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Stories by Jon Altman

Jon Altman

Prof Jon Altman is a research professor at the Australian National University who has worked on Indigenous economic development issues since 1976.

EVIDENTLY: Searching for the ‘real’ economy on Cape York

By Jon Altman, June 13, 2013

The Cape York Institute's Noel Pearson (AAP IMAGE/DEAN LEWINS)

NATIONAL: The Cape York Welfare Reform Evaluation 2012 is a thorough 369 page document that is the culmination of an extraordinary reporting process: there are now eight reports on the website of the Department of Families, Housing, Communities and Indigenous Affairs totalling over 1000 pages, writes JON ALTMAN.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Cape York Welfare Reform, Indigenous education, Indigenous employment, Noel Pearson | 1 Comment

From “Territory of Exception” to “Exceptional Territory”?

By Jon Altman, April 3, 2013

Adam Giles, at a press conference the day before being sworn in as Chief MInister of the Northern Territory and the first Aboriginal head of an Australian government.

NATIONAL: On March 13 Adam Giles became the first Indigenous government leader in Australian history when elected Chief Minister of the Northern Territory by a majority of his CLP parliamentary colleagues.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Adam Giles, Indigenous employment, Terry Mills | Leave a comment

EVIDENTLY: Finding the truth in the employment gap

By Jon Altman, February 28, 2013

NATIONAL: During the first week or two of the new parliamentary sitting calendar the Prime Minister reports annually on progress in Closing the Gap between Indigenous and other Australians, writes JON ALTMAN.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged CDEP, Closing the Gap, Indigenous employment | Leave a comment

EVIDENTLY: Rudd’s quiet revolution gets noisier

By Jon Altman, November 26, 2012

In December 2007, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to targets to close the gap in Indigenous life expectancy. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (centre) addresses a press conference at the COAG meeting as state Premiers (L-R:) Morris Iemma (NSW), John Brumby (Victoria) and Anna Bligh (Queensland) look on at Government House in Melbourne. Today, the intergovernmental consensus has broken down as conservative governments have been elected in the states and territories. (AAP Image/Julian Smith)

NATIONAL: Intergovernmental consensus on Indigenous affairs is breaking down after the election of conservative state and territory governments, writes PROF JON ALTMAN*.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Alison Anderson, ALP, Council of Australian Governments, Jenny Macklin, Kevin Rudd, Labor, NT Intervention, Stronger Futures | 1 Comment

EVIDENTLY: Rethinking the black jobs dilemma

By Jon Altman, August 24, 2012

NATIONAL: Unemployment in Aboriginal Australia doesn’t need to be entrenched, writes PROFESSOR JON ALTMAN*.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Australian Bureau of Statistics, Edition 16, Indigenous employment, Labor Force Survey | Leave a comment

EVIDENTLY: In for a penny, in for a pound

By Jon Altman, July 26, 2012

Prime Minister Julia Gillard releasing the discussion paper Stronger Futures. (AAP IMAGE/ALAN PORRITT)

NATIONAL: The federal government is forging on with the NT intervention, and the outcomes thus far don’t matter, writes PROFESSOR JON ALTMAN.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Census, Edition 15, NT Intervention, Stronger Futures | Leave a comment

EVIDENTLY: Five years on… NT communities are still not ‘normalised’

By Jon Altman, June 30, 2012

Former Indigenous affairs minister Mal Brough.

NATIONAL: The word ‘normalisation’ has taken on a new meaning five years on from the intervention, writes JON ALTMAN*.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Consultation, Edition 14, Mal Brough, Normalisation, NT Intervention, Stronger Futures | Leave a comment

Another decade for homelands policy debacle

By Jon Altman, May 25, 2012

Prime Minister Julia Gillard accepts gifts from Galarrwuy Yunupingu while visiting the community of Yirrkala, in north-east Arnhem Land last week. (AAP IMAGE/PETER EVE).

NATIONAL: The federal government recently announced funding over ten years for Homelands in the NT. But will it make a difference, asks PROF JON ALTMAN*.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Edition 13, Homelands, Julia Gillard, Outstations | 2 Comments

EVIDENTLY: Stronger Futures juggernaut hits a few potholes

By Jon Altman, April 2, 2012

Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks as Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon (left), Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson (2nd from right) and Minister for Indigenous affairs Jenny Macklin (right) look on at Hidden Valley Town Camp, Alice Springs in June last year. The Prime Minister was visiting Alice Springs to meet locals and assess the progress of the Northern Territory intervention. (AAP Image/Grenville Turner)

NATIONAL: The opportunity to shine a light on the atrocious Stronger Futures legislation came about more through good luck than good management, writes PROF JON ALTMAN.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Alcohol Bans, Edition 12, Income management, Indigenous Health, Jenny Macklin, Julia Gillard, Nigel Scullion, NT Intervention, Rachel Siewert, Stronger Futures | 1 Comment

EVIDENTLY: Policy by numbers a dangerous charade

By Jon Altman, March 19, 2012

NATIONAL: PROF JON ALTMAN* analyses the government’s Closing the Gap report card, which is disturbing light on outlining its progress in eliminating Indigenous disadvantage.

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Close the Gap, Closing the Gap, COAG, Edition 11, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott | Leave a comment