Bishop Vincent Long launches Bonded through Tragedy, United in Hope; the Catholic Church & East Timor’s Struggle for Independence. A Memoir, by Hilton Deakin with Therese & Jim D’Orsa More than 200 people at the Knox Centre in Melbourne on 1 June heard Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, now of Parramatta Diocese, launch this striking […]
Bonded through tragedy united in hope: The Catholic Church & East Timor’s struggle for independence, a memoir, by Hilton Deakin with Jim and Therese D’Orsa (Melbourne: Garratt Publishing 2017). Reviewed by Rowan Ireland. Australian Catholic bishop, Hilton Deakin, now aged 84, has given us a remarkable memoir. It was produced over several years, with the […]
A treaty would be an agreement rather like that of host and guest, with rights & responsibilities for each party. AAP/Joel Carrett Gaynor Macdonald, University of Sydney The Indigenous National Constitutional Convention concluded with the Uluru Statement. In contrast to the political expectation that it would simply support symbolic recognition of Indigenous people in the Australian […]
Sherry Balcombe Coordinator Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Thornbury Victoria Our National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council, with the assistance of the Australian Bishops’ Conference, in a video message, requested a blessing from Pope Francis. Recorded in Alice Springs, the video features people present at Blatherskite Park in 1986. These people experienced first-hand the impact […]
Bruce Duncan. Not only have Australians been shocked by the cruel behaviour against Indigenous children in the Don Dale juvenile detention centre in the Northern Territory, but also images from the Four Corners program have stunned TV audiences around the world. How could children be subject to such appalling treatment in government institutions? Some 97 percent […]
Jon Altman, Deakin University For the first time a federal election campaign is coinciding with National Reconciliation Week – May 27 to June 3. One hopes this coincidence might spark some serious policy focus on Indigenous affairs. So far, it has been notably absent during the early weeks of the long election campaign. No room […]
Recognition, treaty, sovereignty, & self-determination: facts & ambitions. Wednesday 1 June 6-7:30pm Swanston Hall Melbourne Town Hall With Professor Gary Foley, Aunty Margaret Gardiner, Shireen Morris, Uncle Gary Murray, Uncle Larry Walsh. MC Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO Free but you need to book online or call 9658 9587
Friday 11 March, 2-3pm Wesley Centre, 100 Yarra St., Geelong. Yingiya Mark Guyula,Yolŋu Elder & law man and the endorsed Yolŋu Nations Assembly representative. He is running as an Independent candidate in the upcoming N.T. election in August. Taungerong man Adam Frogley will speak of Treaties in the Victorian context. Jon […]
Jenny Begent. In the past ten days, media outlets have focused on the scandal of the Speaker of the House’s claim of expenses for her work as Chair of the Standing Committee on Families and Human Services. Her apology (too little, too late) and subsequent resignation, were for me of less consequence than her displays […]
This article was originally published in the http://theconversation.com. Australians are increasingly aware of and dissatisfied with the fact that the Australian Constitution does not mention Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. In 1967, Australians voted overwhelmingly in favour of constitutional amendments to remove two negative and outdated references to Aborigines. John Howard, as prime minister, was committed to a […]
