ANTaR News
Let’s not forget about Closing the Gap
There’s a lot going on right now. But let’s not forget about Closing the Gap.
Janet Hunt
Article by ANTaR ACT committee member Janet Hunt, published in the Canberra Times on 28 August, 2021
National Therapy Session
I’ve circled around this sun 46 times now and I must say that the last two years of my life have been the most transformational.Dean Gibson
New documentary 'Incarceration Nation' essential viewing for all Australians
Incarceration Nation is harrowing and heartbreaking. It takes the viewer on a journey through the legislative and policy changes, both historic and contemporary, that create systemic incarceration and racial injustice. I commend all involved in the producing, filming, storytelling and making of this very powerful, truthful film.Des Rogers
[Watch the premiere of Incarceration Nation on NITV, Sunday 29 August 8:30PM]
Know your Country
The word ‘Country’ has different meanings for people who live in this diverse land. Country can drip with the patriotism of modern Australia; it can instil thoughts of a faraway land; it can conjure a picture of rural settings, beyond the boundaries of cities and towns.
Scott Winch
Defeating indifference, political cynicism and the yoke of history
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, by necessity, are far more politically savvy than their fellow Australian citizens.
Paul Wright
Timber Creek compensation case sets new precedent
How the High Court decision settles the approach for compensation for extinguishment of native title rights, in a case with huge implications for native title law and beyond.
Clare Graham-Stewart
NSW Deaths in Custody Report
It was a sad juxtaposition in April this year, that Australia seemed so intent on mourning a 99 year old British royal, but was largely unmoved by the four First Nations’ deaths in custody that had occured in 2021 alone. At the time of publication that figure has shockingly risen to seven.
Ashleigh Jordan
Reconciliation is Dead! But is it?
Reconciliation week is once again upon us. Some would say Reconciliation has lost its mojo, its spizzaz, is an old overused word that is out of date, and even that it has made very little difference to First Nations Peoples.
Des Rogers
The Fascinating Problem of Australian Identity – Who the bloody hell are we?
When I was at primary school we had the old Jacaranda Atlas. The one where the British Empire (sorry I mean Commonwealth) was all pinky-red spread throughout the world. It even had a series of maps of Australia underlining the process of ‘exploration’.
Dr Peter Lewis
Budget Blues and what's not in the news
This week we had Budget night, with the anticipated cash splurge which is expected to set the Government up for re-election in the next 12-months.
Paul Wright