Some Tough Love For Marcia Langton
Recently, I wrote a column for Tracker magazine entitled "Gawad Kalinga: The currency of caring"…More
Tagged: indigenous politics
Why Crossin Must Bow Out
Did Julia Gillard act autocratically when she parachuted Nova Peris into Trish Crossin's Senate seat?…More
Reconciliation Is Not PR
Campbell Newman was applauded as he handed over 75,000 hectares of Cape York land to…More
Rudd Said Sorry, Will Gillard Go Further?
Fellow political junkies, are you jaded, dispirited, angry and/or just plain bored with Australian politics?…More
Native Title Gets A Shake Up
Late last month, Greens Senator Rachel Siewert tabled a Private Senators Bill to amend the…More
Black Property Rights? Not Under A Liberal Government
Earlier this month, Tony Abbott characterised the Bligh Government’s amendments to the Wild Rivers Act…More
The Block Regis?
Monarchists rubbed shoulders with first Australians yesterday when Prince William visited the Block in the…More
The Government Wants A Word With You
What does it mean when the Government says it is "consulting" a particular community as…More
We Can Change How The Other Half Lives
Last month I camped on the banks of the Mary River in Western Arnhem Land…More
What 'Liberal Consensus'?
I’ll disclose my interest at the outset. I run a centre that undertakes research to…More