Patrick Sullivan is a Professor at the Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame Australia, in Broome, and an Adjunct Professor at the National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University. His book, Belonging Together: Dealing with the Politics of Disenchantment in Australian Indigenous Policy, was among Inside Story’s Best (Overlooked) Books of 2012.
National affairs
A hope-led recovery?
Patrick Sullivan
15 September 2016
A new WA government scheme may show how the “mainstreaming” of Aboriginal services can be made to work, says Patrick Sullivan
Essays & reportage
New map, old roads
Patrick Sullivan
2 September 2016
It’s time for a national inquiry into how the outback can be better funded for black and white alike, writes Patrick Sullivan
National affairs
A quarter of century later, how much have we learned?
Patrick Sullivan
1 August 2016
If governments are serious about the royal commission into child protection, they should pledge in advance to honour its recommendations, says Patrick Sullivan
Essays & reportage
Farewell to the spirit of 1967
Patrick Sullivan
29 June 2016
The rise of “deficit metrics” and the federal government’s retreat from Indigenous affairs have reversed the direction set by the historic 1967 referendum,…
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