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Guardian Australia is proud to partner with IndigenousX to showcase the diversity of Indigenous peoples and opinions from around the country.

  • Children hold an indigenous flag at a Black Deaths in Custody Rally at Town Hall in Sydney, April 10, 2021.

    Righting the wrongs: teachers must fight ignorance of Aboriginal history with education and break the cycle

    Shelley Ware for IndigenousX
    Educators need to take initiative to fill gaps in their learning so our next generation can know true Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
  • Road signs are seen in front of new apartment building at a housing estate in the Canberra suburb of Wright, 2 March 2021.

    Australia needs more social housing. That’s it

    Paul Dutton for IndigenousX
    Our society is heading for a collapse unless we protect the most vulnerable instead of holding them to a higher standard than the rest of us
  • Students at Bamaga Junior School in Bamaga on the Northern Peninsula in 2015.

    Teaching Australia’s truth is an opportunity for all young people

    Hayley McQuire
    Some will say that it’s too political, but right now is an opportunity for everyone to back the proposed change in the school curriculum
  • Protesters gather for a march organised by Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) to mark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, Sydney, Friday, August 4, 2017. The march is a collaboration with Dylan Voller, who came to national attention one year ago when Four Corners detailed his incarceration and torture by the state. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    Governments must let go of their power over the lives of Australia’s First Nations children

    Paul Gray
    Without structural change, child protection systems will continue to fail indigenous families
  • Midwife Cherisse Buzzacott holds her baby

    I supported other women to have babies but faced my own battle alone

    Cherisse Buzzacott
    As an Aboriginal woman, I felt the expectation to have children. All the while, I was in a battle which many face alone
  • Protestors march with an Aboriginal flag during a rally on 10 April 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

    There’s a link between the over-policing of Indigenous kids and our people dying in custody

    Tameeka Tighe for IndigenousX
    Our children’s innocence is stolen, and the system presents them with a life in and out of prison
  • Indigenous deaths in custody protest

    Australia has shown it’s not serious about empowering Indigenous people. Now our voices must be heard

    Steve Gumerungi Hodder Watt for IndigenousX
    We need a public review of the implementation of recommendations from the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody – by a majority First Nations committee
  • Protesters march during a Stop Black Deaths in Custody rally on 10 April 2021 in Sydney, Australia.

    We still fight for justice within a system determined to deny it

    Natalie Cromb
    As we come upon the anniversary of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, we do so in mourning, for the violence continues
  • Shiralee Lawson for IndigenousX

    We need to create diverse spaces that include Blak women. The time for invisibility is over

    Shiralee Lawson for IndigenousX
    As Aboriginal women we have to fight tooth and nail to be listened to, even in spaces where we are beyond capable
  • Globe of the world on a desk, blackboard in the background

    Australia's education system must move away from its colonial world view

    Nathan Towney for IndigenousX
    Our values system is based on assimilation and economic growth, instead of cultural identity and social justice
  • Amy Thunig for IndigenousX

    People tell me I should go into politics, but looking at what happens in Canberra, the idea makes me feel sick

    Amy Thunig for IndigenousX
    We need politicians to better reflect the communities they claim to represent, but how do we protect the people we want to send in to be that change?
  • A mural of Scott Morrison dressed as Captain Cook holding a cocktail

    Stop the empty gestures and start listening to First Nations people. We are the experts

    Daniel James for IndigenousX
    Punitive laws are destroying our children’s futures. Changing a word in the national anthem won’t help
  • Protestors are seen during the Invasion Day rally in Brisbane, Sunday, January 26, 2020. Thousands of people joined rallies across Australia in support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are calling for an end to the celebration of Australia Day on January 26, which commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

    If your child asks why Australia is celebrating a day of invasion, what will you tell them?

    Amy McQuire for IndigenousX
    Children ask vital questions of the world which expose accepted ‘truths’. On 26 January, we contrast Australian displays of amnesia with Aboriginal truth-telling
  • Headshot of K’Tahni Pridham for IndigenousX

    We all had to take a hard look inside this year. Hopefully, it will result in a burst of creativity

    K’Tahni Pridham for IndigenousX
    I decided to wake up every day and take at least one step in the direction of making my dreams a reality
  • Woolworths sign

    Woolworths is forging on with its Dan Murphy's plan for Darwin. That makes me angry

    Thomas Mayor for IndigenousX
    NT communities such as Bagot choose to be dry – and despite its approval, they choose to oppose the alcohol superstore
  • Daintree rainforest

    There is something stirrin' in Australia's far north. We live in a special place

    Carli Willis for IndigenousX
    Kick off your shoes, close your eyes and feel the energy of this place flowing through you
  • mother and newborn baby hands

    Watching my baby sister in hospital started me on a path to improving healthcare for our mob

    Jessica Bennett for IndigenousX
    There is almost no research that is privileging the voices of Aboriginal women and communities in neonatal care
  • Michelle Bovill

    I came into the research world because what I was reading didn't tell the story of our people

    Michelle Bovill for IndigenousX
    We need more mob writing the papers, so we can move away from just being a problem
  • Signs at a rally organised by Grandmothers Against Removals

    Too many Aboriginal children are growing up disconnected from their Mob, Country and culture

    Sue-Anne Hunter for IndigenousX
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander families are continuing to be ripped apart and our ways of living eradicated and assimilated
  • The Australian Aboriginal flag

    An Aboriginal-led approach saved communities from Covid. Now it's time to tackle mental health

    Caroline Kell for IndigenousX
    Indigenous-run health organisations can use their successful approach to coronavirus safety to transform the mental health system
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