Analysis and Comment (7)

6 October 2011

Aap_image_tony_bartlett — Acknowledging and honouring the humanity of others is the first step to a high-expectations relationship. AAP/Tony Bartlett

Indigenous policy: be compassionate, be brave

By Chris Sarra, Queensland University of Technology

Why do we keep spending billions of dollars in Indigenous communities with so few results? It’s because we don’t have a high expectations relationship between both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians…

15 August 2011

Redfern_sidkid — While we do things to people, not with them, Indigenous policy won’t move forward. sidkid/Flickr

Effective Indigenous policy reform: closing the right gap

By Chris Sarra, Queensland University of Technology

AFTER THE INTERVENTION: Chris Sarra from the Queensland University of Technology says white Australia must address its relationship with Indigenous people to truly close the gap. There has never seriously…

12 August 2011

Indigenous_children_rusty_stewart — The Intervention was meant to help Indigenous children, but how much difference has it made? Rusty Stewart/Flickr

Indigenous programs: protecting the vulnerable and promoting well-being?

By Peter Billings

AFTER THE INTERVENTION: Peter Billings from the University of Queensland interrogates the legal basis for the Intervention and suggests some new approaches. The belated release of a 2010 review of Government…

11 August 2011

Mining_ginger-ninja — They’re digging it up, but they’re not sharing it around. ginger_ninja/Flickr

Native title and Australia’s resource boom: a lost opportunity?

By Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Griffith University

AFTER THE INTERVENTION: Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh of Griffith University explains why mineral wealth rarely ends up in Indigenous hands. Native title creates the potential for indigenous communities to…

10 August 2011

Aboriginal_health_aap — Without respectful partnerships, health won’t improve. AAP

How has the Northern Territory Intervention affected Aboriginal health?

By Marilyn Wise and Peter O'Mara, Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association

AFTER THE INTERVENTION: Marilyn Wise from the University of New South Wales and Peter O'Mara from the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association ask whether the NT Intervention has made Indigenous communities…

9 August 2011

Pearson_aap — The message that Aboriginal people need to take responsibility for their future has been a popular one. AAP

Noel Pearson’s policies embraced by white Australia, but how effective are they?

By Jon Altman

AFTER THE INTERVENTION: ANU’s Jon Altman investigates Noel Pearson’s efforts to improve Indigenous welfare on Cape York. In discussions about the NT intervention, Noel Pearson’s work in Cape York is often…

8 August 2011

Rusty_stewart1 — Australia needs to take a more considered approach to Indigenous spending. Rusty Stewart

Putting dollars on disadvantage: Australia’s Indigenous spending

By Russell Ross; Chris Sarra, Queensland University of Technology, and Jon Altman

AFTER THE INTERVENTION – Today, The Conversation launches a series looking at the recent history of Indigenous policy in Australia, and some ways forward. Are any of the current approaches working? What…

Research Briefs (1)

9 August 2011

Australians back paying Indigenous people to manage land

Charles Darwin University

Australians are willing to pay up to 50 times what they currently do for Indigenous people to manage their traditional land…

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Analysis and Comment (7)

Indigenous policy: be compassionate, be brave

Effective Indigenous policy reform: closing the right gap

Indigenous programs: protecting the vulnerable and promoting well-being?

Native title and Australia’s resource boom: a lost opportunity?

How has the Northern Territory Intervention affected Aboriginal health?

Noel Pearson’s policies embraced by white Australia, but how effective are they?

Putting dollars on disadvantage: Australia’s Indigenous spending

Research Briefs (1)

Australians back paying Indigenous people to manage land

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