Opinion

YOUR SAY: Green’s time is up Issue 196, March 4, 2010: Recent comments from Australia’s most “infamous” boxer Danny Green about offering fellow boxer Anthony Mundine a shot at him on his terms, hoping a “45-45 win purse with a 10 percent split for the Indigenous population” can coax Mundine back into ring is nothing but a cry from a desperate man (Green).

THE BIG READ: A Q&A on the RDA Issue 196, March 4, 2010: Confused about the Racial Discrimination Act? AMY McQUIRE delves into the Q&A.

EDITORIAL OPINION: Aussie schools need a history lesson Issue 196, March 4, 2010: During my time at school, I can only remember learning a small amount of Aboriginal history. We touched a little on the massacres of Aboriginal people - through the story of the heroic Kalkadoons - and every year us Indigenous kids would perk up for NAIDOC week.

YOUR SAY: The lucky country? Issue 196, March 4, 2010: Some people think that celebrating the invasion and takeover of Australia on January 26th while ignoring the effect this has on the victims, highlights just how racist Australia really is, writes NALA MANSELL-MCKENNA.

THE BOX SEAT: A public pat on the back that falls flat Issue 196, March 4, 2010: While the NSW Minister for Lands is busy congratulating himself, the Aboriginal land claims backlog is not being cleared any faster, writes BRIAN JOHNSTONE*.

AT LARGE: Lost in the translation Issue 196, March 4, 2010: The language may have changed but the weasel words are the same, writes CHRIS GRAHAM*.

RINGY'S RAMBLINGS: Locking them up, the easy option? Issue 196, March 4, 2010: In the Top End, GRAHAM RING* reports that the NT government incarcerates Aboriginal people at a staggering rate, while failing to thoughtfully consider alternatives to imprisonment.

BLACKCURRENT: Aboriginal Australia is not One Nation Issue 196, March 4, 2010: Australians would be offended if Pauline Hanson’s views were supposed to represent all of us, so why is it different when it comes to Aboriginal Australia, asks AMY McQUIRE*.

Growing towns in the Territory In Darwin, GRAHAM RING* is discomforted by some jarring policy prescriptions. He also provides the latest update in the Gerry Wood saga, and takes a gratuitous swipe at lawyers.

NIT FORUM: A big job ahead Issue 196, March 4, 2010: The Rudd government must look at different solutions to ease AboriginaIssue 196, March 4, 2010, The Rudd government must look at different solutions to ease Aboriginal unemployment, writes DR NICHOLAS BIDDLE*.

NIT FORUM: We must not tolerate corruption Issue 196, March 4, 2010 As the Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council faces dissolution after allegations of corruption, NSWALC counsellor ROY AH SEE* says that we must look beyond the black and white.