Link to managing psychosocial hazards website. 

NSW Government Safe work Code of Practice for Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work is intended to be read by persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), usually an employer or business, and those who have duties under the WHS Act. It provides practical guidance on the process a PCBU could use to identify and to manage psychosocial hazards at work.

This code of practice is recommended for those who have functions or responsibilities that involve managing, so far as is reasonably practicable, exposure to psychosocial hazards and risks to psychological and physical health and safety at work.

Link to systemic racism article.

IndigenousX writers Luke Pearson & Mick O’Loughlin outline 10 important points about systemic racism, debunking misconceptions and highlighting the need for active anti-racism.

Link to Antiracist Baby picture book. 

Follow Antiracist Baby's nine easy steps for building a more equitable world.

With bold illustrations and thoughtful, yet playful, text, Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism.

Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society.

This edition includes additional discussion prompts to help readers recognise and reflect on bias in their daily lives.

Link to resource (PDF, 26.7MB). 

From the publisher:

This discussion paper was first prepared as a scoping paper designed to assist the Partnership for Justice in Health (P4JH) consider what is offered by existing scholarship about race and racism in the health system, and in particular, to identify a research approach to support the Australian Government’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan’s (NATSIHP) vision of ‘a health system free of racism’ (2013).

Spectator Racism Guidelines

Sport holds a unique place in Australian society. It celebrates our values of equality, fairness and participation and helps build social connection and cohesion. However, spectator racism at sporting events remains an ongoing issue and can be difficult to address.

In April 2021, the Commission convened a roundtable with representatives from national sporting organisations and venues, and anti-racism experts, to discuss the ongoing issue of spectator racism. This led to the development of a set of guidelines for addressing spectator racism in sports.

These Guidelines are intended to promote best practice responses to spectator racism at the professional sporting level. They identify actions that can be taken consistently across sporting codes to ensure that spectators, officials, and players are safe, and aware of what to do and how to respond to incidents of spectator racism. They also propose proactive measures to prevent racism from occurring in the first place.

This project is one part of an important conversation about racism in sports. The Commission hopes this conversation will be an iterative one, and intends to work with diverse stakeholders including players, players associations, sporting peak bodies, venues, clubs and codes.

Sporting organisations should be aware that racism at the institutional and systemic level undermines efforts to address spectator racism if it remains unaddressed. The Commission hopes the release of these Guidelines will spark important conversations about racism in sports.

Feedback during the development of these Guidelines indicated that sporting codes and venue operators want guidance that supports their policies, procedures and efforts to address racism. While the nature, prevalence and type of spectator racism may vary, there are common foundational elements for responding to racism where it exists.

To accompany the release of the Guidelines, the Commission has developed a suite of resources to support their implementation. These resources are a guide only and are designed to be adapted by sporting organisations for their particular context.

These materials are developed as part of the Racism. It Stops With Me campaign, which has often worked in partnership with sporting codes to promote anti-racism initiatives and support sports fans and participants to identify and challenge racism.

In developing these Guidelines, the Commission notes that experiences of racism can also intersect with other experiences of discrimination (e.g. discrimination on the basis of gender, age, disability or sexuality). Responses to racism should factor in the intersectional experience of those targeted and respond to the entirety of that harm.

Supporting resources

To support the implementation of the Spectator Racism Guidelines, the Commission has developed the following resources, which you can find here:

• Racial Discrimination Policy Template
• Checklist for creating anti-social behaviour reporting mechanisms
• Guidelines for working with a trauma-informed approach
• Information on support services for targets of racism
• Guide to racism complaints handling policy
• Material to support the Member Protection Policy
• Guide to bystander intervention
• Guiding principles for promoting the Spectator Racism Guidelines
• Definitions of key terms

Link to article.

In this article, Alison Whittaker examines the role of systemic racism in Indigenous deaths in custody. Through an evaluation of the events that led to the custodial death of a Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, the author outlines how systemic racism operates. 

Whittaker provides helpful explanations of terms such as systemic and institutional racism and their relationship to the legal system. This article traces the disproportionate impact of policing practices on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the role of systemic racism in continuing Indigenous deaths in custody.

Link to Somebody's Land. 

Somebody’s Land is a picture book for young children that introduces First Nations history and the concept of ‘terra nullius’ to a young audience.

The book invites the reader to connect with First Nations culture, and to acknowledge the past and shared history.

Publication Details

Somebody's Land

Written by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing

Illustrated by David Hardy

Published by Allen and Unwin 2021

Link to website. 

The Australian Asian Alliance Stop Asian Hate Australia movement is calling on Australians to step up and help them tackle COVID-19-related racism.

By supporting the Stop Australia Hate movement you will be funding:

• Legal support for those facing discrimination.
• AAA working closely with state and federal politicians to encourage the government to condemn racism, strengthen anti-racism laws and protections, and roll out compulsory anti-racism education.
• Ongoing advocacy and awareness campaigns to shift Australian behaviour towards Asian/Asian Australian communities.
• The organisation of events, workshops, mentoring programs.
• The organisation of national vigils.
• Support for Indian-Australians attempting to return home after recent travel bans.

The website includes resources to support the Asian Australian community and a #StopAsianHate social toolkit to share on social media to raise awareness.

Link to resource (PDF, 2039KB).

Amnesty International’s How to be an anti-racism ally guide offers a range of resources and practical advice on being an effective anti-racism advocate.

Through a 6-step process the guide contains meaningful information on how to challenge racism, celebrate diversity and defend equality. Additionally, the guide features a wide range of stories, insights and advice to inform and share.

Link to All Together Now's website. 

Chances are that at some point you’ll need to navigate conversations about race and racism with the children in your life. This is true whether you’re a parent or guardian, a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, an au pair or other caregiver.

To make this easier, as well as more authentic and effective, All Together Now has partnered with the ABC series The School That Tried to End Racism to create this guide for adults having conversations with children about racism.