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Aboriginal envoy Marion Scrymgour wants talks on the future of remote communities
The Australian |
Marion Scrymgour, the Albanese government’s special envoy for remote communities, says Australia needs to talk about the future of its most isolated Aboriginal settlements, including the merits of the Cape York Institute’s radical blueprint that would largely sideline states and the Northern Territory.
Blue dots mark the spots where Indigenous want a voice
The Australian |
Cape York Institute founder Noel Pearson’s ‘blue dot map’ reignites calls for a new approach to Indigenous governance, giving remote communities greater voice, authority and opportunity.
‘Go again’: Leaders seek new path on Indigenous affairs
The Australian |
Cape York Institute’s Noel Pearson puts forward a new path for Indigenous affairs, calling for responsibility to be matched with real opportunities in education, employment and home ownership.
Noel Pearson’s reset puts politicians in their place, and offers fresh hope for nation
The Australian |
Asked during a panel discussion at Garma in Arnhem Land on Saturday, August 1, whether the media had dropped the ball on Aboriginal affairs since the defeat of the voice referendum in October 2023, this column steered moderator Sally Warhaft’s tricky question down leg side.
Two proposals from Garma for Indigenous Australia
The Saturday Paper |
On the first day of August this year, two men spoke at Gulkula, the sacred Gumatj land where the Garma Festival is held, about the same problem, and proposed competing solutions.
‘Bone-weary’: Cape York women demand radical new deal
The Australian |
Cape York Partnership CEO Fiona Jose and Cape York Institute CEO Kirsty Davis back a direct Commonwealth relationship with remote communities, grounded in local leadership, responsibility and opportunity.
Child safety ‘catastrophe’ amid shocking rates of alcohol-fuelled violence
Cape York Weekly |
Cape York Institute CEO Kirsty Davis calls for stronger parental responsibility and decisive action on alcohol-fuelled violence to keep Cape York children safe.
Cape York Institute calls for earlier action to keep children safe
National Indigenous Times |
Cape York Institute CEO Kirsty Davis calls for earlier intervention, stronger parental responsibility and community-led solutions to keep Cape York children safe.
Queensland Must Shift from a ‘Serial Inquirer’ to a Reformer
Below is an op-ed by Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership CEO Kirsty Davis on CYIPL’s recent submissions to the Child Safety Inquiry When the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry concluded its final hearings, Commissioner Paul Anastassiou KC put the spotlight on the Cape York Institute’s warning that thirty years of repetitive government talk has caused a gridlock of…
