Tag: first nations
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Voices of Resistance: Youth, Culture, and the Fight Against the Tobacco and Nicotine Industry
Raglan Maddox and Danny Allende They playing with fire they gonna get burned Voice of resistance we standing firm They paid us in rations got smoke in our lungs Now we smoking the system the tables have turned From “Voices of Resistance” In April 2026, during Youth Week, a new…
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Can we eradicate commercial tobacco disease and death?
Raglan Maddox and Michelle Kennedy The commercial Tobacco Industry continues to profit off addiction, disease, and death, perpetuating health inequities. For over 70 years, we have known that when used as directed, commercial tobacco products kill. Australia has been a leader in tobacco control through plain packaging, tax reforms, and…
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Food sovereignty vital for First Nations Australians’ economic security, parliamentary inquiry shows
Dr Alana Gall Prior to invasion, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (hereafter First Nations peoples) had an uninterrupted, deep, and interconnected relationship to their lands, waterways, and seas that ensured optimum health, and cultural, spiritual, social, and emotional wellbeing. For thousands of years, advanced agriculture and aquacultural techniques supplied…
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10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research articles to read this NAIDOC week and beyond
Summer May Finlay and Leanne Coombe It’s NAIDOC Week (7 – 14 July), and this year’s theme is “Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud”. According to the NAIDOC Week 2024 website: “This year’s theme celebrates the unyielding spirit of our communities and invites all to stand in solidarity,…