On several occasions Australia’s history is represented by non-Indigenous voices and perspectives. The idea of ‘A Widening Gap’ was to create a space where Indigenous perspectives could be viewed, particularly in relation to Indigenous issues.

In regard to the Future Cultures Challenge, I wanted to create opinion piece style blogs in order to share my thoughts and opinions on the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities. I wanted to use the blog to explain why I personally believe that this gap will not close over the next five to ten years’ time.

When first creating A Widening Gap, there were plenty of struggles – including finding content that I could discuss without starting World War 3 on WordPress.
Once I had found the content, I had to approach it with sensitivity while also trying to get my point across.
My first blog post was…