In the Northern Territory, 83 per cent of the prison population is Indigenous, while Western Australia jails black males at more than eight times the rate of South Africa during Apartheid.
Indigenous
G4S guards still on the job, despite the death of Ribs Ward
Regardless of the outcome of the inquest, it is indisputable that Mr Ward died while in the ‘care’ of G4S employees. So why are they still on the job? asks Michael Winkler.
Who speaks for Aboriginal people? You, Warren Mundine?
With the NT Intervention again in the news, Kim Hill wasn’t pulling his punches.
NT classrooms limit indigenous languages to 1 hour a day
The NT Minister for Education, Marion Scrymgour, recently announced that indigenous languages can not be used in NT classrooms, except for one hour a day in the afternoons, writes Samanti de Silva.
Costello’s appalling record on Indigenous spending
Taxation revenue increases as economies grow. But similarly, Indigenous affairs budgets should increase in both real and percentage terms as government budgets grow. Under Costello, they shrunk, writes Chris Graham.
Closing the gaps: Don’t lose the aspirations of communities
What we risk losing here is the aspirations of communities, of peoples, of nations, says Dr Steve Cornell.
Just under the surface…
It’s normal to feel sorry, it’s just a thing people do.
