Indigenous Australians’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Darwin Region

Linda Ford; Adriana Ticoalu; David Karacsonyi; Tracy Woodroffe; Pawinee Yuhun; Emily Ford; Kathy Guthadjaka; Colin Baker

doi:10.1177/11771801241235268

Indigenous Australians’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Darwin Region

Linda Ford, Adriana Ticoalu, David Karacsonyi, Tracy Woodroffe, Pawinee Yuhun, Emily Ford, Kathy Guthadjaka, Colin Baker

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This article presents a study on the experiences of Indigenous Australians living in the Greater Darwin Region in the Northern Territory during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aim is to understand the impacts of the pandemic on various aspects of the lives of Indigenous Australians. A survey with open-ended questions was distributed during the period of May to December 2021 to potential participants and responses were collected either face-to-face or online. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis. Results of the analysis showed that the pandemic experiences can be grouped in to five key themes: restricted travel, mental health issues, vaccination contention, work and employment changes and fifthly, for some participants, the pandemic caused only minimal impact which can be interpreted as the positive impact of the border closure policy measures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	109-122
Number of pages	14
Journal	AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
Volume	20
Issue number	1
Early online date	2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801241235268
Publication status	Published - Mar 2024

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and publication of this article: This study was funded through ARC Special Initiative grant NIRAKN 2012–2022 (grant no. SR120100005).

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Indigenous Australians’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Darwin Region

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