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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...

Who are Indigenous Australians?
Helen HughesJune 13, 2009NZCPR

In 1967 Australians overwhelmingly supported a referendum that altered the Australian constitution in regard to...

Reducing the longevity gap for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Helen HughesJune 5, 2009

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced that it has reduced the longevity ‘gap’ for...

Commonwealth government fails remote Indigenous students
Helen HughesMay 15, 2009

The second round of National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests took place...

What this week’s NAPLAN tests mean for Indigenous Education
Helen HughesMay 8, 2009

This week all Australian children in school years 3, 5, 7 and  9 sat numeracy...

Making remote schools work will take commitment
Helen HughesApril 11, 2009The Australian

Indigenous illiteracy and non-numeracy has been recognised as a problem in Australia for more than...

Has Indigenous Education Been Shortchanged Again?
Helen HughesMarch 6, 2009The Australian

The minister for education’s plan to fund two hundred additional teachers with $100 million of...

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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