Project White-Ant: co-creating knowledge with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on mobilising against commercial harms to health
Project description:
Project White-Ant aims to generate knowledge that can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to protect against commercial determinants of health.
Beginning in early 2025, the project will target four key research questions:
- work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to understand how communities can take actions to protect against harms caused by commercial entities
- ask communities what kinds of protections they want against commercial harms
- examine legislation, regulation and decision-making around two topics to look at what kinds of protections are offered in the law, and how this enables or disables Aboriginal communities to address commercial determinants of health, and
- ask communities how the current approach towards commercial determinants of health taken by governments impacts on other social and cultural determinants of health.
With all research conducted in partnership with Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs), the project proposes tangible knowledge and skill-building to enable communities to influence which and how products and services are sold to their peoples.
Staff:
Dr Annalee Stearne
Other Collaborators:
Project Team: Carol-Lynne Christophersen, Cassandra Wright, Associate Professor Marita Hefler, Sarah Clifford, Mark Mayo and Dr Victoria Kerrigan (Menzies School of Health Research); Nicole Hewlett (University of Queensland); Associate Professor Kylie S Lee (LaTrobe); Dr Beau Cubillo (Deakin); and Scott Wilson (Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council)
