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When Too Much Democracy is a Bad Thing

When Too Much Democracy is a Bad Thing - We on the correct side of the debate here call it “marriage equality,” rather than “ gay marriage,” to underscore that it is a human rights issue and ...

Australia does not have a welfare problem. We have a poverty problem

Australia does not have a welfare problem. We have a poverty problem - It's time we stopped disguising market failure as a personal failure to participate in the market. For this is where we are starting again, with the current ...

Indigenous pastoral enterprise looks to diversify and grow

Indigenous pastoral enterprise looks to diversify and grow - He also flagged horticulture and aquaculture, and a move more into southern Australia , as possibilities for NIPE, due to the type of indigenous -held ...

Bottom up' pathway to Aboriginal health and wellbeing

Bottom up' pathway to Aboriginal health and wellbeing - There is an urgent need to do more to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage, says Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal ...

Ear disease wrecked T's life. Sadly, he's not alone in Indigenous Australia

Ear disease wrecked T's life. Sadly, he's not alone in Indigenous Australia -  Australia has horrific statistics on ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the best way to explain this is through one of my patient's ...

Clinton Pryor Walks across Australia to Protest Forced Closures of Aboriginal Communities

Clinton Pryor Walks across Australia to Protest Forced Closures of Aboriginal Communities - In 2015, the Australian government passed legislation intending to ... to raise awareness of the increased injustice Aboriginal communities are facing.

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem - We know a lot about what Australia's non- Indigenous population thinks of Indigenous people, but not much is known about what Indigenous people ...

Playing Russian Roulette with LGBT Rights in Australia

Playing Russian Roulette with LGBT Rights in Australia - The Australian government wants people to “have their say” on same-sex marriage. It is planning a plebiscite on February 11, 2017 that will ask voters, ...