These included the introduction of Aboriginal
cross-cultural awareness training for judges and court staff; the appointment of Indigenous Family Liaison Officers in the Northern Territory and Queensland, and procedures for the recognition of traditional Torres Strait Islander customary adoption (Kupai Omasker).
Exceptionally, the New South Wales Government has pledged $ 100,000 to be granted to Link - Up New South Wales, for one year only [97], and the Queensland Government has announced, without details, that it is to develop a «specifically targeted
cross-cultural awareness training program to assist reunification of members of the stolen generations with their families and culture and promote understanding of Indigenous culture within the non-Indigenous families involved» and has employed an individual to work on the project [98].
[123] The Tasmanian Government response refers to a «range of
training opportunities provided within the public service... which seek to provide
cross-cultural awareness»; [124] it was indicated to us in our meeting with the Northern Territory Government that similar induction and continuing
training exists in the Northern Territory.
Databases including CINAHL PLUS, MEDLINE, Wiley InterScience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bibliography — ATSIHealth and ProQuest were searched using a range of search terms, including «cultural
training», «cultural
awareness», «cultural competence», «cultural safety», «
cross-cultural», «culturally appropriate», «inter-cultural», «
training», «education», «diversity
training», «trans - cultural nursing», «health professionals», «health», «Aboriginal», «Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander», «indigenous» and «Australia».