Social justice

The books, journal articles and other literature listed below have been identified by the working party as key resources in assisting academics to embed the Faculty of Health’s Indigenous Graduate Attribute, particularly with regard to social justice.

Indigenous artwork by Lucy Simpson — Artwork by Lucy Simpson, Gaawaa Miyay Designs, gaawaamiyay.co.

Books

Behrendt, L. 2012, Indigenous Australia for dummies, John Wiley & Sons, Richmond, Vic.

Kidd, R. 2003, Black lives, government lies, 2nd edn, UNSW Press, Sydney

Trudgen, R.I. 2000, Why warriors lie down and die : towards an understanding of why the Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land face the greatest crisis in health and education since European contact : djambatj mala, Aboriginal Resource & Development Services, Darwin.

Yunupingu, G. 1997, Our land is our life : land rights past present and future University of Queensland Press, Brisbane.

Peer reviewed articles

Graham, C. 2011, ‘The Elephant in the Room: Self-Determination’, Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 12-16.

Hoy, W.E. 2011, ‘Research, information and consent for the Australian Health Survey: a separate standard for Indigenous people?’, Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 194, no. 10, pp. 509-510.

Useful weblinks

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner 2006, Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities : Key issues (PDF), Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, viewed 20 June 2013.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner 2012, Social Justice Report (PDF), Australian Human Rights Commission, viewed 20 June 2013. More Social Justice Reports from the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Australian Human Rights Commission, Close the Gap: Campaign for Indigenous Health Equality, Australian Human Rights Commission, viewed 20 June 2013.

Australian Human Rights Commission 2009, Our future in our hands : Creating a sustainable National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (PDF), Australian Human Rights Commission, viewed 20 June 2013.

Bauman, T., Haynes, C. & Lauder, G. 2013, Pathways to the co-management of protected areas and native title in Australia, vol. 32, AIATSIS Research Discussion Paper.

Behrendt, L. 2006, ‘Achieving Social Justice for Aboriginal People’, paper presented to the Achieving Social Justice for Indigenous Australians Seminar, Melbourne.

Butler, B. 2002, Welfare and social justice for Indigenous Australians, in F. Morphy & W.G. Sanders (eds), The Indigenous Welfare Economy and the CDEP Scheme, no 21 June 2013, Australian National University, Canberra.

Chartrand, P.L.A.H. 2009, Reconciling Indigenous Peoples’ Sovereignty and State Sovereignty, AIATSIS Research Discussion Paper.

Commission, A.H.R. [2013], Racism. It stops with me, Australian Human Rights Commission, viewed 20 June 2013

Commonwealth of Australia 1997, Bringing them home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their families, Commonwealth of Australia (PDF), viewed 20 June 2013

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2007], Us Taken-Away Kids : Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the ‘Bringing them home’ report (PDF), Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

International Law Association (Australian Branch) 2006, Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Australian Law (PDF), International Law Association (Australian Branch), viewed 20 June 2013

Public Interest Advocacy Centre 2009, Achieving an inclusive society through human rights and social justice: Comments on the ALP 2009 Consultation Draft National Platform, The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, viewed 20 June 2013.

The Indigenous Australia Program, The Fred Hollows Foundation, viewed 21 June 2013

The Lowitja Institute 2012, Building a Legal Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, in T.L. Institute (ed.)