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Noel Pearson: Seek indigenous views ahead of full referendum – The Australian
THIS week I put forward two ideas for the constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians. The first was obvious: that any successful proposition will need to be supportable by persons such…
Noel Pearson: Aboriginal referendum a test of national maturity – The Australian
I think this referendum is important in terms of moving forward with unfinished business. What is absolutely critical is that everyone is not going to get everything they want….
Cape York launches ‘education revolution’
Just 12 months ago half of all Aurukun state school students, from grade 1-10, were reading at kindergarten or pre-kindergarten level. Now, for the first time, there are kids in…
Abbott flags bill to overturn Wild Rivers laws
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he will introduce a private member’s bill on Monday to overturn Queensland’s Wild Rivers laws. Mr Abbott met with Cape York community leaders in Cairns…
Qld govt misleads on wild rivers: Pearson
The leading opponent of Queensland’s wild rivers laws, Noel Pearson, has accused the state government of “pedalling (sic) misinformation” about potential developments near the rivers. Mr Pearson said few of…
Pearson slams Wild Rivers inquiry
The Federal Government has commissioned a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into Queensland’s controversial Wild Rivers legislation. The Government says it will wait until the inquiry releases its findings before deciding whether…
Anglican Church critical of Wild Rivers Act
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says a new report by the Anglican Church proves the Queensland Government is wrong about the economic impact of its wild rivers laws. The study released…
Vote to be held on constitutional recognition of Aborigines
AUSTRALIA is set to go to a referendum before the next election on the constitutional recognition of its first peoples. Fierce lobbying by the rural independents has resurrected indigenous Australia…
Indigenous leaders call for constitutional change
Several Aboriginal leaders will meet Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin today to ask her to consider changing the Australian constitution. Ms Macklin is due to arrive at the Garma Festival…
Pearson’s message finally gets a hearing
THE Cape York leader Noel Pearson, who has been calling on the federal government to ditch the dole for Aborigines aged under 21 for at least three years, has finally…
Adam Smith and closing the gap: Noel Pearson
The progressive centre and left are wrong in their approach to indigenous affairs. THE federal Labor government’s headline policy for indigenous Australia is called Closing the Gap. The socio-economic position…
Man of his people
THOSE who know Noel Pearson well see traces of the ebullient child he once was in his five-year-old son, Charlie. On a two-day trip to Cape York from Cairns last…