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Helen Hughes

Helen Hughes AO 1928 – 2013

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Indigenous Education 2012
Helen Hughes, Mark HughesJune 27, 2012PM129

In 2008, governments reduced their Indigenous literacy and numeracy target from ‘fix the problem in...

NSW Community Discussion Paper: Improving Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal People
Helen Hughes, Mark HughesMarch 23, 2012

By ending the raft of current discriminatory, costly and ineffective Indigenous education policies, the New...

Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Helen Hughes, Sara HudsonNovember 18, 2011

Australia has a serious problem in low participation in higher education by students from low...

FaHCSIA Indigenous Economic Development Strategy 2010
Helen Hughes, Mark Hughes, Sara HudsonDecember 17, 2010

Governments state that their objective is for Indigenous townships to develop and prosper like

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Private Housing on Indigenous Lands
Helen Hughes, Mark Hughes, Sara HudsonNovember 17, 2010PM113

Almost 20% of Australia and almost 50% of the Northern Territory are Indigenous lands. Yet...

Indigenous Education 2010
Helen HughesApril 20, 2010PM110

The 2009 NAPLAN results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students again show high rates...

Why Guestworker Scheme is ‘Uneconomic’
Helen Hughes, Gaurav SodhiNovember 1, 2006Islands Business

Dr Wadan Narsey (Islands Business October 2006) insulted Australia by implying that its unwillingness to...

Funding for indigenous communities still not finding targets
Helen HughesOctober 20, 2006The Canberra Times

The funding intended to help Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders does not reach most of...

Why is Northern Queensland Calling for Fruit Pickers from the Pacific Islands?
Helen HughesOctober 12, 2006The Courier Mail

Last week the Cairns Post drew attention to the failure of backpackers to follow their...

The causes of upheavals in the Solomon Islands
Helen HughesSeptember 15, 2006The Australian

Trouble in Timor Leste (one million) and the Solomons (450,000) is not coincidental, It has...

Aid for growth only hope for a Pacific solution
Helen HughesMay 1, 2006The Australian

The emphasis on growth in Alexander Downer’s white paper is a victory in the struggle...

Speaking with spirits: Papua New Guinea’s logging free-for-all
Helen HughesApril 26, 2006The Canberra Times

In May 2005 Papua New Guinea refused a $23 million World Bank loan designed to...

Submission to Remote Participation and Employment Servicing Arrangements
Helen Hughes, Mark Hughes, Sara HudsonOctober 11, 2011

The Discussion Paper’s focus on participation and employment in remote Indigenous communities is welcome because...

Submission to Indigenous Home Ownership Issues Paper 2010
Helen Hughes, Sara HudsonDecember 15, 2010

Part 1 of this submission shows that incorrect data and lack of analysis on Indigenous...

Submission to Native Title Leading Practice Agreements Discussion Paper 2010
Helen Hughes, Mark Hughes, Sara HudsonNovember 30, 2010

The Native Title process is only one of the processes returning land to traditional owners....

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