by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Australia, Cultural safety, Indigenous, Inequalities, Multiculturalism, Nursing, Power relations, Racism, Writing
The new Codes of Conduct for Nurses and Midwives in Australia have made the news. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) have set expectations around culturally safe practice in the health system for nurses and midwives who comprise the largest workforce...
by admin | Jul 16, 2016 | Australia, Colonialism, Cultural safety, Education, Indigenous, Inequalities, Nursing, Power relations, Racism, Writing
by admin | Feb 13, 2016 | Aotearoa New Zealand, Arts, Australia, Colonialism, Cultural safety, Feminism, Indigenous, Inequalities, Multiculturalism, Power relations, Racism, Writing
On 15 February 2016, I spoke on 612 ABC Brisbane Afternoons with Kelly Higgins-Devine about cultural appropriation and privilege. Our discussion was followed by discussion with guests: Andie Fox – a feminist and writer; Carol Vale a Dunghutti woman; and...
by admin | Apr 5, 2015 | Australia, Carceral society, Colonialism, Cultural safety, Indigenous, Inequalities, Nursing, Racism, Writing
The view expressed by Tony Abbott (Prime Minister and the Minister for Indigenous Affairs), that taxpayers shouldn’t be expected to fund the “lifestyle choices” of Aboriginal people living in remote regions in support of Colin Barnett’s (West Australian Premier)...
by admin | Nov 16, 2014 | Australia, Indigenous, Inequalities, Islamophobia, language, Media, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Writing
Exploring the role, benefits, challenges & potential of ethnic media in NZ. Paper presented at the Ethnic Migrant Media Forum, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Also available as pdf from conference proceedings DeSouza keynote. Tena koutou,...
by admin | Sep 8, 2014 | Colonialism, Cultural safety, Indigenous, Inequalities, language, Media, Nursing, Racism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi, Writing
Nairn, DeSouza, Moewaka Barnes, Rankine, Borell, and McCreanor (2014). Nursing in media-saturated societies: implications for cultural safety in nursing practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Research in Nursing September 19:...