This is a health crisis that should not be permitted to continue in a country as prosperous as Australia. Learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is important for moving forward and for all Australians to share in our national identity. It means understanding the past and looking to the future. We have come a long way since and have taken significant steps towards reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian population.
They experience widespread inequality, discrimination and cultural disconnection as a result of complex policies and systems in Australia that have limited their voices from being heard in decision-making processes that impact on their lives. The most recent Closing the Gap report shows that, despite some progress, more initiatives focusing on holistic approaches are needed to drive further change. It refers to the bringing together of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-First Nations Australians and working to overcome the division, misunderstanding and inequality between them.
A Reconciliation Plan RAP is the strategy developed by a group or organisation which works to reduce the gap in inequality and discrimination affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. It provides the steps for non-First Nations staff to learn about, engage with and better understand First Nations people, cultures and histories.
World Vision believes that in an unreconciled Australia, we cannot adequately address racism and inequality, deal with inter-generational trauma or create a culture of dignity and respect.
Without true reconciliation, young hearts and minds cannot reach their potential. See our Reconciliation Action Plan here. We work with First Nations organisations, governments, non-governmental organisations and private enterprises to achieve long-term development goals in collaboration with First Nations leaders and community members.
We create new programs as well as adapt our successful community-led development approach from around the world to the needs of each community and context; this includes working in the fields of Early Childhood Care and Development, connecting youth to culture, strengthening future leaders, bringing people together to improve the justice system and addressing gender-based violence.
Walk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create the future they want for their children, families and communities. Support the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Indigenous Australians. We all love our country, but how well do we really know it? Find out more about our work with First Nations communities and how you can get involved.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. The Aboriginal Flag The Aboriginal Flag was designed in the s and its colours represent different aspects of Aboriginal life. The Torres Strait Islander Flag The Torres Strait Islander Flag was designed in the s and features a white dharri or deri a type of headdress with a five-pointed star representing the different island groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spirituality.
The Dreamtime What is the Dreamtime? How First Nations Australians are disadvantaged: The child mortality rate for First Nations children was per , in , twice the rate for non-First Nations children. You can help make a difference. I would like to donate: Once Monthly. Australia's oceans and seas include those off the mainland and its offshore territories in the Pacific, Southern and Indian Oceans as well as the Timor, Tasman and Coral Seas.
Following a recommendation by the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf CLCS on 9 April , Australia has a confirmed outer limit to its continental shelf extending beyond nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline associated with both the continent and its remote offshore territories. The decision by CLCS recommended increasing the area of the continental shelf by 2.
Geoscience Australia was responsible for the surveys, data analysis and interpretation required to delineate the outer limits of the extended Continental Shelf through its Law of the Sea project. Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ is one of the largest in the world with the total marine area of around 10 million square kilometres which is considerably larger than the 7.
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