Home Research Indigenous perspectives Indigenous perspectives Recognition of traditional owners and their knowledge of Country, cultural values and traditions that influence urban design, and governance. Recognition of traditional owners and their knowledge of Country, cultural values and traditions that influence urban design, and governance In-depth considerations of Indigenous perspectives are notably absent in Australian urban policies beyond acknowledging the traditional owners of the land. The Federal Government’s flagship Smart Cities Plan does not mention the term Indigenous or Aboriginal throughout the entire document. State-level metropolitan planning strategies references to the local Indigenous community are mostly limited to an acknowledgement of country and heritage of Indigenous culture with the need to protect sites and landscapes of cultural significance. Australia’s cities are Indigenous places. European colonisers of Australia constructed their settlements on sites inhabited by Indigenous people. Australia’s cities remain not only sacred cultural sites, but are also home to many Indigenous Australians. In 2016, almost 80 per cent of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people lived in an urban area, and around 35 per cent in one of Australia’s capital cities, with over 70,000 people residing in Sydney. Read the full brief News and Briefs News and AHURI Briefs on how indigenous perspectives could be better integrated in Australian urban policies in recognition of knowledge and on-going custodianship of urban land. Research publications AHURI research focusing on Indigenous custodianship of urban land, their engagement and representation. Latest News and Briefs brief Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the development of Australian cities In-depth considerations of Indigenous perspectives are notably absent in Australian urban policies beyond acknowledging the traditional owners of the land. The Federal Government’s flagship Smart Cities Plan does not mention the term Indigenous or Aboriginal throughout the entire document. view details brief The ‘tyranny of distance’ trapping Indigenous women in family violence The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Personal Safety Survey revealed that, across Australia, 1700 women per 100,000 had experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous cohabiting partner some time during the previous 12 months. For men, the rate was 800 per 100,000. view details brief Understanding 'demand sharing' of Indigenous households For agencies providing social housing to Indigenous Australians it is important to be sensitive to cultural practices that may be at odds with, or even conflict with, norms of social housing operation and management. In particular this is the case where the cultural practice of ‘demand sharing’ can lead to households being seen as ‘crowded’ and in breach of their tenancy agreement. view details
brief Incorporating Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the development of Australian cities In-depth considerations of Indigenous perspectives are notably absent in Australian urban policies beyond acknowledging the traditional owners of the land. The Federal Government’s flagship Smart Cities Plan does not mention the term Indigenous or Aboriginal throughout the entire document. view details
brief The ‘tyranny of distance’ trapping Indigenous women in family violence The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Personal Safety Survey revealed that, across Australia, 1700 women per 100,000 had experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous cohabiting partner some time during the previous 12 months. For men, the rate was 800 per 100,000. view details
brief Understanding 'demand sharing' of Indigenous households For agencies providing social housing to Indigenous Australians it is important to be sensitive to cultural practices that may be at odds with, or even conflict with, norms of social housing operation and management. In particular this is the case where the cultural practice of ‘demand sharing’ can lead to households being seen as ‘crowded’ and in breach of their tenancy agreement. view details
