Indigenous peoples, cultures and knowledges
The knowledges and cultures of Indigenous peoples, damaged and dismissed by the colonial project, bring country-centred perspectives to mitigating and managing the impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges. This cluster frames its work through Indigenous protocols and governance.
Leaders
Researchers
- Associate Professor Emma Aisbett
- Professor Jon Altman
- Dr Rini Astuti
- Professor Rowena Ball
- Associate Professor Christopher Ballard
- Dr Amita Bansal
- Stephen Bygrave
- Associate Professor Kim Cunio
- Professor Tim Denham
- Dr Colette Einfeld
- Honorary Professor Colin Filer
- Dr Rebecca Hamilton
- Dr Alexander Hunter
- Professor Fiona Jenkins
- Professor Christopher Kellett
- Patrick L'Espoir Decosta
- Associate Professor Jonathan Liljeblad
- Emeritus Professor Robyn Lucas
- Dr Emily Macleod
- Professor Sango Mahanty
- Karina Martin
- Dr Bonnie McConnell
- Siobhan McDonnell
- Dr Rebecca Monson
- Assoc Prof Ruth Morgan
- Dr Claudia Munera Roldan
- Professor Michael Platow
- Julia Reynolds
- Dr Anouk Ride
- Brad Riley
- Dr Alam Saleh
- Dr Sofia C. Samper Carro
- Dr Anna Sanders
- Dr Jeremy Smith
- Dr Maria Tanyag
- Assoc Prof Katerina Teaiwa
- Dr Annick Thomassin
- Dr Simon West
Students
2024
- Forgotten Crises’ as Forgotten Sites of Knowledge Production for Building Lasting Peace, Maria Tanyag, Disasters, 48(1), e12632
- A Just Energy Transition for Indigenous Peoples: From Ideal Deliberation to Fairness in Canada and Australia, F Rioux-Gobeil & A Thomassin, Energy Research & Social Science.
- Submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s First Nations Clean Energy Strategy, Lorrae McArthur and Brad Riley
- Geographies of regulatory disparity underlying Australia’s energy transition, Lee V. White, Bradley Riley, Sally Wilson, Francis Markham, Lily O’Neill, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari Davis. Nature Energy
- Energy justice of sociotechnical imaginaries of light and life in the bush, Anna Cain, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Transition.
2023
- Women’s land rights, gendered epistemic tensions, and the need for a feminist approach to land administration, Serene Ho, Maria Tanyag and Elisa Scalise, Land Use Policy, 132(106841), 1-8
- Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Nature Repair Market Bill 2023, J Altman.
- Disconnected during disruption: Energy insecurity of Indigenous Australian prepay customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bradley Riley, Lee V. White, Sally Wilson, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari-Davis, Simon Quilty, Thomas Longden, Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Morgan Harrington. Energy Research & Social Science, 99, 103049
- Submission to the Hydrogen Headstart Consultation, Fiona J. Beck, Lee White, Lorrae McArthur, Wenting Cheng, Brad Riley, Emma Aisbett
- Submission to the Hydrogen Strategy Review, Fiona J. Beck, Lee White, Lorrae McArthur, Wenting Cheng, Brad Riley, Emma Aisbett, Kenneth Baldwin, Reza Fazeli, Alireza Rabhari
- Submission to Queensland Competition Authority in response to Review of Guaranteed Service Levels to apply in Queensland from 1 July 2025 Sally Wilson, Lee White, Brad Riley
- Submission to Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory in response to Electricity Industry Performance Code (Standards of Service and Guaranteed Service Levels) Review - Brad Riley, Sally Wilson, Lee White
- Submission in response to: National Energy Performance Strategy: Consultation Paper, Brad Riley, Lee White, Thomas Longden, Sally Wilson, Simon Quilty, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari Davis, Norman Frank Jupururla
2022
- Climate Change Adaptation in The Gambia: The Role of Kanyeleng Communication and Performance, Bonnie McConnell & Sheikh Omar Jallow, African Studies Review.
- Renewable hydrogen will be produced on land traditionally owned by First Nations people: will its owners benefit?, Lily O’Neill, Fiona J Beck, Wenting Cheng, Australian Environment Review.
- Aboriginal Community Governance on the Frontlines and Faultlines in the Black Summer Bushfires, Bhiamie Williamson, ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.
- Indigenous Australians and Their Lands: Post-Capitalist Development Alternatives, J Altman, Post-Capitalist Futures.
- Energy insecurity during temperature extremes in remote Australia Thomas Longden, Simon Quilty, Brad Riley, Lee White, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari-Davis, Norman Frank- Jupurrurla, Nature Energy, 7 (1), 43–54
- Temperature extremes exacerbate energy insecurity - Australia needs to better support remote Indigenous communities to prepare now Vanessa Napaltjari- Davis, Brad Riley, Lee V. White, Thomas Longden, Simon Quilty, Michael Klerck, Norman Frank-Jupurrurla, Nature Sustainability Community
- Temperature extremes exacerbate energy insecurity for Indigenous communities in remote Australia, Thomas Longden, Simon Quilty, Brad Riley, Lee V. White, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaljari-Davis, Norman Frank- Jupurrurla, Nature Energy, 7(1), 11–12
- Renewable energy development and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth): The fairness of validating future acts associated with renewable energy projects Ganur Maynard, Working Paper No. 143/2022, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
- Submission to Inquiry into Australia’s transition to a green energy superpower, Brad Riley, Ed Wensing, Lily O’Neill
- Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory Electricity Retail Supply Code Review, Brad Riley, Sally Wilson, Thomas Longden, Lee White, Simon Quilty, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Davis, Norman Frank Jupurrurla
- Submission in response: Western Australia – Land and Public Works Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Diversification leases), Brad Riley, Ed Wensing, Lily O’Neill
2021
- Energy insecurity during temperature extremes in remote Australia, Thomas Longden, Simon Quilty, Brad Riley, Lee V. White, Michael Klerck, Vanessa Napaltjari Davis & Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Nature Energy.
- Renewable energy development on the Indigenous estate: Free, prior and informed consent and best-practice in agreement making in Australia Lily O’Neill, Kathyrn Thorburn, Brad Riley, Ganur Maynard, Esme Shirlow, Janet Hunt, Energy Research and Social Science, Volume 81, 102252
- Transition to renewable energy and Indigenous people in Northern Australia: Enhancing or inhibiting capabilities? Janet Hunt, Brad Riley, Lily O’Neill, Ganur Maynard, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 22, 360-378
- Scaling up: Renewable energy on Aboriginal lands in north-west Australia, Brad Riley, Nulungu Research Papers 6
- What climate change activists can learn from First Nations campaigns against the fossil-fuel industry, Lily O’Neill, Jacqui Katona, The Conversation
- Renewable energy agreement-making on First Nations land: What do strong agreements contain? Lily O’Neill, Brad Riley, Janet Hunt, Ganur Maynard, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
2020
- Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land Lily O’Neill, Brad Riley, Ganur Maynard, Janet Hunt, The Conversation
- Indigenous Australians and the Covid-19 crisis: Perspectives on Public Policy, Brad Riley, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research Issue 1/2020
- Renewable energy projects on the Indigenous Estate: Identifying risks and opportunities of utility-scale and dispersed models, Kathryn Thorburn, Lily O’Neill, Janet Hunt, Brad Riley, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Working Paper No. 130/2019
2019
- Ensuring Indigenous benefit from large-scale renewable energy projects: Drawing on best-practice from extractive industry agreement-making, Lily O’Neill, Kathryn Thorburn, Janet Hunt , Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Working Paper No. 127/2022