Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The House of Representatives has passed legislation recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first inhabitants of Australia. The passage of the bill, timed for the fifth anniversary of former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations, was Find out more

Myths are often propagated about some groups of people who live in Australia. These groups include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse peoples, asylum seekers and refugees. The Australian Human Rights Commission addresses these myths with Find out more

A report on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples could be recognised in the Constitution was presented today to the Prime Minister. Recommendations in the report include recognising and respecting the continuing cultures, languages and heritage of Aboriginal and Find out more

The following article is written by Shireen Morris, constitutional reform research fellow with the Cape York Institute. ** Whatever you want to say about taxi-drivers, sometimes conversations with them are the most insightful you can have. Sometimes there is nothing Find out more

The Public Affairs Commission of General Synod also prepared a submission to the Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples – available

Diocesan Council has endorsed a submission to the Commonwealth’s Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, prepared by Social Justice Advocacy on behalf of the Social Responsibilities Committee. The submission is available here and Find out more

Ten senior executives from major law and accounting firms, federal government agencies and the federal magistrates court attended the first of a series of invitation-only breakfasts on current social justice themes this week. The breakfast was hosted by the Anglican Find out more

Social Justice Advocacy recently hosted a workshop on behalf of the Archbishop’s Social Responsibilities Committee to help inform our submission to the Commonwealth on the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Fifteen people attended from locations as Find out more