So Much Like Home: From Palestine To Central Australia
In December 2016, New Matilda editor Chris Graham travelled to the Middle East, his first…More
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The Debilitating Aftermath Of 10 Years Of NT Intervention
A decade ago, they sent the Army in, and made things demonstrably worse. Professor Jon Altman…More
Basic Income A No-Brainer For Remote Indigenous Australia
This week is the 8th International Basic Income Week. It made me contemplate yet again…More
The ‘Right To Development’ On Indigenous Lands
In the recently released White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, it is noted that many…More
Seven Years Of Noel Pearson Trials Have Led Aurukun To The Bottom Of the National Heap
Last week, the Australian newspaper ran a piece on the controversial Cape York Welfare Reform…More
The Hunt For The Good Life: A Black Perspective
In February I went to Maningrida to investigate the perspectives of the Kuninjku people with…More
ACTU Slams Abbott Government Over Black Work For The Dole
The peak body for Australian workers has condemned the Abbott government for its failures in…More
How Successive Governments Destroyed Black Jobs, And Why The Latest Plan Will Too
On a Saturday in early December last year, the Abbott government announced its proposed reform…More
A White Paper for Black Australia: Developing Whose Northern Australia, For Whom?
In 2009 the Rudd government commissioned the Land and Water Taskforce chaired by Bunuba leader…More
Abbott's Back To The Future Policy For Aboriginal Advancement
The 2014–15 Federal Budget is a horror budget for Indigenous Australians because many Indigenous people…More