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Books & arts Janna Thompson 5 November 2014 How we should accommodate and respect the values of people who aren’t like us? A new book has some of the answers, writes Janna Thompson
National affairs Gillian Cowlishaw 17 December 2013 University ethics committees and the social sciences make awkward partners, writes Gillian Cowlishaw Books & arts Tim Rowse 17 December 2013 As two Australian books show, the European Enlightenment rested partly on a global traffic of persons between widely separated spaces Essays & reportage Kieran Finnane 14 October 2013 A murder trial in Alice Springs held up a mirror to the town’s dealings with issues of race, writes Kieran Finnane, and the inter-racial dynamics turned out to be… Essays & reportage Eleanor Hogan 9 May 2013 The NT government’s abolition of the Banned Drinkers Register has divided opinion in Central Australia, writes Eleanor Hogan
National affairs Paul Kildea 9 November 2012 Constitutional reform has stalled, writes Paul Kildea. But that provides the opportunity to rethink how we go about achieving change
National affairs Julian Thomas and Ellie Rennie 1 October 2012 A study of home internet in remote communities highlights the real reasons people go online, write Julian Thomas and Ellie Rennie National affairs Lisa Waller 26 September 2012 A new parliamentary report challenges the thinking behind the downgrading of Indigenous languages in schools, writes Lisa Waller International Nic Maclellan 27 August 2012 Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan Essays & reportage 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 Ian McShane 28 June 2012 Ian McShane reviews Henry Reynolds’s new history of his home state
National affairs 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 Sean Brennan 14 June 2012 The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan Essays & reportage Frank Bongiorno 7 June 2012 Frank Bongiorno traces the debate about blackness from Arthur Upfield to Andrew Bolt Books & arts Norman Abjorensen 22 March 2012 Norman Abjorensen reviews a new biography of the enigmatic Rick Farley
National affairs Lesley Russell 24 February 2012 Lesley Russell analyses the figures in the prime minister’s 2012 report
Essays & reportage Sylvia Lawson 16 February 2012 Extract | Visiting Alice Springs opens up other journeys captured on film and in prose and poetry National affairs Brian Costar 3 February 2012 References to race should be dropped from the constitution, writes Brian Costar, but the reason section 25 was included in the first place is more complex than some… National affairs Paul Kildea 2 February 2012 Paul Kildea looks at what’s being proposed for Australian constitutional reform, and how we might get there Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 7 December 2011 Sylvia Lawson reviews Toomelah, The Tall Man and Burning Man
Essays & reportage 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 Diane Austin-Broos 5 October 2011 Diane Austin-Broos responds to Tim Rowse's review of her book, A Different Inequality Books & arts Tim Rowse 3 October 2011 Tim Rowse reviews an account of the debate about Indigenous communities in remote Australia National affairs Michael Gilding 17 August 2011 Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry Books & arts Jeremy Beckett 11 August 2011 Jeremy Beckett discusses Brisbane’s celebration of Torres Strait Islander culture, which launched in early July and continues until October
Books & arts Tim Rowse 23 June 2011 Let’s allow our history to be complicated, argues Tim Rowse in this review of two new books about black–white relations
Essays & reportage Kieran Finnane 22 June 2011 Measures to deal with alcohol in Alice Springs go only so far, argues Kieran Finnane Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 24 May 2011 CINEMA | Sylvia Lawson reviews Here I Am and Mad Bastards National affairs Kieran Finnane 18 May 2011 Kieran Finnane reports on how Alice Springs is responding to its surge in population National affairs Ellie Rennie 9 May 2011 Broadband will soon reach small communities in remote Australia. But a few details need to be sorted out first…