Responsibilities for ensuring inclusion and representation in research: A systems perspective to advance ethical practices

Abstract

People are increasingly moving across national borders, with 258 million international migrants worldwide in 2017. This trend is exemplified in Australian statistics, where approximately one-third of the population was identified as foreign-born in the 2016 Census. This number is high, even as compared to similar countries, and Australia is identified as having one of the largest proportions of migrants in the world. The growing diversity of the Australian population warrants increased research focused on culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations; however, these populations remain severely under-represented in Australian health research...