Keywords: Welfare Payments
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AUSTRALIA
- Myrna Tonkinson
- 11 September 2008
11 Comments
An emerging school of thought claims that substance abuse is the cause, not the symptom, of the present-day Indigenous crisis. Such myths give an inadequate account for the situation, and fail to provide prescriptions for change.
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AUSTRALIA
- Brian McCoy
- 04 September 2008
11 Comments
The news Tony Abbott would spend three weeks in a remote Aboriginal community came as a pleasant surprise to many. He gave himself a chance to learn, and his reflections reveal a genuine interest in the lives of the people.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 24 June 2008
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
1 Comment
The text is from Professor Frank Brennan's 2008 Institute of Justice Studies Oration from 22 May 2008.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 15 May 2008
4 Comments
The Rudd Government's first budget may mark a shift towards a more inclusive Australia. If we are to ensure that all Australians can live a fairer, more dignified life there is still much to be done. Time will tell whether the momentum can be sustained.
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AUSTRALIA
Australia could learn much from East Timor about the importance — and
limitations — of acknowledging a painful past. East
Timor's experience suggests the significance of both symbolic acknowledgement and material reparations.
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AUSTRALIA
- Susie Byers
- 04 March 2008
2 Comments
Reforms need to be proposed with an eye to
compassion, providing real skills and training, and dealing with
the underlying issues of racism, mental health, poverty, and education. These have a far greater impact on workforce participation than bone
laziness.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 03 March 2008
2 Comments
'Nothing beats being there and listening. I wonder who cares enough to live with the communities?' If the logic of last month's Parliamentary Apology to the Stolen Generations is translated into Government policy and action, there is every hope that 'being there and listening' could be adopted as an official strategy.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 09 January 2008
3 Comments
We
are now entering a new phase in Aboriginal policy. It is not just about
protecting the children, and the latter phase will challenge taxpayers.
Real jobs and real services don't come cheap in remote Australia,
regardless of the community's racial identity. From 22 August 2007.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 22 August 2007
13 Comments
We are now entering a new phase in Aboriginal policy. It is not just about protecting the children, and the latter phase will challenge taxpayers. Real jobs and real services don't come cheap in remote Australia, regardless of the community's racial identity.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 22 August 2007
1 Comment
Flawed process and flawed substance characterise the Northern Territory emergency response legislation, which has been rushed through Parliament in the past fortnight. It raises major questions about whether our parliamentary processes ensure adequate scrutiny of poposed legislation.
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AUSTRALIA
- Philip Mendes
- 25 July 2007
The ALP has historically been committed to government intervention in the free market to promote a fairer distribution of income. However, since Hawke and Keating, the ALP moved towards a free market agenda focusing on the alleviation of poverty rather than structural change.
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