Category Archives: Indigenous Affairs
Goodes needs to broaden his horizons
Adam Goodes, current Australian of the Year, is proving a contentious choice. Other than Aussie Rules fans, very few Aussies had heard of Adam until he abused a 13 year old girl
Go away Rudd
FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd is creating a foundation to honour the principles of his historic 2008 apology to the indigenous stolen generation. Mr Rudd today announced he would establish the National
There there, precious
In the heat of the moment a 13 year old girl tells Sydney Swans Goode “You’re an ape” and the world goes ballistic. Goode point her out to MCG Security and she
Indigenous money sink
NOEL Pearson’s Cape York welfare reform trial has been a dealt a blow with the Queensland government refusing federal demands to extend state funding beyond the end of the year. Queensland Indigenous
MP tweets caned
Coalition MP Andrew Laming reacts to inter racial riots at Logan Qld Mobs tearing up Logan tonight. Did any of them do a day’s work today, or was it business as usual
Royal Commission
I am concerned about Gillard’s Federal Royal Commission into institutional sex abuse. The media have concentrated on the Catholic Church and whereas they have a lot to answer for and should be a
Push to keep the Aborigines down
BILINGUAL indigenous language education should be introduced to all schools with Aboriginal students, and indigenous languages included as an official Closing the Gap measure, according to a parliamentary report to be released
Geoff Clark’s bankruptcy extended
GEOFF Clark, once the most influential Aboriginal leader in Australia, has had his bankruptcy extended for five years amid allegations of undeclared income and assets. Mr Clark was due to be released
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