This post is a collection of letters and opinion pieces that I have written over past 6 months. Our democracy relies on informed voters. I do not believe that informed Australians will vote against recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. My hope is for a resounding…
Sarah RussellSeptember 5, 2023
At its heart, the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in our constitution is about a desire to improve the social, health and economic outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The Australian government has a long history of making laws, policies and decisions that directly impact the lives of Indigenous…
Sarah RussellAugust 5, 2023
Outsourcing public services to the private sector became central to the playbook of bureaucracies after ‘new public management’ theories took hold of Australian public services in the 1990s. An unspoken benefit was that it was an indirect way of breaking up unionised workforces within governments. New public management was the…
Sarah RussellMay 26, 2023
If you would like to read Zoe McKenzies' speech in parliament, please click this link Hansard 22 May 2023
Sarah RussellMay 22, 2023
At its heart, the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in our Constitution is about a desire to improve the social, health and economic outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The Australian government has a long history of making laws, policies and decisions that directly impact the lives of Indigenous…
Sarah RussellMay 9, 2023
On a Sunday later this year, Australia may wake up to the news that we have narrowly said No to constitutional reform. Australia will have rejected the Uluru Statement of the Heart. Is this the Australia we want? The Uluru Statement of the Heart is a powerful call for Voice…
Ian AndersonApril 13, 2023
Not long after six am on Monday the third of April news began to flow south from Yolngu heartland. The most significant Aboriginal leader of our generation had passed. His legacy was and will continue to be profound. His passing has weighty implications for our nation and the Gumatj clan…
Ian AndersonApril 5, 2023
Last month, the Djab Wurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjamara Senator Lidia Thorpe, cut ties with the Greens. In moving to the crossbench, she claimed it was her intention to represent the “black sovereign” movement in the Parliament – a movement that had strong grassroots in Australia, “full of staunch and committed…
Ian AndersonMarch 31, 2023