FAIRA in Woolloongabba | Educational research centre

FAIRA

Locality: Woolloongabba

Phone: +61 7 3391 4677

Address: 37 Balaclava Street 4102 Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.faira.org.au

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24.01.2022 MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS BEWARE A RACIST MANDATE 28 June 2019 The Prime Minister of Australia may have sent a clear message that Australia does not acknowledge or respect the rights of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia....Continue reading

17.01.2022 It is pleasing to see this article and again old friend, Major, who worked alongside FAIRA in the 1980s and 1990s as we (including Bob Weatherall) began the process of repatriating remains from overseas. Policies at that time did not recognise our right to ancestral remains so we had to work hard to get institutions and governments to hand back collections. We also would not handle collections without mandate and involvement from traditional owners, respecting the spiritual ...Continue reading

05.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//unresolved-question-of-in/11962834 Despite the "morally and emotionally engaging" argument, Justice Gagelar said it was "not legally sustainable". He could "not be a party", he wrote, to inserting what he saw as a "race-based constitutional distinction".... To critics of the High Court judgment, race is always a hot button issue. They reject anything that suggests Aboriginal people, may enjoy privileges or rights apart from other Australians.

03.01.2022 https://www.atg.wa.gov//ag-ferguson-announces-historic-tri

03.01.2022 What does FAIRA do? Our organisation title includes the words "Research Action". From the outset FAIRA has always believed that research involving our Peoples should be action-orientated, directed by our people towards development and meeting important needs in our community. "Research Action" rejects the widespread notion we are available to be studied for advancement within academia. Our motto is "Restoring the Human Rights and Dignity of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia in the 21st Century"