Each participant in this weekend's 2020 summit was asked to write 200 words on their main idea, and an issue that they've changed their mind over in the last 10 years. Reconciliation Australia’s Barbara Livesey and Jason Glanville are both attending the Indigenous Affairs stream and here are their 200 word submissions plus an article they co-wrote for media.
Read the opinion pieces at
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/i-cms.isp?page=686
Read next: Opinion piece by Mark Leibler AC, Co-Chair
Please click here to download the Media Release:
AUSTRALIA 2020 SUMMIT - Background Papers launched
The Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd will convene an Australia 2020 Summit at Parliament House on 19 and 20 April to help shape a long term strategy for the nation’s future.
The Summit will bring together some of the best and brightest brains from across the country to tackle the long term challenges confronting Australia’s future – challenges which require long-term responses from the nation beyond the usual three year electoral cycle.
To do this, the Government will bring together 1000 leading Australians to the national Parliament to debate and develop long-term options for the nation across 10 critical areas:
John Howard recently announced that he would hold a referendum in which Australians could vote to recognise the special place of Indigenous people in the Australian constitution.
These websites have been chosen to help you understand the nature of the issues – what’s being planned and how Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians have reacted.
Prime Minister Howard’s Speech
Available via The Age website
The Opposition’s Response to Howard’s announcement
Available via the website of Jenny Macklin MP, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Reconciliation Australia’s Response
Gary Highland, ANTaR
View the response of Gary Highland, National Director, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR)
Statement by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on the call for a ‘new’ reconciliation
Aboriginal elders voice support for PM’s referendum
Elders from East Arnhem clans on the Northern Territory west-coast say they would like to see Indigenous people choose the words of any change to the Constitution's preamble.
Howard urged to say ‘sorry’
A selection of Indigenous leaders’ calls for an apology.
PM’s referendum announcement was a bad start: Davis
University of New South Wales Indigenous lecturer and lawyer Megan Davis responds to Howard’s announcement.
The recent passing of legislation in response to ‘The Little Children Are Sacred,’ the report of the Northern Territory Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, has sparked much public and media debate. Here are some links to help you understand the nature of the changes.
UN Declaration a milestone for Indigenous people
Summary of ‘The Little Children are Sacred’
A summary of the Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse 2007.
Response of the Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the Northern Territory
A proposed Emergency Response and Development Plan to protect Aboriginal
children in the Northern Territory: a preliminary response to the Australian Government’s proposals by the Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 Summary
A summary of the Emergency Response legislation prepared by the Australian Parliamentary Library.
Submissions to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 & Related Bills
This link takes you to submissions made by individuals and organisations in response to the Northern Territory National Emergency response legislation.
Keep in touch with Indigenous issues. Follow the links to frequently updated Indigenous news sources.
National Indigenous Times
Updates and stories related to Indigenous issues.
ABC News – Just In
Latest news relating to Indigenous issues
Message Stick (ABC)
Indigenous news, information and upcoming programming
Living Black
Website of the SBS Indigenous news program
Plugger.com – Indigenous
Indigenous-related news stories from a variety of news sources