Slavery Today. Untitled. Untitled. DownloadAsset. Face the Facts: Activity 5 - rightsED. Back to Face the facts [Download PDF or Word] The facts - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 1. Use the table below and the material in Face the Facts - Questions and Answers about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. From your reading, write down three main questions or issues about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. These questions will be used later on during your research. 2. You may also wish to explore the statistics available online including: Australian Bureau of Statistics website at: Write the statistics you have discovered below. 3a. Now that you have located some statistical information about each of the questions/issues you have identified, select one area to investigate further.
Indigenous population : how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are there in Australia? There are many other areas you could investigate. 3b. 4. Health awareness for Indigenous children | Audio News & Podcast. Anti Slavery Australia - Working to Abolish Slavery. Close the Gap. Why is closing the gap so important? Most Australians enjoy one of the highest life expectancies of any country in the world. This is not true for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous Australians can expect to live 10-17 years less than other Australians. Babies born to Aboriginal mothers die at more than twice the rate of other Australian babies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes. The mortality rates for Indigenous Australians is on par with some of the world’s most impoverished nations.
Photo: Bonnie Savage, Oxfam AUS Is this the Australia you want? What we’re campaigning for The Close the Gap Coalition — a grouping of Indigenous and non-Indigenous health and community organisations — together with nearly 200,000 Australians is calling on governments to take real, measurable action to achieve Indigenous health equality by 2030. How you can Close the Gap. OXFAM Close the Gap. Summary of Australian Indigenous health « Health facts « Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
This Summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health provides a plain language summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, with brief information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, health problems and common risk factors. Introduction This summary includes the following information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: populationbirthsdeathscommon health problemshealth risk and protective factors.
Information has been drawn from up-to-date sources to create a picture of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia (including information for the states and territories: New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (Vic), Queensland (Qld), Western Australia (WA), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (Tas), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory (NT). An important issue when collecting health information is to make sure that it is accurate and reliable. Table 1. Population pyramid Figure 1. Figure 2. Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children - Child Family Communitiy Australia. In this paper we present and discuss a snapshot of data describing the rates of involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care. Child protection statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are over-represented in child protection and out-of-home care services compared to non-Indigenous1 children.
The reasons for this are complex and are influenced by past policies like forced removals, the effects of lower socio-economic status and differences in child rearing practices and intergenerational trauma (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [HREOC], 1997). Additionally there are high numbers of children in WA, Tasmania and ACT where the Indigenous status is not known, so any attempt to interpret these data should be made with caution (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2013, p. 16). Notes: 1. 2. Source: AIHW (2013) Source: AIHW (2013, p. 8) 1. 2. New Australian Laws Target Forced Marriage, Slavery. SYDNEY - Australia is bringing in new laws to ban forced marriages and labor trafficking. The government says the measures will help combat “slavery-like” practices.
People found guilty of forcing others to marry will face up to seven years' jail and up to 12 years in prison for forced labor. Forced marriage has been called Australia’s guilty secret. There are no official figures, but the government firmly believes the practice is common enough to warrant new legislation. The laws will apply both to marriages taking place within Australia and those involving its citizens in other countries. “It will be a part of the Crimes Act that deals with trafficking of people, sexual offences and others. Existing slavery laws mainly protect Asian and Eastern European women from being brought to Australia to work as sex slaves in brothels. Organ trafficking would also be punishable by a 25-year prison sentence under the legislation, while forced labor would carry a 12-year prison term. Questions | Forced Marriage. What is a Forced Marriage?
Forced marriage is a marriage between two people where one or both of the individuals do not give their consent for the marriage to take place. If a person feels coerced or expected to marry against their wishes, this is also a forced marriage. It is usually the families of the individual who force them to marry. Marriage is about choice and forced marriage takes that choice away. What is an Arranged Marriage? An arranged marriage is a marriage that is organised primarily by the families of the individuals. Who does Forced Marriage happen to? Forced marriage can happen to anyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, class, culture, nationality, sexuality or disability. Doesn't Forced Marriage only happen to women? Forced Marriage happens to both men and women, however statistics show that significantly more women are forced into marriage.
Is Forced Marriage part of some cultures? Why do some famillies practice Forced Marriage? Not necessarily. Who can help? Tribal punishment, customary law & payback. Aboriginal tribal law is often seen as harsh and brutal, but it ensured order and discipline. Payback is the most known form of customary law. Payback has survived until today and is still practiced which leads to conflicts between white law and tribal law. Print article ShareThis Tribal punishments One of the traditional tribal punishments is where the victim gets speared into the leg. Here’s a personal account by Henry Long about receiving a spearing.
I got speared in the leg, too, for being cheeky. After you've taken your punishment then people don't worry about you. Law grounds Traditionally Aboriginal law was decided in councils of men and they decided matters of the land and its boundaries [2]. Law grounds were used not only for councils but also to put young Aboriginal men and women through traditional law. The beginning of an initiation ceremony Peter Stevens, a Kurrama man, remembers law meetings for initiation [3]. Payback is still alive Payback is a big part of our law and culture. NSW to change the right to silence. Brief History of Human Rights.