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Charles Perkins House, the new name for the old 'home of Indigenous affairs'

By Stephen Easton

Federal

In a fitting tribute, the building where Indigenous affairs policy is developed was renamed Charles Perkins House last week, in honour of the celebrated anti-discrimination…

After 50 years of Indigenous affairs, 'We need to do better'

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

50 years on from the referendum that made Indigenous affairs a Commonwealth concern, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's new deputy secretary, Professor…

Indigenous evaluation? We’ve got that right here: land council

By Stephen Easton

Features

Indigenous program evaluation isn't as absent as some in government may believe. Public service boss Martin Parkinson's call for better evidence sparked a land council…

Indigenous bureaucrats could foster self-determination

By Stephen Easton

Features

First Australians can overcome the tyranny of the majority and wrest back self-determination, leaders argue. When armed with facts and fire in the belly, Pat…

Redfern Statement calls for indigenous leaders in an indigenous department

By Harley Dennett

News

A former deputy secretary of PM&C is among those calling for Indigenous Affairs to be removed from the coordinating agency and returned to a standalone…