Ep 16 Brendan Thomas ‘Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes, the road to reform and decolonising systems'

Joined by Brendan Thomas, Deputy Secretary 'Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes' we take a deep dive into systemic reform of a broken system. A system that has been publicly acknowledged by current Ministers as broken and in urgent need of reform. We explore what it takes to see systemic shifts and what we need from leadership to make it happen. Further we explore the impact of decolonising justice, the impact of this in practice and the hope that it brings for all people coming into the justice system in terms of reducing recidivism by understanding and addressing the factors leading to offending.
Thank you to Brendan for taking the time out to share his journey, his leadership and influence does not go unnoticed and it is testament at that level as to the impact he has been able to achieve in his time in Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes, proud to know the man.

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Bravo! - what a deadly exchange. I'm a front line DCJ worker and met Brendan's successor today, Claire Beattie, and I hope she will carry the baton forward.