


It is crucial to ensure that ethical research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities will:
#Torres strait islanders code#
AIATSIS and NHMRC provide a code of ethics and guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. Almost 900 Torres Strait Islanders volunteered for service here, and Horn Island was the only place in Australia where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal soldiers served side by side. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal peoples of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research includes all research that impacts on or is of particular significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including the planning, collection, analysis and dissemination of information or knowledge, in any format or medium, which is about, or may affect, Indigenous peoples, either collectively or individually (AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research).Īustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is a Commonwealth statutory authority with responsibility for providing leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research including ethics and protocols. Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. The Torres Strait Islanders are a Melanesian group who live on the islands of Torres Strait and in coastal communities of Queensland, Australia. The Torres Strait Islanders’ case claimed that the Australian government had failed to take mitigation and adaptation measures to combat the effects of climate change, and had therefore failed.
