Roxon's Unfinished Business
Commonwealth Attorney-General Nicola Roxon’s decision to step down leaves some unfinished business for her successor…More
Tagged: indigenous issues
Is Mining Truly Good For Indigenous People?
In the debate over the Government’s proposed mining tax, if Indigenous communities are mentioned at…More
Mining Has A Jekyll And A Hyde
In mobilising every argument at their disposal to fight the Rudd Government’s proposed Resource Super…More
The Government Wants A Word With You
What does it mean when the Government says it is "consulting" a particular community as…More
Will Samson And Delilah Work In French?
Most Parisians might not share Stephane Jacob’s appreciation for Australian shiraz, Vegemite, and John Williamson’s…More
What Country People Want
As inheritors of the relatively stable Westminster parliamentary system, Australians can only marvel at the…More
The Pearson Influence
In the late 1990s, journalist Nicolas Rothwell came across a dog-eared document. Rothwell describes this…More
Samson And Delilah
Warwick Thornton’s debut feature Samson and Delilah opens on a tiny remote community somewhere in…More
The Intervention, One Year On
Last Saturday marked the first anniversary of the Northern Territory Intervention, but it is far…More
The Long View
It’s easy to be cynical about an initiative like the 2020 Summit. In 1983, people…More