progress of the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs and progress in achieving whole-of-government service delivery to Indigenous communities.

This provides an overview of the main events leading up to the introduction of the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs on 1 July 2004, as well as the key events which have occurred since that time to implement the new arrangements. For further detail on each of the events please refer to Appendix One.

This document is intended to provide a brief overview of the main findings of the Social Justice Report 2002. See the executive summary of the report for a more detailed description of the reports findings.

This is my third Social Justice Report as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and covers the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

This year's Report discusses a large number of initiatives currently underway or in development at the federal, state and territory levels in relation to policy making in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. It notes for example the following positive developments in Indigenous policy:

To develop a nationwide picture of existing government initiatives that address family violence, the Social Justice Commissioner sent correspondence to all State, Territory and relevant Australian government departments[1] requesting information on their policies and programs during the period 2006-2007.