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Healing

QLD truth-telling inquiry to reopen submissions, defying LNP government orders

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QLD’s truth-telling and healing inquiry is set to go ahead, despite the new LNP government’s plan to terminate.  The commission’s chairperson, Waanyi and Kalkadoon man, Joshua Creamer, restarted the historic inquiry last week, 23 days after Premier, David Crisafulli gave the order to cease work immediately.  The LNP leader has also vowed to repeal the …

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First Nations’ ancestral remains repatriated back to Australia

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The ancestral remains of First Nations adults and children held by Californian institutions since the early 1900s have now been returned to Australia.  The significant repatriation includes the remains of a Ngarrindjeri man, and this week Ngarrindjeri Elder, Uncle Major (Moogy) Sumner, travelled from South Australia to bring his ancestor home, emphasizing the healing this …

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Continued calls for QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry as uncertainty remains

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First Nations people and organisations from across the country continue calls for the new Queensland government to reverse their decision to cancel the state’s Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry. Premier, David Crisafulli, declared a stop to the inquiry last week, following a win at last month’s election. The Inquiry Committee is trying to meet with …

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First Nations’ communities urge QLD premier to reconsider Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry

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First Nations elders and Community leaders are urging the new QLD premier David Crisafulli to reconsider his decision to scrap the Truth telling and healing inquiry.  The inquiry was part of the state government’s Path to Treaty Act- which Crisafulli has vowed to repeal, despite being passed in parliament with bipartisan support in 2023. On …

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Beyond medication: Doctors embracing runs for health

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More people are now looking at alternative ways of healing besides medication. A phenomenon called Social prescribing is a prescription for things beyond medicine, like going for a walk or getting help with finances, to improve health. This approach is gaining support worldwide, focusing on individual needs and building community connections for better health. Image: …

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