Australia must embrace 'cultural safety' if we are to close the gap/Gregory Phillips for IndigenousX

Indigenous people must have equal power, resources and sovereignty to help solve climate change and our national identity crisis

Cultural safety is an essential part of closing the gap in health and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Cultural safety refers to addressing racism and unconscious bias in the enabling environment delivering policy or services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The term originally comes from Maori nurses in Aotearoa, who identified the need for a decolonising practice among health professions and systems, based on the Treaty of Waitangi.

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