Tag: Aboriginal Australians

Is Complacency Edging Australia Towards a Race-Based Society?

Commentary In an illuminating piece published in The Epoch Times, David Daintree likens the imposition of the woke agenda on Australians to “living life under occupation.” The validity of his profound analogy is evidenced by the creeping imposition of the Aboriginal lobby’s policies and demands on the broader Australian population. The First Nations’ lobby’s successful…


The Old Apology Routine

Commentary So Peter Dutton inaugurates his new career as Australian opposition leader with a couple of apologies. First, it’s not a great start. One thing I learned as a teacher is that apologies are rarely spontaneous (“I’m sorry I got caught” is what they really mean), and something I’ve discovered in recent years, as the…


The Uluru Statement: Albanese’s Improbable Project

Commentary The new Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in his first statement in office, committed his government to the implementation in full of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (pdf). The statement calls “for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.” It captures the Indigenous people’s “aspirations for a fair and…


Opposition Wants ‘Practical’ Actions Rather Than ‘Symbolism’ to Solve Indigenous Issues

Newly elected Liberal leader Peter Dutton said he wants to shift the focus from “symbolism” to practical actions to improve the living condition in vulnerable Indigenous communities. The Queensland conservative has previously come under fire on indigenous issues after he refused to support the former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to Indigenous children who…


How Does the Uluru Statement Help Aboriginal Australians?

Commentary I recently read an article on an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) web page with the headline “Prime Minister Albanese’s commitment to Uluru statement gives First Nations communities hope.” Having read the Uluru statement several times, I ask myself, “hope for what?” Might it be hope that all Aboriginal people have ready access to the…


Does the Uluru Statement Help Aboriginal Australians?

Commentary I recently read an article on an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) web page with the headline “Prime Minister Albanese’s commitment to Uluru statement gives First Nations communities hope.” Having read the Uluru statement several times, I ask myself, “hope for what?” Might it be hope that all Aboriginal people have ready access to the…


Constitution Could Become ‘Discriminatory, Racist’ If Indigenous Voice Is Entrenched: Aboriginal Leader Warren Mundine

Changing the constitution to include the ‘Indigenous Voice’ is “dangerous” as it could risk turning the constitution into a tool for discrimination, said Australian Indigenous leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine. The push for constitutional reforms to recognise Indigenous people came after newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged he would commit to the Uluru Statement…


Labor’s Promised Action on Uluru Statement Distracts From Real Issues: Indigenous MP

The Labor government’s election pledge to put the Indigenous Voice in the constitution could divert attention away from the real problems that the Aboriginal community in remote areas is dealing with, says an Australian Liberal senator of Indigenous background. It comes after newly elected prime minister Anthony Albanese promised he would implement the Uluru Statement…


Labor’s Promised Action on Uluru Statement Distracts From Real Issues: Liberal MP

The Labor government’s election pledge to put the Indigenous Voice in the constitution could divert attention away from the real problems that the Aboriginal community in remote areas is dealing with, says an Australian Liberal senator of Indigenous background. It comes after newly elected prime minister Anthony Albanese promised he would implement the Uluru Statement…


Australia’s New ‘Decluttered’ Curriculum Expected to Lead to Better Student Outcomes

The Australian education minister has endorsed a “stripped-back and teachable” curriculum focusing on helping students achieve proficiency in foundational skills, which is expected to set a higher standard for educational achievement in the country going forward. The “decluttered” curriculum, which will come into effect next year, will allow teachers to be able to teach the…