For the latest news go to the ANTaR Qld FaceBook Page and see our Coming Events page for some activities in the Greater Brisbane area.

THE FEDERAL ELECTION 3 May 2025

ANTAR NATIONAL is developing a SCORECARD of the various party’s policies for the 2025 Federal Election

The  SCORECARD will be published on Wednesday 23 April, 2025 at: ANTAR (National) Election Site

TAKE ACTION

In the lead up to the 2025 Federal Election on 3 May, ANTAR (National) is providing analysis for our network of supporters as well as the broader Australian public on the priorities of First Nations communities and the policy platforms of the parties and candidates seeking election. You’ll find all our election related resources and ways to take action, get involved, learn more and support us here on this page.

• Contact your local candidates – use ANTAR National’s letter template to write to candidates standing for election in your Federal electorate (not sure which Federal electorate you’re in? Find out here).

GET INVOLVED

• Read our Federal Election blog series from First Nations authors – starting with ‘2025 Federal Election – An Aboriginal Woman’s personal perspective’ by Narungga woman Cheryl Axleby-Keeffe.
• Join our Federal Election Webinar and hear from First Nations speakers on the priorities, issues and concerns of communities in this campaign and for the next Parliament of Australia. Details to be announced soon.

EXPLORE MORE

• Read and share ANTAR National’s 2025 Federal Election Scorecard – we will provide analysis and ratings of the three major parties’ First Nations policy platforms as well as highlighting the many independents and minor parties that are standing for office in this election.

We’ve written to Federal Labor, the Liberal National Party Coalition, and the Australian Greens seeking their policy commitments ahead of the election on 3 May. If we receive responses from the parties we will publish these in full as well as cross-reference the responses with their publicly available policy platforms to inform our Scorecard. We aim to provide the Australian public with an understanding of where the parties stand on First Nations priority issues but also strongly encourage you to reach out to candidates in your local electorate using ANTAR National’s letter template.

The Scorecard will be live and published on the ANTAR National’s website by Wednesday 23 April, 2025.

ABC VOTE COMPASS

• The ABC’s Vote Compass Australia is a tool to help you explore how your views compare to parties and candidates predominantly spotlighting the policy positions of major and some minor parties contesting the 2025 Federal Election.

Authorised by B. Cansdale, ANTAR (National), Gadigal Land, Sydney

Reject a Royal Commission – SNAICC – National Voice for our Children

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children and a growing list of organisations reject calls for a Royal Commission into Aboriginal children.

Support their petition rejecting a Royal Commission into child abuse in Alice Springs.

Some politicians have been sensationalising this issue for political gain with unfounded and exaggerated claims of child abuse, leading to further stereotyping and racism.

www.snaicc.org.au

See the excellent ABC Four Corners programme on the Victoria’s Yoorrook Commission:

Australia’s first ever truth-telling commission uncovers our hidden history.

Bridget Brennan examines how we as a nation reckon with our colonial past and take critical steps towards truth, healing and justice.

Four Corners: Yoorrook Truth Telling Commission

See the excellent article on Closing the Gap in the National Indigenous Times:

https://nit.com.au/20-03-2025/16917/peak-bodies-join-call-for-action-on-close-the-gap-day

Supporting Justice and Solidarity – Your Continued Support Matters

At ANTaR QLD, we believe that standing with First Peoples in their pursuit of justice and equality does not only mean working to change institutional policies and practices. It’s also about responding together to the suffering that often results from injustice and inequality. True relationship means not only reaching out and offering support, but also celebrating the connections we share.

Given the current challenges posed by the cost of living, it is more important than ever to come together in solidarity and support one another.

In this spirit, ANTaR QLD has been offering direct support and collaborating with other organisations to make a broader impact. We’ve been actively reaching out to community members, linking with other organisations, supporting Sorry Business, preparing meals, assisting with food drops, distributing fresh food, and helping distribute over 120 Christmas hampers with MOB 23.

We also continue to work to support institutional change, for example, around youth incarceration and keeping young people out of the prison system, and to increase knowledge and understanding of First Nations peoples’ culture, history and contemporary circumstances through holding or supporting events, the Sea of Hands, and engaging with the school system.

Your support for ANTaR QLD will enable us to continue this work. Since we are now a registered charity any donation over $2 that you give is tax-deductible.

Donating and or updating your membership is now very easy. Simply click on Support Our Work and update membership and / or donate.

Truth-telling and healing Inquiry: First Report 25 October 2024 is now available

Click here to open the report

Petition from Queensland Citizens in Support of the Path to Treaty Act 2023
FNA is a Magandjin (Brisbane city) based group of ordinary people, First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) peoples, and non-Indigenous peoples, who formed at the time of the 2023 Referendum in Brisbane.For information and to sign the petition click: https://bit.ly/QldTreatyPetition