Author: Michael Murphy

17 Sep How we fail aboriginal students (Calgary Herald)

Posted at 06:48h in News, Posts

Lack of funds and support for reserve schools jeopardize the futures of First Nations kids, national chief says BROKEN PENCILS - Twenty years of local control hasn't fixed First Nations education, and 9,000 students risk being marginalized the rest of their lives. In a four-part series,...

14 Sep Rainbow nation offers clues for Australia’s indigenous healing (Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 06:43h in News, Posts

The current political situation might provide motivation for advancing some critical indigenous issues. Photo: Michael Mucci PERHAPS one of the most promising commitments to emerge from the extended political negotiations to establish minority government was the agreement that our indigenous nations be recognised in the constitution. Constitutional...

14 Sep Govt ‘fence sitting’ over WA gas project (Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 06:41h in News, Posts

Kimberley Land Council chief executive Wayne Bergmann says he's disappointed the federal government is "sitting on the fence" when it comes to a dispute over the Browse Basin gas reserves. The West Australian government this month announced it would compulsorily acquire land near Broome, in the...