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A Vision for Change

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd March 2015 -  The biggest philanthropist in Australia, mining magnate Andrew Forrest, shares his views on the future of giving, the media, Australia’s tall poppy syndrome and religion

Indigenous Employment Going Backwards

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 16th February 2015 -  The Abbott Government’s record on tackling Indigenous unemployment has been called disappointing but unsurprising. The President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions,…

Australia Failing to Close the Gap

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -  Australia is failing in its attempts to close the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, according to a major new bipartisan report. The Closing the Gap

Indigenous Children in Care Up 65 Per Cent Since National Apology

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  Since the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008 the number of indigenous children in care has increased by 65 per cent, according to a new report. The latest Report on Government…

Gooda Reappointed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  The Federal Government has reappointed vocal indigenous advocate Mick Gooda as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.   Gooda has been an…

UN Told Indigenous Deaths in Custody Worsen

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 13th November 2014 -  The deaths of Indigenous people in custody in Australia has worsened, Not for Profit representatives, including disability advocates, have told the United Nation’s Committee…

230 Jobs in 90 minutes for Indigenous Aussies

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 27th October 2014 -  Two hundred and thirty job pledges for Indigenous Australians were received from 16 employers in just 90 minutes at a breakfast in Sydney recently. Minister for Indigenous Affairs,…

NFP Sector Mourns Gough Whitlam

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The Northern Land Council is one of the many national and local organisations paying tribute to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who died today aged 98. In August 1975, at the site…
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