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She wants to hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on all things "Closing the Gap, youth justice reform, Native Title, truth- ... View article...

New social justice chief relishes chance 'to make real difference' - Ms Oscar will move to Sydney to fill the role vacated in August by former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Mick Gooda, ...

Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous recognition  - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says the process of Indigenous constitutional recognition is too slow and has called for the government to reconsider its timeframe for a national referendum on the issue.

Aboriginal justice commissioner pushes for 2015 referendum on Indigenous recognition  -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has called on the government to break ties with Australia's 'racist past' ...

Australian Human Rights Commission Deplores Aboriginal Conviction Rate  -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner slammed Australia for the excessive number of imprisoned Aboriginal people and ...

NT chief lashes 'leftie' critics of plan to lock up alcoholics Experts from the Australian Medical Association, Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT and the Australian Council of Social Service, along with prominent individuals such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda, have ...

Indigenous girls and women have hope but need help, says social justice chief June Oscar - Next month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will celebrate NAIDOC week — with the theme Because of Her We Can. It's because of ...

Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner, June Oscar, has written to the Ministerial Forum of Food Regulation ... View article...

'Racism is alive and kicking': Indigenous commissioner challenges new race appointee's stance -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner June Oscar has declared that racism in Australia is "alive and it's kicking" in response ...

Indigenous commissioners past and present push urgent constitutional reform - All past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice ... that would allow Indigenous Australians to take a rightful place in our nation”.

Australia needs to deal with hard truth on racism: Indigenous commissioner June Oscar -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner June Oscar said racism is "alive and kicking" and needs to be confronted for the ...

All of us can play a part in making sure that every Australian – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – has the opportunities and choices they need to lead ... View article...

Different laws' for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people   -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Mick ... Indigenous Australians make up 86 per cent of the adult prison population in ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice. Voice Referendum - 'Symbolic change or substantive reform' banner with blue background and ... View article...

New university degree aims to improve Indigenous health  -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick ... Australia in improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians .

Shock blow for tragic teen's family - The Goldfields is among many Australian regions plagued by suicides and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner ...

Asked whether Aboriginal Australians could be entitled to reparation ... June Oscar, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice ... View article...

Department under fire over NT intervention : The National Congress of Australia's First People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Mick Gooda both slammed the consultation process at a Senate hearing on Thursday evening at Parliament House in Canberra.

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar says. ... New legal framework in Victoria has been labelled a betrayal of ... View article...

Too many caught up in cycle of the sorry business -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner Tom Calma called for the healing of “cumulative trauma” in a 2008 report, Beyond the ...