{"id":2769,"date":"2024-03-22T13:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2024-03-24T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T09:13:00","slug":"call-on-australians-to-act-on-truth-telling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2024\/03\/call-on-australians-to-act-on-truth-telling\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians Called to Act on Truth-Telling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Close the Gap Campaign has called on Australians to take the initiative to act on truth-telling by undertaking their own processes in their organisations, institutions, professions, and communities to enact the objectives of the Uluru Statement. This was one of 22 recommendations presented in the Campaign\u2019s fifteenth annual report released to mark Close the Gap Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first recommendation in the report, titled \u201cVoyage to Voice, Treaty, Truth and Beyond\u201d, calls on the Australian Government as well as state, territory, and local governments, to deliver the objectives of the Uluru Statement from the Heart by advancing Voice, Treaty and Truth mechanisms in their jurisdictions, including establishing representative structures that can facilitate agreement-making and progress cooperation and collaboration between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also called on political parties across the nation to unite on their support for the Uluru Statement by renewing and strengthening the commitments to undertaking truth-telling, representation and agreement-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommendations were presented under the themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Progressing Voice, Treaty and Truth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership and Governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building our Economies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Agreement on Closing the Gap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce and Cultural Safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Close the Gap Campaign Co-Chairs, June Oscar AO and Karl Briscoe, said despite the shift in political landscape and the pain people felt in the aftermath of the Voice referendum defeat, \u201cthrough all this, a national movement to progress the principles of the Uluru Statement was born and today it remains thriving and strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>through all this, a national movement to progress the principles of the Uluru Statement was born and today it remains thriving and strong.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe principles in the Uluru Statement are foundational to realising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\u2019 inherent rights as First Nations peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite the devastating 2023 Voice Referendum result, the Close the Gap Campaign and many in our communities remain committed to the principles of the Uluru Statement From the Heart and will continue to seek Voice, Treaty, and Truth, despite their grief at the vote,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;In its <a href=\"https:\/\/closethegap.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Close-the-Gap-Report-2024-final-FOR-ONLINE.pdf#page=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">review of the year<\/a>, the report pointed out that \u201ccontinued existence of racism in Australia was clearly on display, along with the power of misinformation, disinformation and ignorance about the nation\u2019s true history.\u201d This, it said, demonstrates how vital the Uluru Statement\u2019s goals remain, especially, truth-telling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d75e904f018&quot;}\" 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Report 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The review paid tribute to those who \u201cworked so hard\u201d for a Yes vote, thanking the leaders who fought for a Yes vote. It featured the Wungening Aboriginal Corporation, Central Land Council and Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, as examples of the impressive work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisation in the lead-up to the Referendum, adding the work was \u201cnot wasted\u201d and will carry the community further forwards towards achieving the underlying principles of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine case studies were highlighted as examples of pioneering First Nations-centred work which demonstrate that true health equity and equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples cannot be achieved without Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The studies were grouped under the themes: <strong>Progressing Voice, Treaty, and Truth; Leadership and Governance; and Building our Economies<\/strong> addressing the economic, social, political and cultural determinants of health that are crucial to commitments that Australian governments have made to closing the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Progressing Voice, Treaty, Truth<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The three examples of work in this area were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The landmark work of the <strong>South Australia<\/strong> Government and community in demonstrating that a Voice can be implemented by states and territories before it is implemented nationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Queensland<\/strong>\u2019<strong>s<\/strong> major steps this year along a historic pathway to Treaty, with the establishment of a First Nations Treaty Institute and a Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry, aiming to reframe the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders and other residents of the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Victoria\u2019s<\/strong> landmark Yoorrook Justice Commission to inquire into past and ongoing systemic injustice faced by First Peoples in Victoria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d75e904feb3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d75e904feb3\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"450\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAcommisioner-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAcommisioner-web.jpg 654w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAcommisioner-web-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAcommisioner-web-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Australia&#8217;s inaugural Commissioner for First Nations Voice, Dale Agius with Zell Dodd, Ceduna community leader (page 30, Close the Gap Report 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership and Governance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This group covered work that was innovative in furthering First Peoples input and representation in major areas affecting the whole community:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The appointment of Australia\u2019s \u2013 and the world\u2019s \u2013 inaugural <strong>Ambassador for First Nation\u2019s People<\/strong>. Ambassador Justin Mohamed, a Gooreng Gooreng man from Bundaberg, Queensland said, \u201cThe steps that we\u2019re taking now are foundational and extremely important for the future.