Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Sloppy Journalism Reinforces White Myths

AM is an influential ABC morning radio program broadcast nationally every day. The journalists on this program are proud of the credibility it enjoys in mainstream political reporting in Australia. One knows this by the assertive and authoritative tone that its reporters adopt in its presentation. On its own ABC website it states that, AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. AM sets the agenda for the nation's daily news and current affairs coverage. So one should expect that ...

A poor man’s treaty: the ‘con’ in constitutional reform

CONSTITUTIONAL recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples seems to have captured the imagination of many white Australians, writes CHRIS GRAHAM. But are the motives really all pure? Read more here.

Liberation Through Acquisition

A latter-day black Gordon Gecko preaching "Greed is Good". Melbourne was recently privileged to receive a visit from Queensland's most famous Lutheran since peanut farming Premier Joh Bjelke-Peterson. I refer, of course, to the corpulent and verbose Aboriginal Man of the Moment, Mr. Noel Pearson. Whilst Mr. Pearson is apparently unkindly referred to by many in Aboriginal communities around Australia as the 'Cape York Cane Toad', he nevertheless is a popular man among the strange and disparate collection of his white acolytes ...

Health is a state of Mind

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Aborigines want ownership of world heritage extension area

The proposed extension of the world heritage area without any Aboriginal input is a disgrace, Legal Director Michael Mansell said today. “The extension area must be returned to Aboriginal people in outright ownership. More than a year ago we proposed Aboriginal ownership and management of reserved areas under the forestry agreement. Now is the time for Canberra to show its hand on historic justice. Canberra should insist that Aborigines gain our lands back. The $7m that the Commonwealth promised for management costs should be directed to employ ...

Aboriginal Heritage Protection Act 2012: an assessment

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Change the Date

Australian hypocrisy shown on Jewish holy day and invasion day Michael Mansell says the way that Australia’s politicians and media responded differently to Jewish and Aboriginal sensitivities was hypocritical. Mr Mansell said, "Just a few days after Australia celebrated the white invasion of Aboriginal lands, an event seen as rubbing salt into raw wounds, both media and politicians were clambering to hose down any offence to Jews for the federal election being called on the holy Jewish Day. This shows a double standard. The coverage given to the ...

Statement by State Secretary of Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Ms Ruth Langford.

Our past, our culture and our heritage form part of our present life as Aboriginal people. The care and protection of Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage and Culture is Important to all Tasmanians as well. Parents, grandparents and so many more in an ancient line of ancestors, have taught us how our heritage informs and forms who we are as Aboriginal people today. It is not only our birthright but also our birth responsibility to care for and protect our Aboriginal cultural knowledge and ...

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