Thomas Emerson
First of its kind in Australia: ACT's new Closing the Gap legislation comes into effect
The Australian Capital Territory's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 co...
Giovanni Torre
1 Jul 2026
Data reveals ACT Government spending more than double on locking up First Nations people than on Aboriginal community services
New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36. 2 million on detaining Ab...
Standards Commissioner to probe allegations of systemic racism against Indigenous people in the ACT public service
Allegations of systemic discrimination against Indigenous staff in the Australian Capital Territory'...
First Nations leaders join call for investigation of claims ACT public service blocked work on government’s commitments to Indigenous people
First Nations community leaders have joined calls for a formal investigation into allegations made b...
Indigenous Elected Body report reveals only four of 22 targets on track under ACT Agreement
A new report from the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body has revealed that only...
First of its kind in Australia: ACT's new Closing the Gap legislation comes into effect
The Australian Capital Territory's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation A...
Giovanni Torre
1 Jul 2026
Data reveals ACT Government spending more than double on locking up First Nations people than on Aboriginal community services
New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36. 2 mil...
Giovanni Torre
20 Apr 2026
Standards Commissioner to probe allegations of systemic racism against Indigenous people in the ACT public service
Allegations of systemic discrimination against Indigenous staff in the Australia...
Giovanni Torre
11 Mar 2026
First Nations leaders join call for investigation of claims ACT public service blocked work on government’s commitments to Indigenous people
First Nations community leaders have joined calls for a formal investigation int...
Giovanni Torre
10 Mar 2026
Indigenous Elected Body report reveals only four of 22 targets on track under ACT Agreement
A new report from the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body has...
Giovanni Torre
5 Dec 2025
The Australian Capital Territory has set an important national precedent, with the passage of independent MP Thomas Emerson's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.
An Aboriginal senior executive disclosed on Thursday that the ACT Public Service is the most culturally unsafe workplace he has ever experienced.
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