I’ve seen some offensive things in my time - Tony Abbott springs to mind. But rarely have I seen something as downright ugly as that dished up on Friday by Crikey contributor David MacCormack (friday, item 3).
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National Indigenous Council knackered?
New Year’s Eve 2007 marks the end of the term of the current membership of the Howard Government’s hand-picked National Indigenous Council. This fortuitous piece of timing may allow the Rudd government to finesse the NIC out of business, writes Graham Ring.
Memo: to the next Indigenous Affairs minister
Dear Minister, Welcome to Indigenous affairs. I guess you backed the “other guy” last time there was a leadership contest and thus, you’ve been sent to the ministerial equivalent of Siberia. In any case, we’re all really looking forward to working with you. Now, to matters at hand…
The Brough draught of the Intervention, from 2006
The following leaked document reveals that Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough floated the idea of medical checks for children for signs of s-xual abuse over a year ago. And as the exchange of correspondence shows, his advisers dismissed it as a bad idea, writes Sophie Black.
ABA slush fund: federal housing funded with indigenous money
Following yesterday’s report that Brough misused ABA funds and transferred ABA funds to his Queensland electorate at the time, Crikey can reveal that the federal government has allocated $20 million in Aboriginal mining royalties to fund public housing.
NT mining royalties land in Mal Brough’s Queensland electorate
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough took $100,000 from Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory and gave it to the organisers of a cultural festival in his own Queensland electorate of Longman, writes Chris Graham.
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Crikey’s NIT apology … land management laws … VB Lite … Coles and Wesfarmers … doctors and terrorism … affordable housing … kids and WorkChoices … Howard’s history …
Apology to National Indigenous Times
Crikey would like to extend a retraction and an apology to The National Indigenous Times, its editor Chris Graham and journalist Brian Johnstone for the allegations contained in the story “Dithering over Mutitjulu drew censure” (item 9, Friday 22 June).
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Howard’s NT plan … getting the costs right … Bias-o-meter … David Flint … they have the internet on computers, now? … Census and religion … the prince and the GG …
