When the object teaches: Indigenous academics in Australian universities
If there were ever a time to be an Indigenous academic, one would think it would be now.
If there were ever a time to be an Indigenous academic, one would think it would be now.
Right Now Editor, Marta Skrabracz, writes about “ghettoisation” and what this means for community identity in Australia.
In September, Right Now published a host of articles on Indigenous rights in Australia. Read the full issue here.
Alison Vivian and Craig Longman discuss what effective Indigenous governance entails.
Dr Lesley Russell examines the Impact of the 2014-15 Budget on Indigenous Programs and Services.
Subtle forms of racism often go unnoticed, but they are no less harmful. Maxine Beneba Clarke on the insidiousness of everyday racism.
Dr Shelley Bielefeld discusses the ALRC’s review of native title and whether native title rights should include commercial rights for Indigenous peoples.
Dr Katelyn Barney on the need to create pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into Research Higher Degrees.
Emma McDonald interviews AIME program manager Nada Aldobasic about Indigenous education in Australia.
Sayomi Ariyawansa reflects on the number of Victorian Aboriginal children who are currently in out-of-home or child-protection care, and evaluates the recent policy proposals intended to tackle this issue
Ros Kidd examines the financial mismanagement of Aboriginal savings and trust funds and the fight for full justice for the Stolen Wages claimants.
Melanie Schwartz and Prof Chris Cuneen discuss the advantages of Justice Reinvestment programs for reducing Indigenous incarceration rates in Australia.