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First Nations History

Indigenous Affairs: Government
First Nations History
Quarterly Essay 90: Voice of Reason: On Recognition and Renewal
Davis, Megan
Davis presents the Voice to Parliament as an Australian solution to an Australian problem. For Indigenous people, it is a practical response to the torment of powerlessness. She highlights the failure of past policies, in areas from child protection to closing the gap, and the urgent need for change. She also brings out the creative and imaginative dimensions of the Voice. Fundamental to her account is the importance of truly listening. In explaining why the Voice is needed from the ground up, she evokes a new vision of Country and community.
First Nations History
Queensland
Race Relations in Colonial Queensland: A History of Exclusion, Exploitation and Extermination (1975, 1993)
Evans, Raymond, Kay Saunders and Kathryn Cronin
Includes section on Aborigines and Europeans; violent conflict; resistance; native police; racism, stereotypes; alcoholism; infectious disease; prostitution; fringe dwellers; government policy.
First Nations History
Random Acts of Conversation: Thornbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, for Yes23 (2023)
Reid Jones, Josh and Rueben Berg
Recorded live at a Yes23 fundraiser, May 2023, with Gunditjmara man, Rueben Berg talking about Voice, Treaty, Truth, and the Voice Referendum.
First Nations History
Reaching through Time: Finding my Family’s Stories (2023)
Bostock, Shauna
A Bundjalung woman's journey to uncover her family history reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history.
First Nations History
Reading First Nations
Readings bookshop, Melbourne
Current First Nations titles held by this Melbourne bookshop. Other bookshops have similar lists.
Indigenous Affairs: Government
First Nations History
Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap: Study Report (2024)
Productivity Commission
This report was handed to the Joint Council on Closing the Gap on 24 January 2024 and publicly released on 7 February 2024. This is the Productivity Commission’s first review of progress on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The key message of this report is that fundamental changes are required to deliver on the Agreement.