Author: Michael Murphy

04 Mar Maori Party ‘Dancing on Tables’ Over Foreshore Law Review (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 11:38h in News, Posts

New Zealand’s Maori Party is celebrating the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act. It is hoped that the review of the Act will lead to policy changes that will provide the Maori with control over some areas of the foreshore and seabed. go to article...

26 Feb Australian PM Needs Time to Fix Aboriginal Problems (Reuters)

Posted at 10:46h in News, Posts

Kevin Rudd indicated that in the last year after the official apology to Aboriginal people the government has helped to improve Aboriginal access to health care, education, and housing. Rudd stressed that these improvements would take time, and that a new coordinator-general had been appointed...

19 Feb Aborigines Angry A Year After ‘Sorry’ (BBC)

Posted at 10:43h in News, Posts

The first anniversary of an official apology by the Australian government for injustices suffered by aboriginal people has been marked by a day of protest. Aboriginal protesters maintained that a year after the apology not much has changed for Australia’s indigenous peoples. go to article...