In April 2020 a Group of Eight Taskforce was convened, consisting of over 100 researchers, to provide independent, research‐based recommendations to the Commonwealth Government on a “Roadmap to Recovery” from COVID‐19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social distancing measures, to well‐being and special considerations for vulnerable populations. Our work focused on the critical needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; this paper presents an overview of our recommendations to the Roadmap report. In addressing the global challenges posed by pandemics for citizens around the world, Indigenous people are recognised as highly vulnerable. At the time of writing Australia's First Nations Peoples have been largely spared from COVID‐19 in comparison to other Indigenous populations globally. Our recommendations emphasise self‐determination and equitable needs‐based funding to support Indigenous communities to recover from COVID‐19, addressing persistent overcrowded housing, and a focus on workforce, especially for regional and remote communities. These latter two issues have been highlighted as major issues of risk for Indigenous communities in Australia It remains to be seen how governments across Australia take up these recommendations to support Indigenous peoples' health and healing journey through yet another, potentially catastrophic, health crisis.

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恢复路线图：报告支持澳大利亚土著应对 COVID-19 的研究工作组

2020 年 4 月，召集了一个由 100 多名研究人员组成的八人小组，就 COVID-19 的“恢复路线图”向联邦政府提供独立的、基于研究的建议。该报告涵盖了从大流行控制和放松社会疏离措施到弱势群体的福祉和特殊考虑等问题。我们的工作重点是土著和托雷斯海峡岛民社区的迫切需求；本文概述了我们对路线图报告的建议。在应对流行病给世界各地公民带来的全球挑战时，原住民被认为是高度脆弱的。在撰写本文时，与全球其他原住民人口相比，澳大利亚的原住民基本上没有受到 COVID-19 的影响。我们的建议强调自决和基于公平需求的资金支持土著社区从 COVID-19 中恢复，解决持续过度拥挤的住房问题，并关注劳动力，特别是对于区域和偏远社区。后两个问题已被强调为澳大利亚原住民社区面临的主要风险问题。澳大利亚各国政府如何采纳这些建议以支持原住民的健康和康复之旅，以度过另一场潜在的灾难性健康危机，还有待观察。