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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...

US aid group throws Vanuatu’s privileged political elite a lifeline
Helen HughesMarch 7, 2006The Canberra Times

Vanuatu (population 200,000) has been generously supported by aid in cash and technical assistance since...

Policies entrench poverty
Helen HughesSeptember 23, 2005The Australian

More than 200,000 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have become integrated into mainstream Australian life,...

Pacific aid policy must indeed be based on facts
Helen HughesAugust 11, 2005The Canberra Times

Australia is the leading aid donor in the Pacific, taking its responsibility to its neighbours...

Time for real economics to cure Africa’s plight
Helen HughesJune 29, 2005The Dominion Post

Bob Geldof is not only hoping for a large attendance at his Live 8 concert...

Rockers deaf to aid realities
Helen HughesJune 28, 2005The Australian

It is 20 years since Bob Geldof organised the Live Aid concerts to feed the...

Economic malaise in PNG is deep, and growing steadily
Helen HughesJune 6, 2005The Canberra Times

The recent ruling by the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court that the immunity essential for...

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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