Resale royalty and Indigenous artists

Erin Mackay / Indigenous Law Centre
This short article explains what is meant by a 'resale right', the background to the 2008 Budget announcement, and the relevance of resale rights to Indigenous artists. More information will be provided about the specific scheme once it comes to hand. Posted 17-09-2008

Indigenous rights and the Constitution: making the case for constitutional reform

Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
This paper argues that in advocating for constitutional reform, we need to emphasise the connection between dealing with disadvantage - an urgent and immediate priority - and the 'big picture' in terms of addressing unfinished business between Indigenous peoples and the state. Posted 10-09-2008

Indigenous women's representation

Indigenous women's representation in a new national Indigenous representative body
Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
This paper makes a strong argument for Indigenous women's representation in any new national Indigenous representative body. Posted 06-06-2008

The challenges of Indigenous women in liberal democracies

The challenges of Indigenous women in liberal democracies
Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
This paper considers the challenges Indigenous women face in Australian democracy. Posted 06-03-2008

United Nations declaration

The United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples
Megan Davis / Indigenous Law Centre
Megan Davis writes in the Indigenous Law Bulletin on the General Assembly's adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and its significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and explains the rights elaborated in the text. Posted 29-11-200

Policing public nuisance

Policing public nuisance: the legacy of recent events on Palm Island
Paula Morreau / Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Indigenous Law Centre
Paula Morreau writes about Palm Island and police culture suggesting that improvements to police culture will be slow unless contextualised. Morreau argues that the deconstruction of the complex dynamic between state institutions and Indigenous peoples should not be left to the discretion of ill-equipped police officers. There is a need for a more comprehensive response in changing the way Indigenous life is viewed: not merely as a problem and threat, but as the human manifestation of a disadvantaged sector of our community. Posted 23-10-2007

Indigenous family violence

Indigenous family violence: from emergency measures to committed long-term action
Dr Kyllie Cripps/Australian Indigenous Law Review and the Indigenous Law Centre
Kyllie Cripps writes about the debate following the Little Children are Sacred report and provides a critical analysis of the recommendations contained in previous state and federal reports and their ongoing implementation. The paper highlights Indigenous community initiatives addressing violence. Posted 23-10-2007

You mob all agree?

'You mob all agree?' The chronic emergency of culturally competent engaged Indigenous problem solving
Toni Bauman / Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Indigenous Law Centre
Toni Bauman writes that responses to the Commonwealth Government's national emergency approach to Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory have emphasised the need for 'consultation' yet it might not be 'consultation' that is actually required, at least in the way it has been practised, as something 'done' to Indigenous people. Posted 23-10-2007