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Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs - Cairns, QLD (part 1 of 2)

28 July 2026

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The Chair opens the Cairns hearing into racism, hate and violence and takes evidence from Cape York and Cairns Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations on systemic and everyday racism in health, its post‑referendum intensification, and calls for adoption of the National Anti‑Racism Framework. Members examine complaints pathways, links to chronic disease and suicide, racism in child and family services, genocide framing of state harms, proposals for a ‘black card’ health entitlement, and conflicts over data systems, FIFO workforces and census undercounting.

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Opening and Cape York/Cairns health racism evidence

17:12

Hearing opened — inquiry scope and health witnesses

17:12

Cape York and Cairns ACCHOs — racism and anti‑racism framework

19:51

Q — Cook: complaints mechanisms and health impacts

26:01

Q — Cook: child, youth and family services and racism

33:37

Q — Thorpe: genocide frame and state harms

37:15

Q — Thorpe: federal role, equity of care and black card

46:03

Q — Smith: data systems, shared records and on‑ground relations

56:58

Q — Smith: workforce, cultural induction and FIFO impacts

01:07:41

Q — Smith & Thorpe: census undercount, ABS mistrust and truth‑telling

01:10:36

RACGP panel — racism as health emergency and regulation

01:27:01

RACGP opening — racism as public health emergency

01:27:01

Q — Stewart & Gee: biological impacts, children and accountability

01:33:53

Q — Thorpe: emergency status, regulators and cultural safety training

01:51:59

NSW Children’s Guardian — Aboriginal child removal and cultural safety

02:26:12

NSW Children’s Guardian — over‑representation and cultural safety

02:26:12

Q — Thorpe & Cook: genocide, deliberate removals and national standards

02:37:17

Q — Cook: responding to racism in out‑of‑home care

02:51:00

Barry Walden — systemic racism in health, education and justice

02:58:00

Barry Walden — systemic racism in health, policing and community control

02:58:00

Q — Smith, Gee & Cook: education, boarding and community justice

03:25:17

Queensland treaty repeal, Indigenous councils and structural racism

03:46:21

Michelle Deschong — repeal of Queensland Path to Treaty

03:46:21

TICAA — Indigenous councils, structural racism and disasters

04:59:59

Housing systems, self‑determination limits and defining racism

05:20:29

Nicole Huxley — personal history and housing system racism

05:20:29

Q — Thorpe & Cook: ATSIC’s legacy, self‑determination and housing reform

05:38:15

Yirrganydji witness — framing overt and covert racism

05:54:50

Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs - Cairns, QLD (part 1 of 2)

28 July 2026

Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Wed, 29 Jul 2026 Australian Parliament

17:12 - 18:37

Speaker 15

I declare open this public hearing of the joint standing committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs for the inquiry into racism, hate, and violence toward Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands of which we meet today and pay our respects to First Nations people, their ancestors, their elders, past and present. I extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their cultural and spiritual connections to Australia's lands and waters. In accordance with the committee's resolution of 08/06/2025, this hearing will be broadcast on the parliament's website, and the proof and official transcripts of proceedings will be published on the inquiry website. Any answers to questions or notice taken at this public hearing will also be published on the committee's website.

I remind members of the media who may be present or listening online of the need to fairly and accurate... Accurately report proceedings of the committee. I now call on representatives Health Service to give evidence. For the hand side record, would you please state your full names and the capacity in which you appear? We're starting down this end of the table.

18:37 - 18:44

Speaker 7

Okay. Thank you. Joy Savage. I'm the CEO of Wuchopurin Health Service here in Cairns.

18:45 - 18:48

Speaker 5

I'm Deborah Moulthouse. I'm the CEO of Appenlipma, Cape York Health Council.

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