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Kiawal Toran (our presence our time):  The urgency of eliminating racism from the  Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service

Kiawal Toran (our presence our time): The urgency of eliminating racism from the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service

“For a population of 15,000 having three to four [preventable] deaths per week was very alarming [and] traumatising…Having in the back of our minds, ‘why are people, our families, dying such deaths that could have been prevented?’”  Mayor Phillemon Mosby, Torres Strait Island Regional Council For the past two years,
Debunking: Australia Day is about 1949, not 1788!

Debunking: Australia Day is about 1949, not 1788!

Disclaimer: First Nations readers please be advised that this article mentions acts of racism and features antiquated language. If, like me, you were foolish enough to spend any time in the comments section of the seemingly infinite barrage of racist posts and articles circulating on social media yesterday, you probably

Kiawal Toran (our presence our time): The urgency of eliminating racism from the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service

Kiawal Toran (our presence our time):  The urgency of eliminating racism from the  Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
“For a population of 15,000 having three to four [preventable] deaths per week was very alarming [and] traumatising…Having in the back of our minds, ‘why are people, our families, dying such deaths that could have been prevented?’”  Mayor Phillemon Mosby, Torres Strait Island Regional Council For the past two years,

Debunking: Australia Day is about 1949, not 1788!

Debunking: Australia Day is about 1949, not 1788!
Disclaimer: First Nations readers please be advised that this article mentions acts of racism and features antiquated language. If, like me, you were foolish enough to spend any time in the comments section of the seemingly infinite barrage of racist posts and articles circulating on social media yesterday, you probably