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We Must be Actors in Our Own Destiny – Noel Pearson
This gap won’t close until black fellas take charge of our lives and governments allow and enable us to do so with their support. For all of Malcolm Turnbull’s talk…
Aboriginal leaders say PM Malcolm Turnbull was ‘deceitful’ over recognition dialogue
Aboriginal leaders have accused the Prime Minister of being “deceitful” and duplicitous for privately encouraging them to consult the Australian public on enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution before…
Australia Day on January 25-26 a ‘noble’ compromise between old and new | Noel Pearson
The observance of Australia Day could commence on January 25 — the eve of the proclamation of British sovereignty over the east coast of the continent — and continue into…
Shireen Morris: Don’t Change the Date, Change Its Meaning
When Captain Cook made his treacherous voyage to Australia in 1770, he carried with him secret instructions from the British King, authorising him to ‘take possession of convenient situations in…
Lutheran legacy binds my people to Flo and Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Several thousand Aboriginal people spread across former missions in South Australia, Hermannsburg in the Northern Territory and my own Guugu Yimidhirr people of Hope Vale and Kuku Yalanji of Wujal…
The day Turnbull called me Lord Byron: Noel Pearson quizzed at Woodford
Constitutional reform activist Noel Pearson has told of how he was dubbed “Lord Byron” by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during discussions about establishing a national Indigenous representative body. In conversation…
Australia needs another true visionary like Paul Keating
This month marked a quarter-century since prime minister Paul Keating spoke at Redfern Park, admitting the truth of the history of when people who lived in this country more than…
Leaders Ready to Convert Claims to Jobs in Cape York
THE pot-holed road to Cape York’s self-determination has led to Palm Cove for about 400 indigenous leaders paving the way for their communities’ shared future. Dubbed Cape York Agenda 2.0,…
Indigenous Australians ‘taking power back’ from government in Queensland
The newly-appointed CEO of a peak body fighting for indigenous communities in north Queensland said the Cape York Land Council wants to “take the power back from government” and flip the current…
A Voice for First Nations
Fiona Jose reflects on this year’s developments on a proposal for First Nations Voice to parliament. A proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Fiona’s love for her family, culture and…
Christian Porter lashes out at lawyer Shireen Morris in recognition row
Tensions over the Turnbull government’s dismissal of proposals for indigenous constitutional recognition have erupted, with a senior minister lashing out at a lawyer central in the process after being accused…
Betrayal: The Monthly
“Don’t get mad, get even.” This was Paul Keating’s advice when I made what only he could so aptly describe as a “jerky move”, channelling my febrile anger at the…