Giovanni Torre

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Giovanni Torre

In the 1990s, then Prime Minister John Howard, in an attempt to avoid apologising to the Stolen Generations, coined the term 'practical' reconciliation. He argued his government focussed on 'practical' reconciliation, such as Indigenous health and education, and would not concern itself with 'symbolic' reconciliation, such as an apology. This false dichotomy of 'symbolic' and 'practical' reconciliation has dominated the political discourse of reconciliation for the subsequent three decades.

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Giovanni Torre

The hopes of a World Heritage listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape and its extraordinary collection of ancient Indigenous rock art have been dealt a blow, with UNESCO set to delay a decision over the impact of industrial emissions in and around the Burrup Peninsula. The federal government nominated the site for a listing in Jannuary, 2023, and a decision was expected in July this year, after a bureaucratic bungle by the government delayed the process by 12 months.

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Giovanni Torre

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has slammed the federal government's apparent pivot on Gaza as "too little too late". The Gunnai, Gunditjmara, and Djab Wurring senator for Victoria said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's "Weak words of condemnation are meaningless without action". "His comments on Israel's latest campaign of forced starvation come 597 days into the genocide in Gaza, while this government continues to supply weapon parts to the IOF," she said on Tuesday.

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Giovanni Torre

To coincide with the close of National Reconciliation Week 2025, a landmark exhibition honouring one of Australia's most celebrated Aboriginal leaders, the late Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, will open next week on Wednesday June 4 at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia.

1 week ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Giovanni Torre

Since the RoyalCommission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987–1991), Aboriginal deaths in custody continue to grow. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, in 2023 - 2024, there were 24 First Nations people who died in custody, including one in youth detention. Seven as the result of self-harm. This is the highest number since 2000 – 2001. In part, this is the story of the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.