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Tag: Indigenous incarceration

Silhouette of a guard inside a watch tower at Goulburn jail.

Prisons still failing First Nations people, Justice Health conference told

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Three decades after the landmark Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, a leading expert on … More

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ACT Ministers, Emma Davidson (left) and Shane Rattenbury

Raising the Age crucial for health and wellbeing of children and our future: ACT Attorney-General

Jeremy Lasek & Malcolm Baalman – PHAA The timing was impeccable. Just as the ACT’s Attorney-General, Shane Rattenbury MLA, was … More

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Keenan Mundine in front of a large painting of Indigenous art.

Keenan Mundine on his life of incarceration, and making Justice Health more culturally safe

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA We hear plenty about the importance of sharing, and understanding the lived experiences of others. At … More

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Screenshot of a video message by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP. The Minister is seated at his desk in his office.

Government promises action and money to counter Indigenous incarceration, Minister tells Justice Health 2021 conference

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA More action at a local level. More partnerships. More targeted funding. Greater research. And real targets … More

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Banner for the Justice Health virtual conference features the PHAA logo and the words "evidence, accountability, action." It also includes the dates, 3-4 November, and the site www.justicehealth2021.com."

2021 Justice Health Conference to focus on Evidence, Accountability, Action.

 Jeremy Lasek – PHAA ‘Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.’ … More

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Indigenous Australians’ incarceration Gap widens during the pandemic

Introduction: Today on national Close the Gap day, the Public Health Association of Australia released a statement about the rising … More

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