Sector | Policies/interventions |
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Health | Mandatory anti-racism and cultural competency training for all staff in mainstream health services with periodic refresher courses. |
A surveillance system to monitor treatment in mainstream services by Indigenous status, linked to health outcomes and reported to an independent committee. | |
Expansion of culturally safe Indigenous community controlled health organisations. | |
Police, courts, and corrective services | Mandatory anti-racism and cultural competency training for all staff with periodic refresher courses. |
Full implementation of the 339 recommendations of the 1987 Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody. | |
Properly fund good quality legal services, reinstate and expand Indigenous language translation services. | |
Policies of non-tolerance of racial discrimination with consequences. | |
Increase opportunities for, and active recruitment of Indigenous police officers. | |
Legislation to ban the incarceration of Indigenous people for unpaid fines and other minor offences. | |
Surveillance system to compare Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarceration rates by crime that is routinely reported to an independent committee. | |
Media | Anti-racism social marketing campaigns. |
Social marketing campaigns to encourage bystander action in racist incidents. | |
Mandatory anti-racism and cultural competency training for all media staff with periodic refresher courses. | |
Education | Mandatory anti-racism and cultural competency training for all staff, with periodic refresher courses. |
Implement a national curriculum that provides for the mandatory teaching of Indigenous culture, history, the impact of colonisation, and the impacts of racism. | |
Increase opportunities for, and active recruitment of Indigenous teachers. | |
Government and public service | Reinstate the Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) or its equivalent and implement the recommendations of the Uluru Statement from the heart. |
Recognise and openly acknowledge that racism is endemic within our institutions and society, and is a significant health risk factor for Indigenous people. | |
Adopt a human rights-based approach to policy-making for Indigenous Australians. | |
Mandatory anti-racism and cultural competency training for all staff and members of parliament with periodic refresher courses. | |
Properly fund the native title system. | |
Correct reporting of government expenditure on Indigenous-specific services with an active media campaign to dispel the myth of the ‘wasted millions’. | |
Housing | Replace degraded housing stock and provide additional housing to reduce overcrowding. |
Institutions | Implement place-based anti-racism interventions such as the Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) intervention (VicHealth 2014). |