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2017 forced us to ask how far we have come in Indigenous affairs - It was hoped that 2017 would enter the history books as another significant year in Indigenous affairs, with the passing of a referendum to 'recognise' Indigenous people in the Australian constitution. Not only did this not come to pass, but the relationship between government and Indigenous groups feels ...

Turnbull Government accused of 'hiding the truth' after ignoring questions on Indigenous affairs - The department is responsible for most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs, and the majority of its 2,300 staff are focussed on Indigenous affairs. The department took about 100 questions on non- Indigenous issues, of which about three-quarters have been responded to. Senate estimates ...

Bipartisanship on Indigenous affairs gave us the Intervention. Shorten is right to break it  - The bipartisan status quo on Indigenous affairs began when Labor offered their ... We are blessed, in Australia , with inspirational Indigenous leaders: ...

Australia : Indigenous Affairs Take Backward Step   - The Australian government’s handling of Indigenous affairs has received fair criticism over the years, but plans to close 150 remote Indigenous communities in Western Australia (WA), and the Prime Minister’s comments, highlight concerns that things are getting worse not better for Aboriginal people in Australia.

Indigenous Affairs Minister to become 3rd minister to quit politics - In Australia , a third federal minister has announced his resignation from politics, with Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion ...

Why are we here? Pity the PM who follows Tony Abbott on Indigenous affairs - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion receive gifts after a visit to the Yalata Anangu School in South Australia  ...

Stan Grant wins Walkley award for Guardian columns on Indigenous affairs  - Guardian Australia columnist Stan Grant has won the 2015 Walkley award for coverage of Indigenous affairs. The television broadcaster and writer ...

Letters sent to Indigenous Affairs Minister call on Australia to change the date - A series of letters sent to Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion have called on the government to change the date of Australia Day, despite Mr ...

Cheap in the deep sense: the sorry business of Indigenous affairs   - Cheap in the deep sense: the sorry business of Indigenous affairs ... AO Neville, the chief protector of Aborigines in Western Australia and a leading ...

Aboriginal leaders demand Indigenous affairs be put on the federal agenda  - Topping the list is a reinstated Ministry for Indigenous Affairs. ... Huggins is the co-chairwoman of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples.

Another 30 reasons why Mal Brough should stay out of Indigenous affairs : Mal Brough, the man who brought us the Northern Territory Intervention, has responded to concerns raised by 30 Indigenous leaders throughout Australia by declaring it doesn't matter because they do not represent the views of Indigenous Australia . The ...

Ken Wyatt's supporters say he could be next Indigenous affairs minister -  West Australian Indigenous MP Ken Wyatt's supporters have welcomed his new ministry but say he would be well qualified to become the Federal ...

No ETA on crucial evaluation report: Indigenous affairs under scrutiny in estimates - Scullion said he didn't think there was “any particular kerfuffle in Indigenous Australia ” over the appointment that lasted more than a day or so, contrary ...

Australia slapped with F minus for zero progress in Indigenous affairs - The report said 2018 was punctuated with failures to redress the rights of Indigenous Australians — a situation highlighted by the decision to allocate ...

Upheaval in Indigenous Affairs will exacerbate health inequalities  - Already among the poorest, sickest and most marginalised, Indigenous Australians are hit twice by this budget: by cuts to specific programs totalling ...

Mind the gap: will Tony Abbott blaze a trail in indigenous affairs?  - This was poor timing for the thousands of indigenous voters — mainly in remote Australia — who had already voted before knowing what they were voting for,  ...

Indigenous affairs hit by 'savage budget cuts'  - He points to two budget announcements which he says will hit Indigenous Australians particularly hard: the seven-dollars it'll cost to visit a GP, and the ...

After 50 years of Indigenous affairs, 'We need to do better' - Government agencies would need to keep working collaboratively with Indigenous Australia “at a scale and depth we haven't seen before” — and ...

Indigenous affairs is 'a policy-free environment', says Marcia Langton - “You want to know that money is being spent not just in terms of bang for buck for taxpayers, but that we're not short-changing Indigenous Australians ,” ...

Indigenous Affairs Kevin Rudd is popular among many indigenous people for delivering the apology in 2008. He also introduced the Closing the Gap program, a series of  ...