Closing the Gap: Suicide, incarceration and child development targets go backwards; land and economic participation show progress

Warning: The following article contains references to suicide, which may be distressing to readersAustralia's Indigenous incarceration rates continue to rise sharply, while the proportion of children ...

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“Yarning with Youth”: our new Commissioner for Aboriginal kids

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The Closing the Gap narrative does not define us, direct us, or determine our vision for the future

From where Djarindjin stands, Closing the Gap remains an approach that is structurally back‑to‑front. It asks communities to align with government systems that were never designed with us in mind, and it measures progress using indicators we did not write.

The Closing the Gap narrative does not define us, direct us, or determine our vision for the future

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges the national intent behind the Closing the Gap agenda and recognises that governments must begin their reform efforts somewhere. We understand the need f...

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And while we're here:

How does National Park status interfere with Martu traditional food gathering and land management practices?

And how, and by whom, was the implimentation of National Park status decided?

And what effect does this have on Martu culture and health?

#AboriginalAustralia #LandRights #TraditionalLandManagement #AusPol #ClosingTheGap

ePetition calling on the assembly to pass the Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

https://epetitions.parliament.act.gov.au/details/e-pet-044-25

#actpol #closingthegap

Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 ACT Legislative Assembly

NSW Government invests $246.8 million to Close the Gap in unprecedented partnership with Aboriginal organisations

The Minns Labor Government will allocate $246.8 million over the next 4 years through an additional $202.4 million in the 2025-26 Budget to Close the Gap to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in NSW.

NSW Government

On 7 March, the Netherlands Women’s Health Research & Innovation Center will open at Erasmus MC! 🎉

I’m honoured to be speaking alongside neuroscientist Stéphanie Dijkhuizen, where we’ll introduce the SCANNER project—an initiative tackling 1 of the most critical questions in autism research:

✨ (why) are there more men than women with autism? ✨

#Neurodiversity #AutismResearch #SCANNER #WomenInScience #ErasmusMC #Autism #ClosingTheGap #NeuroScience #Neuroscientist #ActuallyAutistic #womeninstem

Maybe next time

Todays cartoon

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