ANTaR's election analysis, released today, concludes that the cross-party commitment to constitutional reform to recognise Indigenous peoples was the highlight of a campaign which otherwise largely overlooked Indigenous Australians.

ANTaR has welcomed the first report of the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services released today.

ANTaR National President, Dr Janet Hunt, says the report is honest about the state of the 29 Remote Indigenous Locations where the Coordinator-General currently has powers.

First published in The Australian

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Andrew Forrest from the Fortescue Metal Group are committed to hammering out the details of the plan for 50,000 indigenous jobs within 100 days of its announcement last weekend.

Forrest's response to Mark Colvin on the ABC's PM radio program on Monday said much about the entrepreneur's approach: "Well, I have to admit to you that my original target was a little higher ... We settled the target of 50,000 because we believe that, while the target was very seriously outside all our comfort zones, we believe - because of the expression of great will and wonderful heart, the generosity of Australian spirit, which we've seen in the corporate and the national employment sector(s) - that 50,000 is achievable now."