Aboriginal Issues

Much of the data used to justify the welfare card is flawed

cat.kutay — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 02:12:34 +0000

It's time to harness angry feminist energy and inject it into welfare policy

cat.kutay — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:50:36 +0000

hen women turned out in record numbers to protest the ascension of Donald Trump, many marchers raised wider issues about the lack of progress to real equality. The Sydney march was bigger than anything else I’ve seen for many years and, like the others, was diverse including many men and children, not just the usual suspects.

Creeping spread of income management must be challenged

cat.kutay — Wed, 14 May 2014 04:08:00 +0000

One of the bizarre bipartisan policy overlaps between the Coalition and Labor is in the area of income support known as welfare payments. Labor has been seen as the party that cared about the poor and disadvantaged, but the former ALP government adopted and extended a range of the Howard government’s paternalistic and punitive measures.

Income management: more evidence-free policymaking?

cat.kutay — Wed, 14 May 2014 04:00:51 +0000

For a brief moment, it looked as though the Coalition would be better than the ALP on welfare policy. It appeared that the new government would listen to evidence for policy changes in its newly retitled Social Services portfolio.

Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don’t we do it?

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:58:59 +0000

The disappointing data that regularly appears in Closing the Gap reports should raise serious questions about policy development and funding processes.

Income management: more evidence-free policymaking?

cat.kutay — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 08:29:31 +0000

It seems the Coalition will expand the compulsory income management scheme, which has little evidence backing up its worth.

Eva Cox: The feminist scorecard and how Gillard and Abbott rate

cat.kutay — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 00:46:26 +0000

Recently, debates about policies have disappeared under an avalanche of sexist, misogynist nonsense and the commentary on it. Please note, I continue to oppose the abhorrent gender-based attacks on the Prime Minister, but see these as separate from the policy stuff. So let's shift the focus back on what is done or on offer.

NT Labor counts the cost of federal and state indigenous policies

cat.kutay — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 08:24:41 +0000

The ALP losses in the Northern Territory are fairly clearly related to Aboriginal rejection of their treatment – not just what was done to them, but how it was done.

Election 2013 Issues: Australians, one and all?

cat.kutay — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 08:23:54 +0000

Welcome to the The Conversation’s Election 2013 State of the Nation essays. These articles by leading experts in their field provide an in-depth look at the key policy challenges affecting Australia as the nation heads to the polls. Today, we examine social inclusion, equality and addressing Indigenous disadvantage.

NT intervention … why it just didn’t work

cat.kutay — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:06:20 +0000

Mal Brough, creator of the Northern Territory intervention, declared last Saturday that it was a failure, Jenny Macklin, not surprisingly, denies failure and claims it is both proceeding and succeeding.

It Started With The Intervention

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:16:24 +0000

Conditional welfare is now being rolled out across the NT and there's talk of a national scheme. When did this transformation of welfare take place

Macklin Ignores Intervention Evaluation

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:12:08 +0000

Jenny Macklin claims a recent evaluation shows the NT Intervention is working. In fact, the research she is citing points to myriad problems with the program.

Saying No To The Evidence, Again

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:10:11 +0000

The expansion of income quarantining laws defies an overwhelming expert consensus that the policy just doesn't work

Is Anyone Talking About Indigenous Affairs?

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:45:54 +0000

Whatever happens in this election, there is little likelihood of any benefit for those Indigenous Australians who do not meet the Gillard formula of hardworking, compliant income earners

Closing the gap. Why not focus on what works?

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:42:28 +0000

Eva Cox argues that focusing on what works will help ‘close the gap’ and create better policy for Indigenous Australians

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NT Labor counts the cost of federal and state indigenous policies

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NT intervention … why it just didn’t work

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It Started With The Intervention

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Macklin Ignores Intervention Evaluation

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Is Anyone Talking About Indigenous Affairs?

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Closing the gap. Why not focus on what works?

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