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Briton-Jones
DON DUNSTAN FOUNDATION 1 DON DUNSTAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT Sue BRITON-JONES This is George Lewkowicz from the Don Dunstan Foundation interviewing Sue Briton- Jones for the Don Dunstan History Project. The topics will be Aboriginal rights and related issues and some other areas like planning and the environment in the Dunstan years. The date today is 20th December 2007 and the location is Sue Briton-Jones’ office, 8th Floor Riverside in North Terrace, Adelaide. Sue, thanks very much for being willing to contribute to the Don Dunstan History Project. Can you just provide a short background on yourself, your studies and how you got into the public service and where you started? Well, my first degree was in Psychology at Flinders University. Subsequently I started a master’s in Town Planning at University of Adelaide, also did some part-time Law studies, and in particular in about ’96 did a course on Indigenous Australians and the Law at Flinders University. From about 1970 to ’94 I spent about ten years in Department of Premier and Cabinet, in and out, about ten years in total. I worked for the new Department of Environment when it was first established but going in and out of the public service. I worked as a management consultant for PA Management Consultants in Melbourne in about ’84–85, worked as the adviser to Susan Lenehan who was then the Minister for Environment and Planning from about 1990–91, MFP1 Development Corporation, subsequently worked for Robert Tickner who was the Commonwealth Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, and then I worked as a self- employed consultant from ’96–98 working primarily on Aboriginal issues. -
In the Name of Failure: a Generational Revolution in Indigenous Affairs Will Sanders
In the Name of Failure: A Generational Revolution in Indigenous Affairs Will Sanders Introduction In April 2004, towards the end of its third term, the Howard Government announced its intention to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), the statutory centerpiece of Commonwealth Indigenous affairs administration over the previous fifteen years. In so doing Prime Minister Howard and his Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Amanda Vanstone, referred to ATSIC as an ‘experiment in separate….elected representation, for Indigenous people’ which had been a ‘failure’ and which would not be replaced. Instead a group of ‘distinguished Indigenous people’ would be appointed to ‘advise’ the government and ATSIC’s former programs would be ‘mainstreamed’ to line government departments, though there would still be ‘a major policy role’ for the Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Howard and Vanstone 2004). In this essay, I will focus on the way in which the idea of past policy failure has become the driving motif of Australian Indigenous affairs during the fourth Howard Government and how, in the name of failure, the Government has argued repeatedly for significant organizational and policy change. The first section of the essay documents, in chronological style, this constant linking of the idea of failure with arguments for change. The second section asks, in a more analytic style, what sort of change is now occurring in Australian Indigenous affairs? I argue that the change is best thought of as a generational revolution, which combines a major disowning of the work of the previous generation in Indigenous affairs with a significant ideological swing to the right. -
Maurice Blackburn Oration an Issue of Equity: Is It Fair and Just That There
1 Maurice Blackburn Oration An Issue of Equity: Is it fair and just that there are 230,000 second-class citizens in the Northern Territory? Professor Clare Martin. It’s a great privilege to be invited to give the Maurice Blackburn Oration and to be the first from the Northern Territory to do so. My thanks to the Moreland City Council for the invitation and I pay my respects to the Wurundjeri people on whose land we meet tonight. Being the first Northern Territorian to deliver this prestigious oration, I thought it only appropriate to bring a Northern Territory perspective with me – a perspective that comes from living and working in the north for nearly 30 years and being a member of the Territory Parliament for 13 of those years, including six as Chief Minister. So my choice of subject tonight and one that I hope would be thoroughly approved of by both Maurice and Doris Blackburn is: An Issue of Equity: Is it fair and just that Northern Territorians, all 230,000 of us, are second-class citizens? And if, as I contend, we are second- class citizens, what does that actually mean? How have those lesser rights affected the course of Territory history; what affect has there been on our political institutions, our political effectiveness and engagement and importantly what effect on our community, especially Aboriginal Territorians who make up a third of our population? So some context about the Northern Territory to start For much of our history since European settlement the Territory has been unloved: a bit of an orphan. -
Adelaide, 8 December 1998
