Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
All of us can play a part in making sure that every Australian – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – has the opportunities and choices they need to lead full and healthy lives.
Meet the Commissioner
June Oscar AO
June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous Australian languages, social justice, women’s issues, and has worked tirelessly to reduce Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
June has held a raft of influential positions including Deputy Director of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of the Kimberley Language Resource Centre and the Kimberley Interpreting Service and Chief Investigator with WA’s Lililwan Project addressing FASD .
Latest News
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Now is the time to act. The referendum must not lead to despair, but to a search for new ways to secure justice
This opinion piece by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO, appeared in The Guardian Australia on Sunday 29 October 2023 The day the proposal for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice was rejected by the majority of my fellow Australians will be...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Commissioners distressed by death of boy after being detained in Perth prison
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO, and National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds have issued a joint statement following the death of a First Nations teenager who had been held in a youth detention unit at the Casuarina adult prison in Perth...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Closing the Gap in a Divided Family - June Oscar feature in the Aus
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar says forging a relationship with her white relatives has given their extended families a different perspective on the voice - feature article by Victoria Laurie in the Australian.
Top Projects
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign
Working together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
