As a contribution to the celebration of history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that is NAIDOC Week 2020, Wiley recently interviewed a number of researchers to see what led them to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the opportunities their research brings to communities, and what this year’s NAIDOC Week theme — ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ — means to them.
Dr Emma Lee
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Fellow, Adjunct Lecturer
Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Emma Lee is a trawlwulwuy woman of tebrakunna country, north-east Tasmania.
As an Aboriginal researcher, Dr Lee’s fields of work are ‘anchored in country and all the threads and parts that allow me to care for it’. She often publishes under the authorship of ‘tebrakunna country and Lee, E.’ to denote country as a co-author and to signal an Indigenous practice of centring identity connected to place.
‘I work in land and sea governance and management, policy and regulatory environments, and social impacts of Indigenous-led regional development.
My current research is focused on establishing a market for cultural fisheries in Tasmania, where we are able to use our cultural strengths and assets of connections to sea country to build strong and healthy communities alongside sustainable business.’
Country and research has also led Dr Lee into democracy, voice and self-determination projects. She is a sitting member to the National Co-Design Group, Australian Government, for developing models for a Voice to Parliament.
‘It is of the highest honour to engage with this level of public service and build on the many Indigenous, and other Australian, voices who are creating the good negotiating environment that allow for transparent, inclusive and diverse democracy.’
Wiley has brought together a collection of over 80 research papers from its stable of journals as contribution to NAIDOC Week.
The collection includes Dr Emma Lee’s 2015 paper on protected areas, country and value, Professor Catherine Althaus’ 2020 paper on different paradigms of evidence and knowledge, and Dr Michael Doyle’s 2020 paper on the onset and trajectory of alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal men entering a prison treatment program.
The full collection, and transcripts of the full interviews with these researchers and many others, can be accessed from Wiley’s NAIDOC 2020 website.
The ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ Collection spans the fields of:
As a contribution to the celebration of history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that is NAIDOC Week 2020, Wiley recently interviewed a number of researchers to see what led them to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the opportunities their research brings to communities, and what this year’s NAIDOC Week theme — ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ — means to them.
Dr Emma Lee
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Fellow, Adjunct Lecturer
Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Emma Lee is a trawlwulwuy woman of tebrakunna country, north-east Tasmania.
As an Aboriginal researcher, Dr Lee’s fields of work are ‘anchored in country and all the threads and parts that allow me to care for it’. She often publishes under the authorship of ‘tebrakunna country and Lee, E.’ to denote country as a co-author and to signal an Indigenous practice of centring identity connected to place.
‘I work in land and sea governance and management, policy and regulatory environments, and social impacts of Indigenous-led regional development.
My current research is focused on establishing a market for cultural fisheries in Tasmania, where we are able to use our cultural strengths and assets of connections to sea country to build strong and healthy communities alongside sustainable business.’
Country and research has also led Dr Lee into democracy, voice and self-determination projects. She is a sitting member to the National Co-Design Group, Australian Government, for developing models for a Voice to Parliament.
‘It is of the highest honour to engage with this level of public service and build on the many Indigenous, and other Australian, voices who are creating the good negotiating environment that allow for transparent, inclusive and diverse democracy.’
Wiley has brought together a collection of over 80 research papers from its stable of journals as contribution to NAIDOC Week.
The collection includes Dr Emma Lee’s 2015 paper on protected areas, country and value, Professor Catherine Althaus’ 2020 paper on different paradigms of evidence and knowledge, and Dr Michael Doyle’s 2020 paper on the onset and trajectory of alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal men entering a prison treatment program.
The full collection, and transcripts of the full interviews with these researchers and many others, can be accessed from Wiley’s NAIDOC 2020 website.
The ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ Collection spans the fields of:
The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, will deliver the 2020 Garran Oration.
The oration will be streamed on 21 October 2020, from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm (AEDT).
The event will be chaired by IPAA’s National President, Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM.
The Garran Oration honours the memory of the first, and one of the most prominent Australian Commonwealth public servants, Sir Robert Garran GCMG. It has been held every year since 1959.
Sir Robert was one of the country’s most senior public servants during the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1919, serving as Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department.
Over the course of 1919 up to 40 per cent of Australians population had been infected by the Spanish flu and an estimated 15,000 Australians lost their lives, with some Aboriginal communities recording a mortality rate of 50 per cent.
Reflecting on the role of public administration in responding to the challenges brought by pandemics, Dr de Brouwer said:
“In a year when Australia’s society and economy have been so heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a real privilege to host the Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt as the 2020 Garran Orator.
