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Sarra’s call to arms: Indigenous education needs gutsy leaders

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Chris-Sarra-Newspix 01247469Chris Sarra says Gonski reforms show trust in educators. Beneath the blizzard of politicking and subsequent whiteout of half disclosed facts, there are voices such as Sarra supporting the Gonski reforms.

One of these voices comes from Dr Chris Sarra, a man lionised among educators of Indigenous students for his overhaul of Cherbourg State School in Queensland in the late 90s...

 

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Adam Giles, a myriad of contradictions prepares to lead reform

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Adam-GilesHe is Australia's first Indigenous head of government but his first move was to scrap the Aboriginal Advancement ministry.

He is the son of a staunch unionist but chose to join the Country Liberal Party (CLP).

He is from New South Wales but is now the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.

Adam Giles, 40, has been surprising people's expectations about him for a long time. Speaking from the...

 

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