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The ban on booze in some Aboriginal communities does reduce abuse rates. Peter d’Abbs from the Menzies School of Health Research looks at the data.

A move by Queensland’s LNP to press for the scrapping of Abstudy should be rejected as the scheme boosts indigenous education, employment and community outcomes, says Nicholas Biddle

Global evidence suggests that stronger futures for Aboriginal people will require more self-determination, writes professor Jon Altman of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.

At least when Cook set sail from Britain he knew roughly where he was going. Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin enjoys no such luxury. She’s making this stuff up as she goes along, writes Chris Graham.

In Queensland’s election, somehow polling booths that should represent some of the country’s least literate voters returned informal vote numbers that were among the country’s lowest. What’s going on?

Meanjin editor Sophie Cunningham took Peter Craven to task for his review of the latest Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature. Here Peter Craven replies.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has discovered an interesting kind of consultation involving fences, writes Chris Graham.

A full bench of the Federal Court today ruled that the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) must take the interests of Indigenous children into account when investigating child abuse in Indigenous communities, writes Henri Ivrey.

I’d like to climb up the side of the Australian War Memorial because I suspect the view over Lake Burley Griffin is sensational.

Noel Pearson’s collection of writing in Up from the Mission has provoked me, deepened my understanding of contemporary Aboriginal realities and confirmed my opinion of his import, says Eve Vincent.

Closing the Indigenous gap was never going to be easy, but the reception of the Productivity Commission report will unfortunately make it harder, writes Eva Cox.

As yet another round of headlines emerge about lack of progress on indigenous health and social indicators, the “Closing the Gap” initiative can look more than ever like wrestling with smoke.

Although Ms Rein’s pre-Kiliminjaro fitness program is strictly off-limits to the fourth estate, Crikey can exclusively reveal that she looked fantastic.

No other Australian is asked to surrender land rights to secure basic services, write Alison Vivian and Larissa Behrendt.

A national day of mourning works at multiple levels, writes Dr Melinda Hinkson.

It is pleasing to know that one of the most experienced lawyers and judges when it comes to dealing with Aboriginal offenders has now also joined the defence of Judge Bradley, writes Greg Barns.

Greer says it’s not the grief that kills you. You can live with grief and people do — it’s the RAGE that slowly does you in. It was like she lit a match and stuck it under “Sorry Day’” writes Wednesday Kennedy.