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Here is a selection of my publications. Click on the title to view the whole text, or chose a category on the left.

• Hands-on vow by Beattie
  01.11.1999
  PREMIER Peter Beattie yesterday promised Aboriginal and Islander people that he would personally take charge of a radical reform programme which aims to rescue them from welfare dependency and hopelessness. Mr Beattie spent Saturday afternoon with more... read more
• Aboriginal violence soars out of control
  15.10.1999
  SHOCKING new evidence of spiralling domestic violence in indigenous communities has prompted Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Herron to order a nationwide check on hospital admissions. Senator Herron said last night he was horrified by one community... read more
• Red tape resistance
  02.10.1999
  Noel Pearson's enthusiasm has given way to frustration, writes chief reporter Tony Koch QUEENSLAND'S bureaucrats threaten to achieve what prime ministers, premiers, mining companies and business leaders have failed to do _ break the fighting... read more
• COMMUNITIES SHROUDED IN DESPAIR
  08.05.1999
  VIOLENCE, hopelessness and alcoholism have created chaos and crisis in Queensland's Aboriginal communities, according to the head of a special inquiry. Mrs Boni Robertson said there was ``a cry for help by many members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait... read more
• THE CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE
  08.05.1999
  THE 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who made up the inquiry team looking into violence and alcohol abuse on indigenous communities probably did not need to conduct an outside interview. They see the problems every day. They have to live... read more
• DAWN OF HOPE
  01.05.1999
  `Give our children a chance' is the plea of prominent Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson, who has written a discussion paper _ Our Right to Take Responsibility _ explaining how to break the cycle of dependency that he says is killing his people. He spoke to... read more
• PEARSON HITS WELFARE POISON
  30.04.1999
  Tony Koch chief reporter PROMINENT Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson has appealed to governments to help break the welfare dependency of indigenous people so they can live more healthy, dignified lives. Speaking in Cairns this week, Mr Pearson said... read more