It is a year where the role of public services in supporting the work of governments across Australia has never been clearer.”
Following his delivery of the Garran Oration, Minister Hunt will join Dr de Brouwer in conversation, reflecting on the response and achievements of governments and public services in managing the twin social and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some questions from IPAA Divisions across Australia will also be put to the Minister.
Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM, IPAA’s National President, will chair the 2020 Garran Oration and join Minister Hunt in conversation.
Immediately following a Vote of Thanks by Cath Ingram to the Minister, Dr de Brouwer will announce the 2020 National Fellows of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
The award of National Fellow is given to those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to public service and to IPAA. National Fellows have been awarded each year since 1983.
Further information on the Garran Oration and the National Fellows Award is available on IPAA’s national website.
The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, will deliver the 2020 Garran Oration.
The oration will be streamed on 21 October 2020, from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm (AEDT).
The event will be chaired by IPAA’s National President, Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM.
The Garran Oration honours the memory of the first, and one of the most prominent Australian Commonwealth public servants, Sir Robert Garran GCMG. It has been held every year since 1959.
Sir Robert was one of the country’s most senior public servants during the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1919, serving as Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department.
Over the course of 1919 up to 40 per cent of Australians population had been infected by the Spanish flu and an estimated 15,000 Australians lost their lives, with some Aboriginal communities recording a mortality rate of 50 per cent.
Reflecting on the role of public administration in responding to the challenges brought by pandemics, Dr de Brouwer said:
“In a year when Australia’s society and economy have been so heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a real privilege to host the Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt as the 2020 Garran Orator.
It is a year where the role of public services in supporting the work of governments across Australia has never been clearer.”
Following his delivery of the Garran Oration, Minister Hunt will join Dr de Brouwer in conversation, reflecting on the response and achievements of governments and public services in managing the twin social and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some questions from IPAA Divisions across Australia will also be put to the Minister.
Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM, IPAA’s National President, will chair the 2020 Garran Oration and join Minister Hunt in conversation.
Immediately following a Vote of Thanks by Cath Ingram to the Minister, Dr de Brouwer will announce the 2020 National Fellows of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
The award of National Fellow is given to those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to public service and to IPAA. National Fellows have been awarded each year since 1983.
Further information on the Garran Oration and the National Fellows Award is available on IPAA’s national website.
Chief Executive, Primary Industries and Region (PIRSA), Michelle Edge arrived in her new role ‘right in thick of it’ as the COVID-19 pandemic response unfolded. This presented both a number of challenges and opportunities for her department, as Ms Edge hit the ground running to provide leadership and direction during this challenging time.
With a strong background in crisis management from her time and experience in New Zealand, dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis and an earthquake disaster response, Ms Edge came to SA with a unique perspective and set of capabilities to respond to the challenges her department faced.
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges during this crisis period for Ms Edge and her department was monitoring and responding to how crisis and disaster situations affected their stakeholders. With the recent bushfires and then the subsequent pandemic, the health and wellbeing of the community was at the forefront of planning their response. The importance of business continuity, preparedness and identifying what needed to change and what needed to continue or adapt, was in key consideration during this time, and as we move forward to the recovery phase.
As a leader, Ms Edge faced many challenges, especially coming directly into a new role and team from interstate. Ms Edge highlighted the importance of communication with both her own people and across the industry during a time of uncertainty.
“Letting people know that what they were feeling, others were feeling”
Ms Edge highlights that COVID has brought new opportunities to build more empathetic and positive workplace cultures, which is a change she hopes to see persist in the new normal.
“COVID has brought out people’s natural abilities to be more tolerant and understanding of each other”.
As we move forward, Ms Edge shared that building the skills and capabilities of her department to remain resilient and to care for mental wellbeing will be a strong focus.
Above all, Ms Edge praised her department and teams for their ability to react adaptively to this crisis. The preparedness of her team to meet the challenges of different scenarios, such as bushfires, disease outbreaks and pandemics was vital in both the initial response to the pandemic and bushfires of 2020, and has reinforced “the value of preparedness exercises”. In the coming bush fire season, Ms Edge has put renewed focus on using the lessons, of what has ultimately been a very challenging year, to increase our bushfire preparedness and apply new learning from experience and the outcomes of the royal commission.
Agriculture and farming have keenly felt the impact of COVID-19. Ms Edge and her department are calling for everyone to show their support towards our farmers, who are busy putting food on our tables, and join in the #ThankSAFarmers movement. To take part all you need to do is share your thankyou message to our farmers on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn with #ThankSAFarmers.
