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And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Aboriginal myths for white voters.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-APR-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Aboriginal myths for white voters.(Indigenous peoples)

Article Excerpt
Prime Minister John Howard moved indigenous affairs from the Immigration portfolio in late January, placing it 'more appropriately' in the Department of Family and Community Services. 'It reflects a continued determination of the Government to have more mainstreaming of indigenous affairs matters', he said at the time (24 January 2006). The new minister, Mal Brough--a male former army officer now in charge of women's issues, Aborigines and families --was quickly on air saying Aboriginal families were just like any others.

The Brough (or Howard) policy emerged in Brisbane's Courier-Mail. 'Aborigines fishing for direction, says minister', by Steven Wardill (25 February 2006). Beside a photo of Brough catching a small fish on a wharf in the Gulf of Carpentaria with two Aboriginal children, the article begins: Aboriginal people are healthier and better educated when their remote missions are run by church...

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