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No Makarrata commission: PM backs new ways to talk to First Nations people

No Makarrata commission: PM backs new ways to talk to First Nations people

A peak Indigenous body queried the PM’s remarks, saying Makarrata was not meant to be a “vague vibe or a series of casual conversations”.

  • by Shane Wright and Caroline Schelle

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Ken Wyatt is not known for anger. But when he read his family’s government files ...

Ken Wyatt is not known for anger. But when he read his family’s government files ...

The former minister for Indigenous Australians thought he knew everything about the heartache of his people. Then he read about the treatment of his forebears.

  • by Victoria Laurie
Our failure to close the gap is not about who but where

Our failure to close the gap is not about who but where

The good news is we can expect Indigenous life expectancy to go up in the next report. But the bad news is, it won’t be from improved access or conditions.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Treaty addresses failures revealed by scathing review: Victorian Indigenous leaders

Treaty addresses failures revealed by scathing review: Victorian Indigenous leaders

An independent assessment of Australia’s failure to improve outcomes for Indigenous people confirms that governments need to share power with Indigenous organisations, they say.

  • by Jack Latimore
Just when you thought he’d given up, Albanese surprises on Indigenous empowerment
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Just when you thought he’d given up, Albanese surprises on Indigenous empowerment

Making 99-year leases available on all native title land would be a historic step towards closing the gap.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Victorian Indigenous leaders to meet PM and ministers, post Voice
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Victorian Indigenous leaders to meet PM and ministers, post Voice

The private meetings are one of the first signs that the federal government is working behind the scenes on a plan B to address Indigenous disadvantage.

  • by James Massola
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Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner

Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner

A review has found that NSW Police has no commitment to Closing the Gap targets for the state’s Indigenous population.

  • by Michael McGowan
Post Voice, we need to confront uncomfortable truths. Let’s start with Mabo

Post Voice, we need to confront uncomfortable truths. Let’s start with Mabo

The Mabo High Court decision is hailed as a great success for Indigenous people. But could it actually be an impediment to closing the gap?

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Stumbling in the dark: Albanese wavers, Dutton reverses in vacuum after the Voice

Stumbling in the dark: Albanese wavers, Dutton reverses in vacuum after the Voice

After more than a year of argument about the Voice, the government has raised expectations about making a difference. But nobody has real plans in place.

  • by David Crowe
Voting No? You may have this key assumption wrong

Voting No? You may have this key assumption wrong

There’s compelling evidence that government-run, top-down programs to close the gap haven’t worked as well as Indigenous community controlled initiatives.

  • by Ross Gittins
The tragedy that changed Megan’s mind on the Voice

The tragedy that changed Megan’s mind on the Voice

Megan Krakouer’s initial response to the Voice was a ‘hard No’, but two events over the last two months triggered her to change her mind.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos

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