Aboriginal flag to have permanent home on Harbour Bridge Federal A third flagpole will be installed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to give the Aboriginal flag a permanent home. New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet
Premium The Select Committee The year that was and the year ahead – The Select Committee (part 2) December 14, 2021 By Chris Johnson Today we conclude our two-part series from The Mandarin’s brains trust – The Select Committee – in which panel members have expressed their views about
Conversations begin to close the digital gap September 24, 2021 By Jackson Graham Communications & Technology There’s a gap that needs to close for Indigenous Australians in the technological and virtual world, according to a new government report. A federal discussion
Close the Gap report says 2020 reinforced need for large-scale systemic reform March 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australian governments at all levels must adopt the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and should take strengths-based approaches to improve health outcomes for Australia’s First
Shared decision-making crucial to improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Productivity Commission finds December 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A new report from the Productivity Commission has highlighted the need for a ‘bottom-up’ approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander involvement in decision-making and
Vic government and First Peoples’ Assembly to hold first Treaty negotiation meeting August 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Victoria’s Treaty process will reach another milestone on Monday when representatives from the state government and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria hold their first
SES to have 3% Indigenous employee representation by 2024 under new APS workforce strategy July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The government has released a five-year workforce strategy to increase and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment across the Australian Public Service. Launched on
Changing tack, Closing the Gap report looks on the bright side February 15, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Just as well the Turnbull government has put considerable and unprecedented effort into the presentation of the 2017 Closing the Gap report, because the information
Evaluation 'the key' to traction on hard policy challenges December 11, 2015 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Productivity Commission has taken a strong stand for policy evaluation to identify programs that work, and why, so governments can stop wasting time and
