Blacker Than Thou
The rejection of Aboriginal identity by other Aboriginal people can be devastating. According to Kungarakan…More
Tagged: indigenous politics
Diversity In Black Politics Is Not A Bad Thing
According to Warren Mundine, the "best news" on the day Mick Dodson was named 2009…More
What Is The Australian Story?
As we collectively sober up from yet another Australia Day weekend it is an opportune…More
Style Over Substance In A Black Year
Only weeks after his electoral triumph in November last year, Kevin Rudd descended on Darwin…More
Mind Your Language
The Northern Territory Education Minister, Marion Scrymgour, recently made it mandatory for all schools in…More
The Big Bunga Way
"Big bunga" (or "big men") politics describes the endemic pattern of lateral violence that plagues…More
She Asked For The Facts, Then Ignored Them
The fix is in. Last week the Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, hung Peter…More
The Myth of Aboriginal Voting Rights
On 27 May 1967, campaigners for the rights and status of Indigenous Australians won the…More
An Open Letter to Jenny Macklin
12 August, 2008 Dear Minister We welcome you on your first visit to our community…More
Life on Palm Island
Elizabeth Doomadgee invited me to dinner, along with the lawyers representing the Palm Island community…More