Our health plan launched
Our focus is on 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians. This agenda maps a more equitable healthcare system for all Australians, leading to better health and well-being, …
Our health plan – 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians
Our health care agenda maps a more equitable healthcare for all Australians, leading to better health and well-being, and greater prosperity. 1. Health Equity Despite the availability of universal health …
World’s oldest tropical rainforest returned to Aboriginal custodians
The Daintree, Ngalba-bulal, Kalkajaka and the Hope Islands National Parks (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) – 2.3 million hectares – will now be jointly-managed by Aboriginal rangers and the community, …
Don Dale – still there, still harming children despite Commission
This week a settlement of $35 million was reached by the NT government for a class action covering 1200 young people who had been in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre …
Uluru Statement from the Heart wins the Sydney Peace Prize
It’s more than 4 years since the 250 First Nations people presented us with the Uluru Statement from the Heart and little progress has been made despite overwhelming support from …
Supporting the Indigenous Voice
Our submission: The Australian Democrats strongly support a First Nations Voice proposed by the Uluru Statement from the Heart. As Professor Marcia Langton says, the only way to overcome the …
Juukan – a defining story of our nation?
The blasting of Juukan Gorge alerted Australians to the scant regard mining company Rio Tinto had for the traditional owners of the land – the Puutu Kunti Kurrama Pinikura. They …
January 26
January 26. The day we call Australia Day. A day that marks the British colonisation of Australia. A day that also marks the start of centuries of genocide, dispossession, oppression, …
Oh what a day!
Remember when Australia Day used to be a bit of a yawn, particularly for women who got so few gongs? This year will surely go down as the most controversial, …
‘one’ a small step for the PM
Well done and thanks to Premier Berejiklian and the Prime Minister for swapping ‘young’ for ‘one’ in the National Anthem. It’s closer to the truth, it’s symbolically important and it’s …
