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Welcome to The Bennelong Society WebsiteConference 2008: Papers and Audio Files Now AvailablePresentations from the recent Bennelong Conference are now available. In addition to a selection of electronic publications, the Society has now added mp3 audio files of a large number of presentations so that you can hear what went on at the Conference. Click here for the full listings. New PaperWicked Problem or Wicked Policy? Hon. Dr Gary Johns This paper's contention is that just as unemployment is a 'matter of choice'---in the words of Treasury Secretary Ted Evans in 1993---so too is Aboriginal despair. In the case of Aborigines, there is a price to pay for an alleviation of that despair; a change in behaviour. But changing behaviour---in other words, becoming less 'cultural' and less 'authentic' as an Aboriginal---has until recently been ruled out of the policy lexicon. For this reason many Aboriginal people, especially those locked out of the economy and sitting in dysfunctional communities, have paid a price because policy-makers have restricted their choices to a sub-set of those available to other Australians. The full paper, published by ANU E-Press in Agenda (Vol 15, No. 2) is available here. You can access Gary Johns's interview with 2GB's Alan Jones (Thursday, 26 June 2008) here. |
Who Was Bennelong? The 25th of November 1789, almost two years after the landing of the First Fleet, was a remarkable day for Australia, just as it was equally remarkable for a certain individual who went by the name of Woollarawarre Bennelong.... [more] |
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