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2024 September


Can Australia prosecute foreigners for genocide overseas? Here’s how our atrocity laws work

Can Australia prosecute foreigners for genocide overseas? Here’s how our atrocity laws work

Some Indigenous community groups argue the high rates of First Nations children in protection, deaths in custody, hyper-incarceration and cultural, land and environmental damage amount to genocide crimes.


Fifth Latin American Summit on Water for the Peoples Takes Place in Jujuy, Argentina

Fifth Latin American Summit on Water for the Peoples Takes Place in Jujuy, Argentina

The experiences of the UMA in the construction of both scientific and Traditional Knowledge, in efforts led by professionals from the communities themselves, were recognized by the attendees as a great tool for denouncing environmental damage to corporations and governments and as evidence to be used in legal instances.


Get to Know Our Youth Fellows Caring for Traditional Plants

Get to Know Our Youth Fellows Caring for Traditional Plants

Maria also received a scholarship from the State Council for Scientific Research and Technological Development of Campeche, which aims to increase the participation of Indigenous women in postgraduate programs, giving her the opportunity to study abroad in Toronto, Canada.


In parts of Australia, unborn babies aren’t legally seen as people. Here’s why that needs to change

In parts of Australia, unborn babies aren’t legally seen as people. Here’s why that needs to change

Brianna Chesser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


World Tourism With T’ata Begay

World Tourism With T’ata Begay

TB: I believe if you are not researching the location you are visiting, the audience you will perform in front of, and the expectations of [the employer], then you are missing out on a huge opportunity to dismantle Indigenous misconceptions and share some well-deserved truths.


Why do people breach their bail? Our research shows it’s not because they’re committing more crimes

Why do people breach their bail? Our research shows it’s not because they’re committing more crimes

However, bail comes with conditions that the person must follow, including curfews, regular check-ins, restrictions on whom they can talk to or where they can go, drug or alcohol testing, and staying at a specific address.


Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning

Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning

“And while our tax and statistical authorities marshalled their forces to operate much faster and more nimbly to serve the desperate needs of a government facing a once-in-a-century crisis, our medical regulatory complex repeatedly ignored international evidence and experience, and our political leaders capitulated to their advice.


Meet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Fighting for Their Territory, Autonomy and Self-determination

Meet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Fighting for Their Territory, Autonomy and Self-determination

This year, the goal is to exercise autonomy by strengthening the Council, revising the statutes, demanding the right to receive direct funding, and promoting the participation of multiple generations, specifically children, women, and youth.


Renewed Violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts: Bengali Settlers Target Indigenous Jumma Communities

Renewed Violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts: Bengali Settlers Target Indigenous Jumma Communities

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a region in Bangladesh long troubled by communal conflict, continues to experience alarming incidents of violence, deepening divisions between various factions and contributing to ongoing tensions between the Bengali settlers and Indigenous communities.


Politicians know defamation laws can silence women, but they won’t do anything about it

Politicians know defamation laws can silence women, but they won’t do anything about it

Both Geoffrey Rush’s successful defamation claim against the Daily Telegraph in 2018 and Bruce Lehrmann’s ongoing litigation against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson attracted much media attention.


Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Yet government taking direct control of setting interest rates would run contrary to both long-standing historical trends and international financial norms, including the independence of the central bank.


“Place of Memory:” Renovation and Restoration of the Pataxó Indigenous Museum

“Place of Memory:” Renovation and Restoration of the Pataxó Indigenous Museum

The local community, especially the Associação dos Comerciantes do Parque Indígena de Coroa Vermelha, endeavored to keep it running, but by 2018, the museum’s operations were suspended indefinitely due to challenges in sustaining its upkeep.