Uncovering Injustice

Australia Uncovered: Justice
Source: SBS

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Relevant Subjects

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By Jarin Baigent

10/06/2022 - UPDATED 12/11/2025

This resource is connected to the NITV documentary Incarceration Nation, written and directed by Dean Gibson and produced by Bent3Land. SBS Learn strongly advises completing the Protocols framework before engaging with this teaching resource. This is essential to establishing a safe and culturally enriching learning environment for ALL students.

The resource includes:

  • Clips from SBS documentary Incarceration Nation;
  • Critical thinking activities around issues raised in the film;
  • Discussion prompts for classroom conversation;
  • Essential reflection activities, as a suggested form of assessing learning outcomes.

Content warning: The documentary is classified M, and the clips selected in this resource are intended for senior student viewing. If you or someone you know requires immediate assistance or support, contact Lifeline.org.au on 13 11 14, BeyondBlue.org.au 1300 22 4636, or talk to your local GP or health professional.

SBS would like to advise this teaching resource may contain the images, voices and names of deceased persons, which may be distressing to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers. 

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators. We create a wide range of printable and downloadable lesson plans for students.

We recommend you pre-screen the full-length episode before using in class. Head to SBS On Demand for personal viewing. For classroom viewing of whole episodes, please visit ClickView, or your school’s resource centre (for example Wingaru, Informit etc).

Australian Curriculum

Cross-Curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
Ethical Understanding
Intercultural Understanding
Literacy
Personal and Social Capability

Year 10:
History (Depth Study – Rights and Freedoms): ACDSEH104, ACDSEH106, ACDSEH134, ACDSEH143
Civics and Citizenship: ACHCK094
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS089, ACPPS090, ACPPS091, ACPPS092

Years 11 & 12:
Modern History (Unit Two – Movements for Change in the 20th Century):
– Recognition and Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Focus): ACHMH070, ACHMH071, ACHMH072, ACHMH073, ACHMH074, ACHMH075, ACHMH076
– Decolonisation (Focus): ACHMH080, ACHMH081, ACHMH082, ACHMH083