June Oscar is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. She is a Bunuba woman from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Women everywhere, but particularly First Nations women, have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
We’ve had our false starts, but the nation is ready for this reckoning.
When we are forced to watch, rather than be involved in decision making, the outcomes will never fully address our needs.