Closing the Gap Hub

To mark Close the Gap Day on 16 March 2023, the James Martin Institute for Public Policy is pleased to publish articles by leading First Nations voices in research and public policy. These articles aim to inform discussion about how government can meet and exceed Closing the Gap targets working in partnership with and empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

We welcome further contributions to this collection of articles – you can get in touch at thepolicymaker@jmi.org.au and read our submission guidelines here. 

Contributors

Nareen Young

Joshua Gilbert

Pat Turner

Krystal Lockwood

Heron Loban

Articles

    Self-determining “Indigenous employment”

    16 March 2023

    Closing – and exceeding – the gap on Indigenous employment outcomes means addressing discrimination and breaking down barriers to achievement.

    Nareen Young and Joshua Gilbert

  • Upstream and downstream strategies to close the gap in criminal justice

    16 March 2023

    It’s 32 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. While progress has been slow – and in some cases retrograde – there is a path to better outcomes for Indigenous people if they are empowered to lead policy responses.

    Krystal Lockwood and Heron Loban

  • A real partnership with First Peoples is key to Closing the Gap

    9 May 2022

    Governments at all levels need a new mindset which places Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander shared decision making at the centre of policy development, design and delivery.

    Pat Turner

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27 Mar

Laws have failed to keep pace with the rise of AI. Our new project, The Future of AI Regulation in Australia, will work collaboratively with civil society, industry and government to address this problem.

https://www.uts.edu.au/human-technology-institute/news/future-ai-regulation-australia

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24 Mar

3 weeks to go! Applications for the 2023 JMI Policy Challenge Grants will close on 14 April.

We asked one of last year’s winners, A/Prof Ghena Krayem @Sydney_Uni, what’s unique about the program.👇

Learn more and apply here https://jmi.org.au/jmi-policy-challenge-grant-2023/

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4/ Providing domestic and family violence services in CALD and faith-based communities | Led by A/Prof Ghena Krayem, @Sydney_Uni

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23 Mar

Today on The Policymaker: Hannah Gandy writes about the need to prioritise the rights and best interests of children in law reform.
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https://thepolicymaker.jmi.org.au/prioritising-the-rights-and-best-interests-of-children-in-law-reform/
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16 Mar

Letting people know they support the @UluruStatement & a First Nations #VoiceToParliament were Krystal Lockward & Kim Lees. Krystal & Heron Lohan’s article on #criminaljustice reform was published this week in @JMIPublicPolicy’s #CloseTheGapDay Ed - https://thepolicymaker.jmi.org.au/upstream-and-downstream-strategies-to-close-the-gap-in-criminal-justice/.

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