Current affairs & Advocacy

Galiwin’ku Women Speak Up to the UN for Recognition of Yolŋu Law

Earlier this year, Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights came to Aus...

Dhurili Nation Challenges Mining Lease Agreement in Court

Dhurili Nation considers court action as Prime Minister celebrates historic agreement in Gove Pen...

When Indigenous Advocacy Does Damage

"The poverty experienced by many Aboriginal people is as morally reprehensible as torture and mus...

Another Indigenous voice from Arnhem Land

Here is another statement from a Yolngu person from North East Arnhem Land. He speaks against the...

An Indigenous voice on current Government policy

This is the second of a series of videos produced by a knowledgeable Aboriginal Lady from North E...

An Indigenous voice – How is Yolngu law separate from the Governments Law

Here is a YouTube video that is worth watching because it contains the genuine voice of an Indige...

Four hours in English – The NT Government’s Indigenous ed. plan built on misinformation.

The NT Minister for education argues that Indigenous languages have no place in teaching literacy...

Are we closing the gap? – Discussion paper

Has the Governement's approach over the last 2 years had any positive effect on Aborignal and Tor...

Loss of Indigenous Languages – symptom or underlying cause?

Language is mastery, who ever controls language controls information and those who lack informati...

Punishing Parents – forcing attendence using welfare

The latest issue before us is a policy presented by Kevin Rudd and Jenny Macklin to suspend the w...

Closing the Gap Part 2 – A Yolŋu petition and an Ivory tower.

In Yirrkala on the 23rd July 2008, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his cabinet were presented w...