While AI and robotics reshape our reality, experts explore how these emerging tools could be used to create a more equitable future – from healthcare breakthroughs to Indigenous-led innovation.
What began as a heart research project looking at ways to understand a potentially fatal but preventable disease has evolved from the biomedical into one more in keeping with an Indigenous perspective.
A response of bigotry or hatred is common for people identifying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, just as it is for people coming out as gay, bi, trans or queer.
The stereotype of the old woman is anxious, dependent, useless, and a burden. But interviews with older women found them contributing to society in myriad ways.
For Dr Anton Isaacs, initial thoughts of surgery specialisation turned into a 20-year journey that’s taken him into the heart of vulnerable communities in Australia and India.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
An analysis of 82 million words has revealed that the relative attention Australia’s news and opinion pieces gave to First Nations peoples began to grow steadily from about 2005, with a huge peak in 2007.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
The experts uncover some of the policies and initiatives needed for change, and the role of localised actions as part of the solution.
More than 30 years ago, a royal commission was set up to investigate black deaths in custody, But what did we learn from that inquiry?
Addiction and problematic drug use is mostly a result of social disadvantage and personal trauma.
A survey of 414 schools across four states has found most school leaders and teachers don’t regularly draw on research-based evidence of the sort universities provide.
While stories of human rights violations, and dire warnings about pandemics and an uncertain economic future seem unconnected, research reveals common roots in systemic inequality and discrimination in Australia.
A decision to extend out-of-home care to 21 years of age will significantly advance the life opportunities for many of Victoria’s most vulnerable young people.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
A dramatic fall in youth remand numbers during the pandemic has sparked calls for a re-examination of our justice systems.
To what extent is "welfare chauvinism" apparent in One Nation’s views of social welfare policies in relation to Indigenous Australians, refugees and asylum seekers?
Academic institutions and the research community play a role in perpetrating and maintaining institutional and systemic racism.
Australian schools are failing to foster a sense of belonging among their students.
Indigenous activist William Cooper has motivated a new generation to make change in their communities by improving public health.
The qualities required to become a successful teacher run far deeper then students' academic rankings.
Kevin Rudd's apology to Indigenous Australians 10 years ago was a momentous, but ultimately futile, gesture.
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