Public Economics Forum - Truth-telling and Reconciliation
National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace
Parkes
ACT 2600
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Why Truth-telling and reconciliation is a 'must' for Indigenous economic empowerment
Priority Reforms under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap commit all tiers of government to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on policies that affect their wellbeing. Yet, as the 2024 Productivity Commission Review made clear, governments at all levels have struggled to share power in practice.
In this Public Economics Forum, we explore emerging evidence from an eight-year study examining how Australia’s colonial past continues to shape relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. The research finds that communities exposed to historical frontier violence remain more divided along racial lines today, with greater resistance to Indigenous self-determination.
The panel will discuss how Truth-telling and reconciliation, alongside deep listening and community-level healing, can help build trust and support Indigenous economic empowerment.
Join us for lunch and contribute to this vital discourse.
Program
| Time | Forum at the National Portrait Gallery |
|---|---|
| 10.30am | Registration opens |
| 11.00am | Welcome |
| 11.05am | Presentation: Professor Michelle Evans, Dilin Duwa Centre, The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Julie Moschion, The University of Queensland Associate Professor Cain Polidano, Melbourne Institute |
| 11.25am | Presentation: Dr Ivan Ingram, The Healing Foundation |
| 11:45am | Presentation: Libby Ferrari, Reconciliation Queensland Sara Frazer, Reconciliation Queensland |
| 12.05pm | Panel discussion and audience Q&A |
| 1.00pm | Event concludes |
This event will include a seated lunch to be served at the commencement of the event.
Registration:
$90 per person
$395 group of five people
If you require an invoice please contact melbinstitute-tickets@unimelb.edu.au
Registrations close 10am, Friday 18 September.
Tickets are limited.
Cancellations after this date will not be refunded but can be transferred.