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First Nations History

First Nations History
Queensland
Race Relations in Colonial Queensland: A History of Exclusion, Exploitation and Extermination (1975, 1993)
Evans, Raymond, Kay Saunders and Kathryn Cronin
Includes section on Aborigines and Europeans; violent conflict; resistance; native police; racism, stereotypes; alcoholism; infectious disease; prostitution; fringe dwellers; government policy.
First Nations History
Random Acts of Conversation: Thornbury Bowls Club, Melbourne, for Yes23 (2023)
Reid Jones, Josh and Rueben Berg
Recorded live at a Yes23 fundraiser, May 2023, with Gunditjmara man, Rueben Berg talking about Voice, Treaty, Truth, and the Voice Referendum.
First Nations History
Reaching through Time: Finding my Family’s Stories (2023)
Bostock, Shauna
A Bundjalung woman's journey to uncover her family history reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history.
First Nations History
Reading First Nations
Readings bookshop, Melbourne
Current First Nations titles held by this Melbourne bookshop. Other bookshops have similar lists.
Indigenous Affairs: Government
First Nations History
Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap: Study Report (2024)
Productivity Commission
This report was handed to the Joint Council on Closing the Gap on 24 January 2024 and publicly released on 7 February 2024. This is the Productivity Commission’s first review of progress on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The key message of this report is that fundamental changes are required to deliver on the Agreement.
Indigenous Affairs: Government
First Nations History
Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap:
Draft Report (2023)
Productivity Commission
The key messages are: there is some evidence that governments demonstrate ability and willingness to partner in shared decision-making but change is not occurring; accountability is limited; progress is falling short of envisaged expectations.