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YouTube captures the NT’s most toxic culture
There’s a very special class of Australian who also happens to belong to the worst culture on earth: police culture, writes ,b>Chris Graham.
SA’s Indigenous report confirms: we must act now
Sadly, there are no surprises, just a continuation of the horror that we have already seen in the Northern Territory and Queensland, writes Peter Faris.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Jon Altman makes a resounding point in his piece on indigenous disadvantage in this Crikey edition.
Can we ever “close the gaps” in Indigenous outcomes?
For the past 25 years, successive governments have trumpted their plans to tackle indigenous disadvantage in this country. But when it comes to closing the gap, the future doesn’t look bright, writes Jon Altman.
Aboriginal life expectancy: How much are we willing to pay to bridge the gap?
Can we - should we - place a value on an extra year of human life? ponders Gavin Mooney.
Graham: Indigenous Australians will be rooting for Rudd
The head says that this election - for Indigenous Australia at least - is not about who wins government, rather it’s about who wins control of the Senate, writes the editor of the National Indigenous Times, Chris Graham.
The PM’s sorry history
Media coverage of Prime Minister John Howard saying “sorry” for interest rate rises was seized upon by the Opposition yesterday. More fool them. The PM later sprung his trap, revealing that when he said “sorry”, it wasn’t actually an apology!
Kerr: For all his failings, the PM deserves applause
What was last night’s effort by the Prime Minister at the Sydney Institute all about? A last minute effort to hang onto votes in Mosman? Or something less cynical? Christian Kerr reports.
Indigenous Affairs: questions for Jenny Macklin
In search of policy detail, Crikey has sent a series of questions to Jenny Macklin about the ALP’s plans, should it win government, for the Indigenous intervention.
Sheedy’s brand of reconciliation
While the AFL heartland of Victoria is still in shock with the news of Kevin Sheedy’s removal as coach of the Essendon Football Club after a 27-year tenure, his sacking will also be deeply felt in Indigenous communities around the country, writes Francis Leach.
The Economy: Housing the battlers
Political economists sometimes talk about the “two speed economy”, the “plight of the working poor” and the paradox of “poverty in the presence of plenty”. There is plenty of evidence that these are issues of relevance to Australia, and no-where is this so obvious as in the market for housing.
More questions from the state of national emergency
More questions from the state of national emergency – beginning with a quick one for Justice Minister David Johnston and the media-friendly AFP Commissioner, Mick Keelty: Have you cancelled annual leave and recalled officers to deal with this national emergency?
Save the children, yes, but what’s with the land grab?
One of the most worrying aspects of the Government’s proposal is the plan to further amend the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) so as to scrap the permit system to enter Aboriginal land and to allow the Federal Government to acquire whichever Aboriginal townships it chooses under five-year leases, writes Sam de Silva.
