ANZSOG’s Wise Practice collection is a combination of public administration and policy resources centred on the knowledge and culture of the First Peoples of Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand.
The evolving Wise Practice collection focuses on stories which demonstrate how First Peoples culture, knowledge and perspectives can achieve successful outcomes when Indigenous communities and governments come together to work in partnership.
The Wise Practice collection draws on material from the renowned John L. Alford Case Library, established to recognise Professor Alford’s outstanding contribution to ANZSOG and to public management across Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand. The collection also includes resources produced by the ANZSOG First Peoples program, including the 2017, 2019 and 2021 First Peoples public administration conferences.
These resources are FREE to access and use for teaching or research purposes.
NB: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images, voices and videos of deceased persons.
These cases demonstrate the wise, resilient, and innovative ideas and practices of Indigenous peoples, and successful partnerships with government, as well as unsuccessful attempts in Indigenous public administration. The following cases are available online for practitioners and scholars to use in public administration teaching and practice.
2020 ‘Healing from the Center: Taking Aboriginal medicine mainstream’ by Marinella Padula
Due to the changing levels of COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty regarding travel restrictions for both speakers and delegates across all jurisdictions, the conference was moved online. The 4-day conference, spread over 4 weeks, was a bold first-time event for ANZSOG. Despite three lockdowns in NZ and Victoria during the conference, the program of 25 Indigenous speakers continued to deliver uninterrupted each week, to an audience of 500 public servants, academics, not for profit Indigenous community leaders, and students.
NB: there were varying online connectivity and recording quality challenges, as most presenters were working from home during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Videos for the Proud Partnerships in Place: 2021 ANZSOG First Peoples’ Public Administration Virtual Conference will be uploaded gradually from September 2021. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified or regularly visit this page or the conference playlist.
Hon. Ken Wyatt AM Minister for Indigenous Australians
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Foreign Affairs, New Zealand
Judge Caren Fox, Deputy Chief Judge Māori Land Court
June Oscar AO, Aboriginal Human Rights Commissioner
Pat Turner AM, Chief Executive NACCHO
Trevor Moeke, Poutaiki Director Te Ao Māori/ NZ Treasury
Dame Naida Glavish DNZM JP, Chief Advisor Tikanga Waitemata District Health Board
Tom Calma AO, Chancellor of the University of Canberra
‘Caring for Country and Mana whenua’
Cheryl Leavy, Executive Director Partnerships, Department of Environment & Science QLD
Scott Falconer, Director Forest & Fire Operations, DELWP, Victoria
Shane Graham, Pou whakahaere Te Runanga Ngāti Rārua, South Island, NZ
Cultural Burning and the Sacredness of Water
Dr. Erin O’Donnell, Water Law Specialist, University of Melbourne
Trent Nathan, Chair Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Djandak
‘Treaty- yesterday, today, tomorrow’
Honourable Justice Sir Joe Williams KNZM, Supreme Court Judge, New Zealand
‘Treaty obligations and accountabilities’
Lil Anderson, CEO, Te Arawhiti, New Zealand
Reuben Berg, Member of the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria
Oliver Parsons, Team Leader Systems Design & Strategy, New Zealand Treasury
‘Transformative health services’
Dr Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO NACCHO
Te Ao Kapa, General Manager, Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi Trust, South Auckland
Hata Wilson, Kaihautu Matua, Director Tamati Whangai Services, Te Rūnanganui o Te Ati Awa
Wally Haumaha, Deputy Commissioner – Iwi and Communities, NZ Police
Regan Tamihere, Māori Responsiveness Manager, NZ Police
Hon. Willie Jackson, Minister Māori Development, Associate Minister for ACC, Associate Minister for Justice
The 2019 First Peoples Conference offered the opportunity to recognise Indigenous leadership in the public purpose sector with over 480 people attending including public servants, academics and Indigenous community leaders. Two excellence awards were given for video entries showcasing an initiative, policy, program or personal story that demonstrates Indigenous strength and leadership in public administration in Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand.
All 2019 First Peoples Post- Conference resources, including videos, photos, PowerPoint slides and Twitter highlights can be found here.
Jurisdictions were invited to submit a three-minute video and the 10 entries were judged by a panel, and the two winners premiered their video at the conference dinner.
The 2017 First Peoples Conference, in partnership with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and the University of Sydney marked 50 years since the 1967 referendum resulted in the Commonwealth gaining national responsibilities for the administration of Indigenous affairs. The conference questioned the impact of the past 50 years of public administration and raised issues for the next 50 years in this important nation building area. The event was attended by over 300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives, other Indigenous peoples, public servants from state and federal governments, and academics.
ANZSOG saw outstanding contributions from a range of speakers including Australia’s Chris Sarra, Leila Smith, Joy Savage, Andrea Mason, Martin Nakata, Ian Anderson, Maggie Walter, Gregory Phillips and New Zealand’s Arapata Hakiwai and Geraint Martin, to name just a few.
ANZSOG seeks to promote work from First Peoples authors regarding the roles of First Peoples in Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand’s public services. Some examples include:
ANZSOG founded the APO’s First Peoples & Public Policy Collection which brought together diverse, policy-relevant resources from the existing APO repository, as well as new materials. The Collection supported the public sector to source and access the policy, practice and research information they need, and was curated from a broad selection of key Indigenous policy topics.
ANZSOG worked with the APO to produce a range of articles related to the Collection, including:
2021 ‘Importance of harmony in and across LGBTIQ+ and Indigenous Communities’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2021 ‘The urgent need for intergenerational healing for Stolen Generations survivors’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2021 ‘The dangers of misinformation surrounding Aboriginal deaths in custody’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2021 ‘Creating equal learning opportunities for First Nations students’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2021 ‘Addressing racism in the Australian Football League’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2021 ‘Improving healthcare services for First Nations people’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Self determination needed for effective First Nations Peoples response to family violence’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Addressing the over-representation of First Nations in out-of-home-care’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Protecting First Nations intellectual property’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘People with disabilities dying in custody’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Recruiting and retaining First Nations health’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Making retirement accessible for First Nations people’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal deaths in custody’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘After the bushfires: the absence of First Nations voices’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Providing community-based pandemic healthcare for First Nations’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘Closing the Gap: a new partnership’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2020 ‘GARMA 2019 report: including First Nations in future policies’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘Keeping First Nations families together’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘Making Indigenous voices heard in climate change debate’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘NAIDOC week: Truth telling together’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘Experiences of cashless debit card from First Peoples of Ceduna’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘Economic independence through Indigenous art in Australia’s far north’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
2019 ‘Improving learning outcomes for Indigenous students’ by Carissa Lee Godwin
A range of external resources with relevance to First Peoples Policy.