Tracker Tilmouth, an extraordinary memoir for an extraordinary man
By Christopher RingroseChristopher Ringrose reviews Alexis Wright’s 2018 Stella Prize winning book about the Aboriginal politician and activist, Tracker Tilmouth.
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A Road Map to Recognition
By Rob GilchristRob Gilchrist reviews A Rightful Place: A Road Map to Recognition, a collection of essays aiming to shed light on issues of importance to Indigenous Australians.
An Indigenous voice can unite Australians
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris responds to the government’s rejection of the proposal for a national Indigenous representative body.
The price of privacy
By Roj AmediGovernment policy increasingly defines the limits of the right to privacy, excluding marginalised socio-economic groups from its protection.
The “tough on crime” approach failed NT youth
By Shahleena MuskTreating children badly through “tough on crime” measures will never make anyone safer.
Middle-class Indigenous Australia exists
By Anika BasetStan Grant argues for a broader definition of Indigenous identity in his Quarterly Essay, The Australian Dream: Blood, History and Becoming.
Preserving and Sharing Indigenous Stories for Future Generations
By Heath ChamerskiElders from the Koorie community discuss their lives, families and experiences in the Koorie Heritage Trust exhibition, Listen to Your Elders.
Prevention, not punishment is key to reducing Indigenous youth detention
Mihilini Fernando in conversation with Shahleena MuskWe chat to human rights lawyer Shahleena Musk about the best ways to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous youth in detention.
Celebrating the strength of South East Australia’s First Nations peoples and cultures
By Anika BasetSovereignty, the exhibition, explores self-determination, colonisation, identity and resistance of Aboriginal Australia.
Indigenous constitutional recognition and the search for common ground
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris discusses mechanisms that can be used to create fairer Indigenous-state relationships.
Mapping the overlapping stories of the Tanami Desert
By Anika BasetPosition Doubtful, a memoir by artist and writer Kim Mahood, is a series of essays that recount the author’s links to remote communities in the Tanami Desert.
An unexpected commitment to Aboriginal rights
By Dr Jennifer JonesThe Country Women’s Association of NSW promoted positive race relations with Aboriginal women during the 1950s and 1960s.