Media releases - Indigenous affairs

2012

February 17 – Government’s Indigenous programs in disarray
February 14 – Closing the Gap is another broken Labor promise that fails Indigenous Australians
February 2 – Government’s program on getting children to school is a shambles
January 20 – The evidence mounts that Labor has failed on Indigenous housing
January 19 – Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

2011

December 2 – Arthur Beetson statement
November 28 – Labor divided on Indigenous Affairs
November 24 – Rainbow Coalition drunk on power delay Wild Rivers bill again
November 23 – Labor’s Stronger Futures Legislation recognises four wasted years
November 14 – Enough re-announcements - time for action on truancy
November 10 – NTER evaluation report shows methods work – time for action
November 7 – Scullion backs LNP policy on Wild Rivers
November 1 – Greens and Labor refuse to condemn racial vilification in the Kimberley
October 28 – Get written consent from Cape York owners on Wild Rivers
October 21 – Northern Territory land councils in open defiance of Minister Macklin
October 20 – Labor clueless on helping Indigenous people control their future
October 18 – Coordinator-General’s report shows government not listening to Indigenous Australians
October 13 – Amnesty sees through government spin on Indigenous programs
October 13 – Give Cape York people back their voice on Wild Rivers
October 12 – New Maningrida suburb
October 7 – Income management the way to go in APY Lands
August 23 – Desperate Labor Resorts to Making Things up In Search of Good News
August 17 – Labor’s Climate Action Policy – DO AS I SAY, NOT WHAT I DO
July 28 – Macklin Tries to Hide Government Failure on NT Indigenous Education
July 19 – Last Hurrah for Aboriginal Corporation for Sporting and Recreational Activities (ACSRA)
June 20 – Wadeye SIHIP Aboriginal Housing Standards Report due this Friday
March 24 – Closing the Gap Needs Strong Data
March 22 – Greens favour locked up rivers over Aboriginal land rights
February 27 – Double the funds and 3 years late: sobering up shelter still not built
February 21 – Senate Estimates to scrutinise failed Indigenous housing program
February 9 – More Words, Little Action on Closing the Gap
January 25 – More corners cut in Aboriginal housing program

2010

November 23 – Scholarship for Indigenous pharmacy student
November 17 – A timeline of failures on Indigenous housing
November 11 – Minister hides Indigenous housing budget blow out
November 3 – Government drops the ball on school attendance
October 26 – Indigenous housing standards in decline as money runs out
September 24 – Senator calls for inquiry into Indigenous suicides
September 14 – Coalition maintains strong focus on Indigenous Affairs
September 13 – Aboriginal leaders dismayed by decision to retain Macklin
August 13 – Less talk, more action on Indigenous affairs
August 5 – Macklin's Indigenous houses don't exist
July 17 – Labor fudges Indigenous housing figures again
July 1 – States must release Indigenous housing figures
June 23 – Indigenous rights restored with passage of Wild Rivers bill
June 22 – $400m to satisfy symbolic Indigenous election commitment
June 17 – Minister misleads (again) on Indigenous housing program
June 10 – Prime Minister must step in to fix Indigenous housing mess
June 8 – Rudd Government hides Indigenous unemployment figures
June 4 – Minister has no idea about Indigenous housing program