Israel and the global Jewish diaspora are proof that a nation of people can suffer the worst life can dish up and not only survive, but thrive. [Read more…]
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Indigenous Australians and the mining industry need each other
Indigenous people and the minerals industry actually want the same thing. We can sharpen our engagement model to achieve it. [Read more…]
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Posted by on January 12, 2017
Deal with crime and the rest will follow
Incarceration rates are a symptom of more fundamental problems. Focus on these and the rest will follow. [Read more…]
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Posted by on November 18, 2016
If you care about poverty, support welfare to work
No government, organisation or person who claims to care about inequality can stand by and accept people languishing in poverty and disadvantage. And that’s what welfare dependence is. [Read more…]
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Posted by on October 27, 2016
Commerce, not charity, will close the gap
Only economic development can lift people out of poverty and disadvantage. The good news is economic opportunities are opening up for Indigenous people like never before. [Read more…]
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Posted by on October 1, 2016
A deal too good to be true
Home ownership is a key part of personal wealth accumulation. There are considerable barriers to home ownership on remote Indigenous lands. Legal and title constraints are only the beginning. [Read more…]
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Posted by on September 7, 2016
Welfare is state sponsored disadvantage
Everyone who depends on welfare is living in poverty. Poverty isn’t alleviated by giving people money. Poverty is alleviated by people making money; by economic development driven by jobs, education and innovation.
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Posted by on September 5, 2016
Self-determination is a mindset, not a gift
There’s never been a better time to be a young Indigenous Australian. This is the message we should impart to our youth, one of positivity and hope. And Indigenous leaders should model that message in our own conduct and language. [Read more…]
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Posted by on August 1, 2016