Legal challenge launched to secure fair access to the Age Pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Because of the gap in life expectancies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being denied
the same opportunity to retire and receive support through the Age Pension. While the gap in life
expectancies persists, eligibility for the Age Pension should reflect the average life expectancies of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as they age.
We should measure our success by our healing and not our promotions
The Yorga Djenna Bidi Aboriginal Women's Leadership Program is designed for Aboriginal women. It involves leadership development over a five-month period. Cultural content and context are interwoven through the program design and delivery. Elders are an integral part of the program and are very involved in program delivery.
9 months pregnant and Aboriginal
Dr Cammi Murrup-Stewars says that her identity as an Aboriginal woman existing within a settler-colonial world means that her child will always be at risk. That no reconciliation action plan can ensure her daughter's safety. This is what it means to live in the colony as an Indigenous parent.