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d75e905044a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d75e905044a\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"404\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ambassador-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ambassador-web.jpg 610w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ambassador-web-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ambassador-web-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin Mohammed. (Page 42, Close the Gap Report 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The strong work being led by <strong>Lowitja Institute<\/strong> and a network of key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and health practitioners, working alongside key allies, that has seen the emergence of a stronger national and international Indigenous voice on climate issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The work of the <strong>First People\u2019s Disability Network<\/strong> amplifying the needs of the disability community, particularly through the breakthrough Yarning Disability podcast where First Nations people with disability share their stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d75e905094a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d75e905094a\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"423\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web-1200x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web-1200x423.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web-600x212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FPDN-chart-web.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FPDN\u2019s Yarning Disability podcast is founded in its National Disability Footprint program. It has been specifically developed to align with Priority Reform Two under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap \u2013 Building strong formal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled service sectors. (Page 48, Close the Gap Report 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building Our Economies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful and positive economic participation is crucial for the health of any community. This section showcases three very different organisations that were successful, or had successfully promoted participation, in business, industry and skilled professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clothing The Gaps<\/strong> \u2013 a leading, award-winning \u2018profit-for-purpose\u2019 social enterprise. It was the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business to gain Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation. Today the &#8216;merch with a message&#8217; business generates about 25,000 hours of Aboriginal and Torres Islander youth employment each year, providing a safe Blak space for young people to develop skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d75e9050ecb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d75e9050ecb\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"383\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clothngthegaps-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clothngthegaps-web.jpg 666w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clothngthegaps-web-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/clothngthegaps-web-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clothing the Gaps staff (Page 54, Close the Gap Report 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation<\/strong> \u2013 recognised by the Financial Review as leaders in the shift to clean energy, which means Yindjibarndi people owning and operating wind, solar and battery farms for the Pilbara region. Its offshoot contracting business Yurra, and its majority-owned sister company GBSC Yurra, employs over 400 people generating some $120 million revenue per year. About 35 per cent of employees are Aboriginal people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Australian Indigenous Doctors Association<\/strong> \u2013 over the years the AIDA has contributed significantly to the growth in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical specialists whose numbers had almost doubled from 108 in 2019 to 204 in 2023. AIDA\u2019s work included the Specialist Trainee Support Program which included culturally appropriate mentoring and coaching for individual trainees, and collaboration with medical colleges to ensure that they understand their significant role in the specialisation experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/closethegap.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Close-the-Gap-Report-2024-final-FOR-ONLINE.pdf#page=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Agreement on Closing the Gap<\/a>, the report said after three years, the focus has shifted from celebrating what was a new and important milestone for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and Australia more broadly, to a deeper critical analysis of how all parties are tracking against its targets, and the conclusion is that progress towards the Agreement\u2019s socio-economic targets has been inconsistent, and governments have been too slow to implement the Priority Reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-light-grey-color has-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/closethegap.org.au\/ctg-annual-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full Close the Gap Annual Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Close the Gap Campaign has called on Australians to take the initiative to act on truth-telling by undertaking their own processes in their organisations, institutions, professions, and communities to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Professor Megan Davis, June Oscar AO, Pat Anderson AO, Sally Scales and Irene Davey at the First Nations National Constitutional Convention (Mutitjulu), May 2017. \u00a9 Jimmy Widders Hunt 2017. 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