Professor Heidi Norman writes for IndigenousX about the importance of discovery Australia’s true history in order to remedy the present in all its complexities.
Jill Gallagher and the road ahead for Victoria’s Treaty
Jill Gallagher is charged with creating the context in which Victorian Treaty negotiations can flourish. She talks to Daniel James about the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Shellie Morris writes about her experience of working with Aboriginal women and prison and while she’ll be celebrating this year’s NAIDOC theme #becauseofherwecan
Learning to Understand. Lee Bevan writes for IndigenousX about his experiences as an Aboriginal man in the modern world. It is his connectedness to land and culture that helps me manoeuvre his way.
Keenan Mundine has addressed the United Nations in Geneva to address the Human Rights Council to talk about the appalling rates of incarceration for Indigenous children.
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press has always been a double edged sword for Aboriginal people. At its worst, the media perpetuates racist stereotypes that continue the Australian tradition of oppressing Aboriginal people throughout the centuries...
Dear Aboriginal Men, my brothers, my cousins, my uncles, my grandfathers, elders and countrymen. We need to talk about violence against Aboriginal women and other women.
MCA to showcase major survey of celebrated master bark painter
This exhibition will be a revelation. It recognises John Mawurndjul as one of Australia’s most important artists, and his contribution to the history of art and painting.
The revolution has always been in the hands of the young
No matter what young Aboriginal people do we will be labelled as the troublemaker in the eyes of the coloniser in our protests, writing, in school, as parents and as a community member.
Colonisers of Australia were often out of their depth. Sometimes they needed rescuing from themselves, or during natural disasters. And First Peoples were often their rescuers. These heroic stories rarely feature in the dominant narratives, but they should.
It’s clear that the FFA is not serious about nourishing Aboriginal soccer talent. The other codes do it because, as much as anything else, it is good for business to have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent on display week-in, week out.
No better time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be in business
The number of Indigenous businesses is growing by about 23% per year – which is almost four times higher growth than businesses owned by non-Indigenous Australians.
I recently had the pleasure of sitting on Country with Major Sumner, the Greens’ candidate for Mayo, talking history, the environment, community, young people, and hopes for the future.