SPARK AND CANNON Telephone: Adelaide (08) 8212-3699 TRANSCRIPT Melbourne (03) 9670-6989 Perth (08) 9325-4577 OF PROCEEDINGS Sydney (02) 9211-4077 _______________________________________________________________ PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA'S GAMBLING INDUSTRIES MR G. BANKS, Presiding Commissioner MR R. FITZGERALD, Associate Commissioner TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS AT ADELAIDE ON TUESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 1998, AT 9.07 AM Continued from 7/12/98 Gambling 816 ga081298 MR BANKS: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is the second day of our hearings here in Adelaide for the commission's inquiry into Australia's Gambling Industries. Our first participants today are the Adelaide Central Mission. Welcome to the hearings. Could I ask you, please, to give your names and your positions. MR RICHARDS: Stephen Richards, the chief executive officer. MR GLENN: I'm Vin Glenn, and I'm a gambling counsellor at the mission. MR BIGNELL: And Trevor Bignell. I'm the manager of adult services at the mission. MR BANKS: Good. Thank you. Well, thank you very much for taking the time to come in this morning, and also for providing the submission to us, which we've read, and indeed I think we've had the benefit of an earlier submission that you provided as well for a review here in South Australia. As we indicated, why don't you perhaps highlight the key points, and then we can ask you some questions. MR RICHARDS: Okay. Thank you. The last decade has seen a rise in gambling in many western jurisdictions. It's been very very rapid and very broad in its development of products. -
Tom-Calma.Pdf
CHANCELLOR, Chancellor, I have the honour to present to you Tom Calma, who Council has determined should be awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa. Mr Tom Calma is an Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja tribal group whose traditional lands are south-west of Darwin and on the Coburg Peninsula in Northern Territory. As a young man, Mr Calma completed an Associate Diploma of Social Work at the South Australian Institute of Technology and began working for the Australian Government in various roles. In 1980 he joined the then Darwin Community College, one of the predecessor institutions of this University we enjoy today, as a lecturer in the Aboriginal Task Force program. By 1981 he was coordinator of the program and then Head of the academic department. At the time Tom was the first Indigenous Australian appointed to a tenured position at a post-secondary education institution in the Northern Territory and one of the first nationally. In 1986 he rejoined the Australian Government as the Director of the Aboriginal Employment and Training Branch in the Department of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs based here in Darwin. Following a transfer to Canberra, he became the Executive Officer to the Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs. In this role he chaired and undertook a national review of Aboriginal Education Units in the department. Over the ensuring years he has held a range of positions with the Australian Government, roles that often had a national and international scope. -
Not Just a Dream 2
For Ebony who will inherit the future 2 Towards a Partnership Society in Australia Bev Floyd 3 DRAFT BEING REVISED. FEEDBACK WELCOME. [email protected] Updated November, 2017 Not to be copied or sold for profit without permission from the author ©Bev Floyd 2017 4 Contents Introduction 1. Not just a dream 2. Social change we have inherited 3. Australia, the lucky country 4. Signs of the times 5. Governance within a partnership society 6. Husbands and wives 7. Religion within a partnership society 8. Gender in a partnership society 9. Growing older in a partnership society 10. Doing business in a partnership society 11. Minding the environment 12. Role of the media in a partnership society 13. Creativity in a partnership society 14. Ethics, responsibility and regulation 15. Australia’s future role in the world End-piece APPENDIX A: Partnership and Gladiatorial models compared APPENDIX B: Bringing about a partnership society 5 6 Introduction Not Just a Dream is my attempt to explore how far Australia has travelled along the path to a partnership society. I have not tried to write a learned or academic book. My aim has been to give a panoramic overview of social change from circa 7000 BCE to the present and to illustrate (with examples) the gradual ‘return’ to a partnership society. My definition of a partnership society is one in which ‘men’ and ‘women’ participate equally and can reach their potential to contribute to society. It is a society where poverty is minimised; race and religion are not hindrances to contribution and the environment is protected. -
The Great Debate: ‘Income Tax Should Be Increased to Assist with Australia’S Economic Recovery’
