First Nations Consultations For the Australian Human Rights Commission
Contents
List of tables................................................................................................................... 6
List of figures ................................................................................................................. 7
Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................ 8
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 9
Key Findings ................................................................................................................ 10
Systemic Racism: .......................................................................................................................... 10
Unconscious Bias: ........................................................................................................................ 10
Historical and Ongoing Impacts of Colonisation: .................................................................... 10
Over-Policing and Incarceration: ............................................................................................... 10
Accountability: .............................................................................................................................. 10
Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 11
Legislative Reform:....................................................................................................................... 11
Accountability Mechanisms: ....................................................................................................... 11
First Nations Advisory Bodies: .................................................................................................... 11
Standardised Cultural Safety Education: ................................................................................... 11
Cross-Sector Workforce Strategies: ........................................................................................... 11
Standalone First Nations Anti-Racism Framework: .................................................................. 11
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 13
1.1 Context .................................................................................................................................. 13
1.2 Objectives of the Consultations ......................................................................................... 14
1.3 Scope .................................................................................................................................... 15
2 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 17
2.1 Design and Structure ........................................................................................................... 17
2.2 Selection Criteria.................................................................................................................. 19
2.2.1 Geographic Diversity:.............................................................................................. 19
2.2.2 Demographic Diversity: .......................................................................................... 19
An Anti-Racism Framework: Voices of First Nations Peoples
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