First Nations Consultations For the Australian Human Rights Commission and specific policing practice, rather than systemic racism. The evidence at the coronial inquest and various investigations in other Australian states that these are not isolated and time limited issues, but entrenched and long standing (over 40 years). Thus, the National Anti-Racism Framework must address these entrenched issues to create a more equitable, accountable and safe justice system. In NSW there is a unique program underway with Legal Aid NSW, Macquarie University Law School, TAFE NSW and the Djurali Centre to create a career pathway for First Nations employees at Legal Aid NSW into a Diploma of Legal Studies and then into a Juris Doctor of Law. All nonAboriginal staff in the program undertake a specific cultural safety course and the project has a First Nations led governance with mentorship of an Elder experienced in policing, justice, health and education. There are plans to expand the program into Queensland and into NGOs providing community legal advice. This program is seeking to provide greater employment opportunities in the criminal justice system whilst also seeking to address racism in legal processes. These types of programs also positively influence non-Indigenous law education programs and lawyers which is essential for creating a fair and equitable justice system. They also support the need for mandatory face-toface cultural safety education for all justice sector workers as a critical step forward in developing understanding and capability. References • Zachary Rolfe details culture of NT Police racism at Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest - ABC News • More racist awards shared within NT Police revealed during Kumanjayi Walker inquest - ABC News • Statement re: Racism Review NT Police | NT Anti-Discrimination Commission • https://pfes.nt.gov.au/newsroom/2024/northern-territory-police-commissioner-deliversapology-speech-garma-festival • Leanne Liddle on heading up NT Police Force efforts to combat racism, improve Indigenous relations - ABC News A.2 Early Childhood Education There has been considerable interest in how greater First Nations culture can be included in the Early Childhood curriculum as well as improved Cultural Safety of educators and administrators. A guiding principle of the National Quality Framework (NQF) is that Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued and embedded in the learning experiences of children. Ensuring all children have the right to an education that respects their family, culture and other identities and languages is woven through the National Quality Standard and the Early Years Learning Framework and the Framework for School Age Care (ACECQA, 2018a). Under Element 1.1.2 of the National Quality Standard, Services are required to provide children with programs that suit their individual needs based on their current knowledge, strengths, ideas, culture, abilities and interests. An Anti-Racism Framework: Voices of First Nations Peoples Page 62