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Chair of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, told Q&A that $30 billion is spent every year on 500,000 Indigenous people in Australia. Is that right?
A new report highlights how little we know about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to publicly-funded Indigenous programs. It’s a similar story in other policy areas – but we can do better.
What’s in store for key policy areas, from health to education to infrastructure to asylum seekers, under a returned Coalition government?
On the big national policies affecting non-metropolitan Australia, such as agriculture and trade, the major party differences are minor. That’s why the election focus turns to local projects.
Public policy no longer requires the imprimatur of the Aboriginal people; Aboriginal participation in the decisions taken about their lives is negligible.
Political parties should commit to supporting the evidence-based recommendations of decades worth of reports into family violence.
Malcolm Turnbull is at his best when he can rise above the overtly partisan fray. So it was on Tuesday that he gave one of the most powerful speeches of his campaign, at a hand-back ceremony marking the…
Serious policy focus on Indigenous affairs has been notably absent during the early weeks of the long election campaign.
Despite significant shortcomings in the negotiation, content and honouring of treaties, they continue to define the nature of the relationship between most Native Americans and the United States.
In some Indigenous communities, the ratio of programs to people served is possibly the highest in the world. Somehow, for many, Closing the Gap remains an elusive goal. A rethink is needed.
Rosie Anne Fulton, a young Northern Territory Indigenous woman with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, highlights how the system is failing.
Across Indigenous Australia, innovation is occurring locally, under the radar of government policies and support. We can look to this innovation and stop fixating on finding the elusive policy solution.
Aboriginal heritage has had significant protections removed in Western Australia. Following principles of respect and consultation would be a huge step forward for Aboriginal cultural management.
Sarah Hanson-Young told Q&A that Indigenous children are currently ten times more likely to be living out of home. Is that right?
Superannuation is a highly researched area, but little has been done on how Indigenous workers fare. The picture is not pretty.
Though commendable as a means of keeping Indigenous disadvantage on the policy agenda, the annual Closing the Gap report has come to reflect a lot of what is wrong with Indigenous affairs.
The 2016 Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s Report shows a bleak picture on progress on Indigenous employment and little improvement in school attendance.
Strong evidence backs the increasing weight of international sentiment opposing Australia’s human rights record. Australia may already have pariah status in terms of its asylum policies.
Think Arctic, think stranded polar bears? There’s more to it than that.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer In Public Policy - Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Social Research and Policy, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Director, The (so-called) Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Advisor, Author and Researcher, The University of Queensland
