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23 Oct: As a First Nations psychologist, allow me to unpick Price\u2019s claim that there are no lasting negative impacts of British colonisation<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

Despite Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s claims, the conditions enabling colonialism don’t simply ‘disappear’ by denying they continue to exist. A warning:…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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28 Sep: Psychologist: Colonialism was not all positive for Aboriginal people<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

One of Australias leading psychologists, Dr Tracy Westerman has spoken out on recent claims made about the wellbeing of Aboriginal…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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09 Aug: From love bombing to isolation, the red flags for coercive control can be dangerously difficult to spot before abuse escalates<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

With several Australian jurisdictions looking at introducing laws against coercive control, we need to get better at identifying and understanding…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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30 Mar: OPINION: Fixing the broken system of Indigenous child removal | NITV (sbs.com.au)<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

When leadership denies racism, it results in it becoming systemic and irrefutably linked to escalating rates of children being taken…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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16 Jun: Locking up kids as young as 10<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

Raising the age of criminal responsibility will only succeed if we address arguments against this change.\u00a0 That Australia is out…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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04 Jun: Funding football programs is not suicide prevention<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs recently shared that the Federal Government has allocated $134 million into \u201cIndigenous suicide prevention\u201d….<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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29 Mar: Our children’s lives deserve more than silence<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

ANALYSIS: Aboriginal Psychologist Dr Tracy Westerman asks, where is the empathy and compassion for Indigenous youth who are taking their…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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23 Mar: Indigenous Expert responds to WA Govt Indigenous Suicide Prevention Plan<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

I am an Aboriginal woman from the Pilbara. I am a proud Nyamal woman. The young lives we are losing…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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05 Jul: Sick heart of a generation<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

“Indifference is at the core of this suicide epidemic” Click here to view the opinion piece by Adjunct Professor Tracy…<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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06 Mar: Why Don’t Aboriginal Suicides Matter<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

https:\/\/nit.com.au\/why-dont-aboriginal-suicides-matter\/<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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11 Feb: What are the causes of indigenous suicides<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

What are the causes of Indigenous suicides?<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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18 Jan: Aboriginal Suicide Prevention. Where is the funding going?<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>

Aboriginal suicide prevention. Where is the funding going?<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>

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