First Nations Consultations For the Australian Human Rights Commission racial vilification and leads to underreporting of racism. The National Anti-Racism Framework needs to highlight the urgent need to securely fund access to culturally safe legal assistance for First Nations people who experience racism. This needs to be accompanied by culturally safe legal education and advisory services on legal rights. 5.3 Education Participants identified a need for education across all sectors to reduce racism and build support for anti-racism strategies. The key content areas identified for inclusion in education were Cultural Safety, Racism, White Privilege and Self-Determination. It is evidenced that Cultural Safety cannot be separated from anti-racism initiatives and that racism is an intrinsic marker of a culturally unsafe environment. Education developed in line with the principles of Cultural Safety, as identified by Irihapeti Ramsden, would include all the key areas identified. Lack of access to a consistent standard of education emerged as a barrier and enabler across all sessions. Participants expressed that seeking out information about Cultural Safety, racism and White Privilege is difficult and is solely the responsibility of individuals, regardless of the sector. It was acknowledged that there have been varied attempts across the sectors to promote some form of training related to working with First Nations people, however consistency was noted as paramount in achieving any measurable outcomes or improvements. There was a broad consensus that current education offered across sectors did not address issues of Cultural Safety and racism and participants expressed there was an urgent need to review and standardise education. Participants discussed the need for clarity around terms used and the implementation of robust reporting frameworks to measure impact over time. Education is a fundamental tool for combating racism, developing understanding and reducing unconscious bias. Participants highlighted the need for comprehensive and standardised antiracism and Cultural Safety education across sectors. Integrating First Nations histories and perspectives into the national curriculum is essential in progressing anti-racism initiatives. 5.3.1 White Privilege White privilege refers to the societal advantages white people have when compared to non- white people who experience racism. Francis Kendall explains that ‘white privilege is an institutional (rather than personal) set of benefits granted to those of us who, by race, resemble the people who dominate the powerful positions in our institutions’. White privilege was discussed across the consultations as an area in need of further education particularly for those in positions of power and within government. Governments often speak of codesign and coproduction with First Nations people as part of designing and implementing new strategies. But to address entrenched systemic racism authentic codesign is required where power is shared equally. White privilege often overtly and sometimes subtlety resists this power sharing which further entrenches racism. An Anti-Racism Framework: Voices of First Nations Peoples Page 52