Australian racism
Calls for national commissioner for Australia's Indigenous children
Wanneer: 27/10/2019 - 09:12
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are 17 times more likely to be in juvenile detention and 10 times more likely to be in out-of-home care. More than 80 community groups are calling for a national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to help uncover systemic issues impacting Indigenous children. Lees meer...
Thousands more health professionals demand #KidsOffNauru
Wanneer: 26/09/2018 - 11:42
Thousands more doctors, nurses and health professionals have joined the Australian Medical Association and called for the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to get refugee children off the Nauru island prison camp. Scott Morrison needs to listen to doctors' orders. Over the last few days, thousands more doctors, nurses and health professionals have joined the Australian Medical Association and called for the PM to get #KidsOffNauru.1 But instead of heeding their advice, Morrison has pushed back hard.2 Lees meer...
Can Aboriginal homelessness in Australia ever be solved?
Waar: Australia, Australia
Wanneer: 02/08/2018 - 07:31
About 25% of homeless people in Australia are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, despite comprising just 2.5% of the general population.
'Instead of reducing the number of homeless people in Australia, why don't we just work towards preventing homelessness from happening in the first place?'
'About 25 per cent of homeless people are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, despite making up just 2.5 per cent of the general population. ... ' Lees meer...
