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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...

Aid has failed the Pacific
Helen HughesNovember 30, 2001

Per capita income has grown at less than 1% a year in the Pacific during...

Why multicultural Australia is less welcome
Helen HughesNovember 29, 2001The Age

Now that the electorate has shown resounding support for a principled approach to asylum seekers,...

The next battle is against tribalism: Nation building will not succeed in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Helen HughesNovember 15, 2001The Australian

Nomadic tribes have been at war in Afghanistan, among themselves and with their neighbours,  since...

Sorry, we’re not a soft target
Helen HughesAugust 29, 2001The Australian

Church and other refugee support groups are absolutely right.  The plight of the boat people...

Chance for IMF reform
Helen HughesJune 13, 2001The Australian Financial Review

Last week’s appointment of Anne Krueger as deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund...

GDP stands the test of time
Helen HughesMarch 15, 2001The Australian Financial Review

Ed Mishan, a leading English economist, writing when Simon Kuznets was complaining about the shortcomings...

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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