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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG)
ATSIAAG was founded in 2006 to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices inform and shape the policy and practice arena of older First Nations Peoples of Australia in an informed and collaborative way. ATSIAAG’s membership is made up entirely of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of AAG, who represent 5.1% of the total membership (30 June 2020). Non-indigenous members of AAG can join the Friends of ATSIAAG.
ATSIAAG is co-chaired by Roslyn Malay and Graham Aitken. The ATSIAAG Executive provides leadership on the direction of ATSIAAG including ensuring there is appropriate consultation with ATSIAAG members and other stakeholders on key activities.
ATSIAAG reports to the AAG Board to assist in building evidence regarding gaps, challenges and opportunities, as well as provide guidance and advice on all issues related to ageing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. ATSIAAG achieves this through consultation and the development of partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, communities and organisations.
Members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG) Executive
ATSIAAG encourags Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to join the AAG and also welcomes them to join AAG ATSIAAG. ATSIAAG also invites non-Indigenous members to join Friends of ATSIAAG.
If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and wish to join AAG at no cost click here
Reports
The 8th National Workshop of the AAG Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG), held online on 9th November 2020 ‘Yarns on the (Virtual) Veranda’ - launched at the 2021 ATSIAAG (Virtual) Yarn Up 25th November 2021
The primary aim of the 2020 workshop was to explore themes and issues relating to the lived experiences and insights of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across different settings in Australia.
In the online workshop were discussions about:
~ Firstly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and services were acknowledged and highly commended for their responses and adaptivity to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions.
~ Secondly, racism was named as a structural, institutional, and personal, barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ wellbeing across the life-course.
~Thirdly, poorly designed services and points of access were cited as contributing to peoples’ disengagement and exacerbating health inequity.
The report highlights take home messages regarding the importance of committing the time to be informed before approaching organisations, becoming familiar with local protocols and kinship systems, seeking out existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing resources and ultimately listening to people on their own terms before making judgments
Click here for the 8th ATSIAAG Workshop Report - 'Yarns on the (Virtual) Veranda'
The 7th ATSIAAG Workshop Report "Integrated & Culturally Sensitive Service for Older Aboriginal People. Practical Solution or Pipe Dream?" launched at an online event on 23rd September 2020.
Click here for the 7th ATSIAAG Workshop Report "Integrated & Culturally Sensitive Service for Older Aboriginal People. Practical Solution or Pipe Dream?"
The 6th ATSIAAG Workshop Report on ‘Appropriate aged care needs assessment for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’ was launched at the was launched at the joint Healing Foundation/ATSIAAG ‘Stolen Generation in Aged Care Forum’ in Melbourne on 5 June 2019.
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Pictured:
Ian Hamm, Chair of the Stolen Generations Reference Group,
Ros Malay and Graham Aitken, Co-Chairs of ATSIAAG.
The 5th AAG ATSIAAG Workshop Report on ‘Assuring equity of access and quality outcomes for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: What needs to be done’ was launched by Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, and Indigenous Health at Parliament House on 13th June 2018. Click here for more information about the launch
Minister Wyatt with ATSIAAG Co Chairs Graham Aitken and Ros Malay plus AAG CEO James Beckford Saunders
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"Closing Remote Communities: Effects on Ageing in Place" was officially launched by The Hon Ken Wyatt MP, Federal Member for Hasluck and Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care at the 49th AAG Annual Conference.
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