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Water in a Geo-political Context

November 14, 2010 – 11:08 am

Lindsay Fitzclarence on the need for alternative perspectives about water policies and the Murray-Darling Basin

Posted in features | Also tagged Australian farming, colonisation, cotton, desalinisation, electricity, England, environment, environmentalism, global trade, Indigenous Australians, irrigation, Lindsay Fitzclarence, media, Murray-Darling Basin, nation building, public ownership, rainfall, sustainability, sustainable development, Water, water policy, water quality | Comments Off

Response to Lattas and Morris’ ‘Blinkered Anthropology’

November 14, 2010 – 9:32 am

Francesca Merlan in defence of the NT Intervention

Posted in Comment & Debate | Also tagged alcoholism, Andrew Lattas, Barry Morris, Basicscards, colonialism, Francesca Merlan, human rights, Income Management, Indigenous Australians, indigenous people, Marcia Langton, Noel Pearson, Northern Territory, Northern Territory Intervention, self-determination, state, substance abuse | Comments Off

Papua’s Fallen Leaders

October 14, 2010 – 10:39 am

Anyone who emerges as a leader of the West Papuan people is setting out on a dangerous path

Posted in features | Also tagged activism, annexation, Arnold Ap, assassination, democracy, Dr Thomas Wainggai, hostages, Indonesia, Kelly Kwalik, local radio, mining, protest, security forces, strike, subversion, Suharto, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Theys Hijo Eluay, United States, West Papua | Comments (2)

Embedded Anthropology and the Intervention

September 2, 2010 – 4:48 pm

Barry Morris and Andrew Lattas on cultural determinism and neo-liberal forms of racial governance

Posted in arena essay | Also tagged Aboriginal Australians, Arena Magazine August-September 2010, Australian History, Australian welfare, Barry Morris, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Communities, Intervention, Northern Territory, Racial Discrimination Act, Social engineering | Comments (12)

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