Two decades after the High Court of Australia recognised the existence of native title rights, the Federal Court handed down a decision in the Torres Strait Regional Seas case. This has immense importance to Torres Strait islanders.
Mabo case
Howard signals the end of a distinct Aboriginal identity
Since federation there have been four major landmarks in Indigenous affairs. Howard has now reversed them all, writes Alan Austin.
Aboriginal assets to be seized, then rented back for profit
In moves seemingly impossible to reconcile with the protection of Aboriginal children on remote towns and communities in the Northern Territory, a document has come into the hands of Crikey that presages a federal government takeover of millions of dollars worth of assets owned by Aboriginal organisations.
The Content Makers: Graeme Samuel on quality, credibility, bias and conflict
In the third of five extracts from her new book The Content Makers, Crikey media commentator Margaret Simons meets Graeme Samuel and wonders at the ACCC’s role in media regulation.
