COMMUNITY OF THE EMPOWERED

Attending the launch of the Prime Minister’s annual Closing the Gap report is a bit like going to church. We attend regularly and talk about the eulogy, but life beyond the rituals is complicated. Like many others who are working to improve the…

BARANG SETS THE WAY AHEAD

Work is underway building the structure for a new organisation aimed at empowering Aboriginal communities and promoting local decision making on the Central Coast. This follows the signing of a new partnership agreement between the seven Cen…

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES

Andrea Mason is the Co-ordinator for the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council who won the Indigenous Governance Awards in 2012. Andrea is committed to delivering long term positive change to the communitie…

EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES LUNCHEON

Andrea Mason is the Co-ordinator for the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council who won the Indigenous Governance Awards in 2012. Andrea is committed to delivering long term positive change to the communitie…

ELITE UNIT TO DRIVE NOEL PEARSON INDIGENOUS REFORMS

Sixteen of the most powerful indigenous and business leaders as well as top-ranking bureaucrats have been appointed to oversee a radical plan devised by Noel Pearson to empower Aboriginal communities and ensure that fun…