• About
  • Services
  • Results
  • News
  • Publications
  • Learning
  • Contact
  • Careers
ABSTARR Consulting Wins CGU Insurance’s Kayku Kumpa First Nations Small Business Award

ABSTARR Consulting Wins CGU Insurance’s Kayku Kumpa First Nations Small Business Award

Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

CGU Indigenous Engagement Manager Phil Lockyer said: “As an insurer of businesses around Australia, we proudly support the ambition of small business owners. We were really impressed with the quality of entries we received from many unique and innovative First Nations...
The Wire: Creative Conversations on Race Combats Racism in Healthcare

The Wire: Creative Conversations on Race Combats Racism in Healthcare

Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

“For the last two years Gold Coast Health has been implementing the Creative Conversations on Race training program in an effort to improve the cultural safety for staff and patients. Coordinator of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service,...
The Conversation: ‘The AFL has moved the grand final from Melbourne for the first time – but it has a far more pressing issue’.

The Conversation: ‘The AFL has moved the grand final from Melbourne for the first time – but it has a far more pressing issue’.

Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

In a year shaped by climate disasters and a pandemic, Australia’s most powerful sporting organisation – the Australian Football League (AFL) – continues to be confronted by another foundational issue: systemic racism. At issue is not only the question of how the...
The Yarn Newsletter (Vol 1 Issue 3) ‘Healing a Broken System’

The Yarn Newsletter (Vol 1 Issue 3) ‘Healing a Broken System’

Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dr Danielle Arabena recently spoke with medical anthropologist and thought-leader Professor Gregory Phillips about Indigenous health equality and the importance of health professionals working with Indigenous knowledge being appropriately supported by the health care...
The Wire: Creative Conversations on Race Combats Racism in Healthcare

Indigenous Health MedTalk: ‘Unconscious bias, cultural safety and racism in health: How we heal a broken system’

Jun 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

In this episode of Indigenous Health MedTalk Professor Gregory Phillips discusses ‘Unconscious bias, cultural safety and racism in health: How we heal a broken system’ with host Dr Danielle Arabena. Excerpt: “On the show today we talk to Professor...
The Wire: Creative Conversations on Race Combats Racism in Healthcare

Cultural Safety, Racism and Unconscious Bias in Medical Education

Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

http://abstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gregory-Phillips-v2-captions.mp4...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

"Just thank you for fantastic and brave and honest talk. Really excellent."

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Webinar

"We support Gregory as a leading expert in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curricula development and inter-professional education… He is also a nationally recognised advocate on racism, cultural safety and diversity with professional and personal investment in everything he does…. IAHA highly recommends Abstarr to any stakeholder who wants to invest in a highly skilled, knowledgeable, respected and experienced consultancy that truly values the cultural, spiritual, physical, emotional and social factors that influence their work to ensure sustainable successful outcomes."

Donna Murray
CEO, Indigenous Allied Health Australia

"Greg, you were superb... You brought a splendid mix of expert knowledge, empathy, and the ability to listen. You also handled the Q&A sessions with the panels extremely well, and kept the conversation at the right respect-based level. I look forward to our next opportunity to meet."

His Excellency Paul Maddison
High Commission of Canada

"Just thank you for fantastic and brave and honest talk. Really excellent."

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Webinar

"Post Senior Leaders Forum I have heard from so many people that yours was the most influential and important talk of any SLF. It’s started so many conversations!"

"A remarkable…and talented thinker and writer in the field."

“A remarkable…and talented thinker and writer in the field.”

"Every medical school dean globally should read this thesis."

Professor John O’Neil
Dean of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Canada from the examiner’s report for Gregory’s Phd thesis

"Thank you Greg for your outstanding facilitation of our planning retreat. You guided us superbly in our deep thinking and strategic discussions about self-determination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, transformational paradigms, values, cultural safety, and addressing racism and white privilege."

Professor Andrew Gunstone
Executive Director, Moondani Toombadool Centre, Swinburne University

"Australia should listen to impressive and strong Aboriginal younger leaders and scientists like Gregory Phillips"

Emeritus Professor Fiona Stanley
The University of Western Australia and former Australian of the Year

"Thank you Greg for your outstanding facilitation of our planning retreat. You guided us superbly in our deep thinking and strategic discussions about self-determination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, transformational paradigms, values, cultural safety, and addressing racism and white privilege."

Professor Andrew Gunstone
Executive Director, Moondani Toombadool Centre, Swinburne University

PO Box 33301, Melbourne, VIC, 3004 Australia
Photography © Wayne Quilliam
Artwork by Aaron Kopp-Renehan

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
© ABSTARR Consulting 2025