The Great Debate: ‘Income Tax Should be Increased to Assist with Australia’s Economic Recovery’ Communities in Control Conference Melbourne, 16 June, 2009 Adjudicated by The Honourable Joan Kirner AM Victorian Community Ambassador, former Premier of Victoria And featuring Clare Martin CEO of ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Service) Brett de Hoedt showman, media trainer and Mayor, Hootville Communications Joan Hughes CEO, Carers Australia Lesley Hall CEO, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations Please Note: This was a light‐hearted debate. The views expressed in this transcript do not necessarily reflect those held by the speakers Page 2 Joan Kirner: Thank you very much, Joe. Thank you everyone for your welcome but it wasn’t really loud enough. [Applause] That’s better. You can say that when you’re no longer in power. You can’t say it when you’re in power. This is my one opportunity to exercise power for the year,l rea power. I’ve got the time and I’ve got some control, although having Clare over there worries me a bit. And we’re going to have our usual great debate. But I’ll first acknowledge that I’m standing on the land of the Kulin Nation and thank them for their custodianship of this land and pledge to work with them, their current Elders and their communities, to get the kind of community in control that Mick was talking about. And, you know, I can never resist interfering with a motion, so if you’re going to send a letter to Jenny Macklin, I think that’s a terrific idea but it’s an even better to ask for a deputation of many of the organisations represented here. -
Speech Brief Closing the Gap – Reconciliation Australia Day National Conference 2013 Brief for Dr Tom Calma AO
Speech Brief Closing the Gap – Reconciliation Australia Day National Conference 2013 Brief for Dr Tom Calma AO 13 June 2013 Closing the Gap—Reconciliation Acknowledgement of country and thanks to: • Aunty Agnes for the welcome Welcoming us to country and acknowledging your ancestors and connection to this land is a very important part of our reconciliation journey. It’s a simple yet powerful way to show respect, and a solid foundation on which to build relationships. Thanks also to: • The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP; and • Adam Gilchrist AM, and our next door neighbours in Old Parliament House, the National Australia Day Council] Tribute to Dr Yunupingu Ladies and Gentleman, just over a week ago we lost a great Australian: a song man; an educator; an Australian of the Year. He was a man of many firsts; the first Aboriginal person from the Northern Territory to gain a university degree; the first Aboriginal school principal; the front man of the first band to mix traditional Arnhem Land song cycles with modern rock and dance music to captivate the world. But his passing from kidney disease, which he battled in his adult life, was not a first, and sadly, something all too familiar to Aboriginal people. His death at 56, almost 20 years below the average life expectancy of Australian men, is a stark reminder of the challenges we face to close the gaps between the first Australians and those who now, also call Australia home. It is a reminder that, even an outstanding Australian of the Year—who has trod the world stage, and contributed in so many ways to make this country a better place—even he cannot fully escape the legacies of history. -
Tom Calma Dr Tom Calma Is an Aboriginal Elder from the Kungarakan Tribal Group and a Member of the Iwaidja Tribal Group in the NT
Tom Calma Dr Tom Calma is an Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja tribal group in the NT. He has been involved in Indigenous affairs at a local, community, state, national and international level and worked in the public sector for 40 years and is currently on a number of boards and committees focusing on rural and remote Australia, health, education, justice reinvestment and economic development. Dr Calma, a consultant, is the National Coordinator, Tackling Indigenous Smoking where he leads the establishment and mentoring of 57 teams nationally to fight tobacco use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Dr Calma’s most recent previous position was that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission from 2004 to 2010. He also served as Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2004 until 2009. Through his 2005 Social Justice Report, Dr Calma called for the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to be closed within a generation and laid the groundwork for the Close the Gap campaign. The Close the Gap campaign has effectively brought national attention to achieving health equality for Indigenous people by 2030 and the need to address the social determinants of health to achieve equality. Dr Calma is a strong advocate for Indigenous rights and empowerment and has spearheaded initiatives including the establishment of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples and Justice Reinvestment. In 2010, Dr Calma was awarded an honorary doctor of letters from Charles Darwin University and in 2011, an honorary doctor of science from Curtin University. -
Dialogue and Indigenous Policy in Australia
