Constitutional reform has stalled, writes Paul Kildea. But that provides the opportunity to rethink how we go about achieving change
09 Nov 12 Comments (1)Nobody uses the internet because the government says they should
A study of home internet in remote communities highlights the real reasons people go online, write Julian Thomas and Ellie Rennie
01 Oct 12 Comments (3)A shift in the monolingual mood
A new parliamentary report challenges the thinking behind the downgrading of Indigenous languages in schools, writes Lisa Waller
26 Sep 12 Comments (4)A sense of possibility in Alice Springs
After six months of living in Alice Springs, Eleanor Hogan’s employer folded and she was offered an all-expenses-paid relocation back to Sydney. But she was in no hurry to leave
27 Aug 12 Comments (3)South Sea Islanders unite in Australia
Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan
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Managing the optics of the Intervention
Anticipating media coverage is now a key element in the development of Indigenous policy, report Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller
22 Jun 12 Comments (0)Unlocking native title
The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan
14 Jun 12 Comments (1)Getting under their skin
Frank Bongiorno traces the debate about blackness from Arthur Upfield to Andrew Bolt
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Along the pot-holed track
Visiting Alice Springs opens up other journeys captured on film and in prose and poetry, writes Sylvia Lawson in this extract from her new book
16 Feb 12 Comments (2)Section overboard
References to race should be dropped from the constitution, writes Brian Costar, but the reason section 25 was included in the first place is more complex than some commentators acknowledge
03 Feb 12 Comments (0)Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: the “what” and “how”
Paul Kildea looks at what’s being proposed for Australian constitutional reform, and how we might get there
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Learning in both worlds
Despite the international evidence, the Northern Territory has discouraged bilingual programs in its schools, writes Lisa Waller. But there are early signs of another shift in attitude, in both Darwin and Canberra
27 Oct 11 Comments (2)Anthropology and remote Aboriginal lives
Diane Austin-Broos responds to Tim Rowse’s review of her book, A Different Inequality
05 Oct 11 Comments (0)Not quite nailing a “failed debate”
Tim Rowse reviews an account of the debate about Indigenous communities in remote Australia
03 Oct 11 Comments (0)Living on luck
Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry
17 Aug 11 Comments (3)The Islanders: Torres Strait comes to Brisbane
Jeremy Beckett discusses Brisbane’s celebration of Torres Strait Islander culture, which launched in early July and continues until October
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