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Essays & reportage A sense of possibility in Alice Springs Eleanor Hogan 15 August 2012 After six months of living in Alice Springs, Eleanor Hogan’s employer folded and she was offered an all-expenses-paid relocation back to Sydney. But she was in no… Books & arts The sense of islandness Ian McShane 28 June 2012 Ian McShane reviews Henry Reynolds’s new history of his home state National affairs Managing the optics of the Intervention Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller 22 June 2012 Anticipating media coverage is now a key element in the development of Indigenous policy, report Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller National affairs Unlocking native title Sean Brennan 14 June 2012 The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan

Books & arts Here and now Sylvia Lawson 7 December 2011 Sylvia Lawson reviews Toomelah, The Tall Man and Burning Man Essays & reportage Learning in both worlds Lisa Waller 27 October 2011 Despite the international evidence, the Northern Territory has discouraged bilingual programs in its schools, writes Lisa Waller. But there are early signs of another… Books & arts Anthropology and remote Aboriginal lives Diane Austin-Broos 5 October 2011 Diane Austin-Broos responds to Tim Rowse's review of her book, A Different Inequality Books & arts Not quite nailing a “failed debate” Tim Rowse 3 October 2011 Tim Rowse reviews an account of the debate about Indigenous communities in remote Australia

National affairs Internet on the outstation Ellie Rennie 9 May 2011 Broadband will soon reach small communities in remote Australia. But a few details need to be sorted out first… Essays & reportage “Big problems” in Alice Springs Kieran Finnane 25 February 2011 Concern about crime in Alice Springs came to a head at a public meeting this week. Kieran Finnane reports on a debate that took some unexpected turns Books & arts Pete’s legacy Sylvia Lawson 23 February 2011 CINEMA | Pete Postlethwaite left behind a remarkable Australian film, writes Sylvia Lawson Essays & reportage Two-up, one down Gillian Cowlishaw 7 July 2010 The law seemed to fail Boonie Hilt, a thirty-six year old Aboriginal man, but there were small victories along the way