Dialogue and Indigenous Policy in Australia Darryl Cronin A thesis in fulfilment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Social Policy Research Centre Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences September 2015 ABSTRACT My thesis examines whether dialogue is useful for negotiating Indigenous rights and solving intercultural conflict over Indigenous claims for recognition within Australia. As a social and political practice, dialogue has been put forward as a method for identifying and solving difficult problems and for promoting processes of understanding and accommodation. Dialogue in a genuine form has never been attempted with Indigenous people in Australia. Australian constitutionalism is unable to resolve Indigenous claims for recognition because there is no practice of dialogue in Indigenous policy. A key barrier in that regard is the underlying colonial assumptions about Indigenous people and their cultures which have accumulated in various ways over the course of history. I examine where these assumptions about Indigenous people originate and demonstrate how they have become barriers to dialogue between Indigenous people and governments. I investigate historical and contemporary episodes where Indigenous people have challenged those assumptions through their claims for recognition. Indigenous people have attempted to engage in dialogue with governments over their claims for recognition but these attempts have largely been rejected on the basis of those assumptions. There is potential for dialogue in Australia however genuine dialogue between Indigenous people and the Australian state is impossible under a colonial relationship. A genuine dialogue must first repudiate colonial and contemporary assumptions and attitudes about Indigenous people. It must also deconstruct the existing colonial relationship between Indigenous people and government. -
Bringing Them Home 20 Years On: an Action Plan for Healing Bringing Them Home 20 Years On: an Action Plan for Healing
Bringing Them Home 20 years on: an action plan for healing Bringing Them Home 20 years on: an action plan for healing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Contents Executive summary 4 Background 6 The Stolen Generations 7 The Bringing Them Home report 10 Responding to Bringing Them Home 14 Why action is needed now 19 An action plan for making things right 26 Action one: comprehensive response for Stolen Generations members 27 Action two: healing intergenerational trauma 40 Action three: creating an environment for change 45 Appendix 1: key themes and recommendations from the Bringing Them Home report 50 Bibliography 52 We acknowledge Stolen Generations members across Australia, including those who have passed on, for their courage in sharing their stories and wisdom in the Bringing Them Home report. Notes 54 This report, written by Pat Anderson and Edward Tilton, was guided by the Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Committee. The Committee’s efforts were central to ensuring that this report reflects the experience of Stolen Generations and for forming the critical recommendations to bring about change in Australia. We acknowledge and thank all other contributors who were consulted for this report. 1 …the past is very much with us today, in the continuing devastation of the lives of Indigenous Australians. That devastation cannot be addressed unless the whole community listens with an open heart and mind to the stories of what has happened in the past and, having listened and understood, commits itself to reconciliation. Extract from the 1997 Bringing Them Home report 2 Executive summary On 26 May 1997 the landmark Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Federal While this report might primarily detail the response from government to the Parliament. -
Contributing Authors
Contributing Authors Tom Calma Dr Tom Calma is an Aboriginal elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja tribal group in the Northern Territory. He has been involved in Aboriginal affairs at a local, community, state, national and international level focusing on rural and remote Australia, health, education and economic development. Dr Calma was appointed National Coordinator, Tackling Indigenous Smoking in March 2010 to lead the fight against tobacco use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Past positions include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Race Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, and senior Australian diplomat in India and Vietnam. Through his 2005 Social Justice Report, Dr Calma called for the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to be closed within a generation and laid the groundwork for the Close the Gap campaign. He chaired the Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee for Indigenous Health Equality since its inception in March 2006 that has effectively brought national attention to achieving health equality for Indigenous peoples by 2030. He is a strong advocate for Indigenous rights and empowerment, and has spearheaded initiatives including the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, development of the inaugural Indigenous suicide prevention strategy and justice reinvestment. In 2007, Dr Calma was named by the Bulletin Magazine as the Most Influential Indigenous Person in Australia and in 2008 was named GQ Magazine’s 2008 Man of Inspiration for his work in Indigenous Affairs. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctor of letters from Charles Darwin University and named by Australian Doctor Magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in medicine in Australia.