Author & analyst, mostly into Indigenous policy and social equity in general.

Joined June 2010
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This is so obscene. "The event was held at the Solomon Hub iron ore precinct. Three-quarters of the hub sits on Yindjibarndi land , and whose Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation is seeking $1 b in royalties and compo for Fortescue’s mining there." afr.com/companies/mining/voi…
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Hi Michael, as you're now with FFI I hope you'll read my book Title Fight, which tells the story of the Yindjibarndi battle for justice. It was recently shortlisted for the PM's literary award. lnkd.in/gkfpwSum

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While NSW politics was dominated this year by the shenanigans revealed in the John Barilaro inquiry, a group of hard toiling MLCs were conducting another inquiry into the huge number of prosecutions against Aboriginal cultural fish…lnkd.in/gtx6GH7w lnkd.in/g8Zb_kbW
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There are many Indigenous communities finding solutions to their challenges. Here's a story about one that I've been privileged to be associated with for the past decade. #selfdetermination #culturematters lnkd.in/gKDiXZCY
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For anyone interested in some real world economics and eclectic issues check our this seriously good podcast Curious Worldview. Recent episodes include talks on/with "an economic hitman", a former CIA agent, the geopolitics of semi…lnkd.in/guc8QNKh lnkd.in/g96Yhqfe
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Hey Tom this is Balcony Guy from Enmore theatre last Friday. Just found this tweet, i live in LC and have been saying its world most boring suburb for years.
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29 Jun 2022
Check out Anthony James' terrific podcast lnkd.in/d_B6JU92 He's achieved something truly unique and inspiring with his 125 episodes that focus on "changing the story, enabling the regeneration of life on this planet". The latest episode is about th…lnkd.in/d9eVCmDG
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28 Jun 2022
Sorry Dan i thought you were referring to my latest book about Yindjibarndi vs FMG, it's called Title Fight. Happy to send it to you at ABC Canberra if you've not seen it.
Replying to @pgcleary
Oh no!! I’m so sorry, I had no idea! Would have been great to have a yarn! Next time. And thank you, appreciate the kind words!
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15 Jun 2022
The people now applying for jobs with the Albanese govt will have to undergo stringent screening by ASIO. A big issue for ASIO is people having worked overseas for foreign govts. But the same caution isn't applied to former executi…lnkd.in/d2Hsmbu9 lnkd.in/dTMBrMuz
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14 Jun 2022
Full credit to Alan Carpenter for introducing a gas reservation policy for WA in mid-2000s, but sadly his Federal colleagues were captured by industry. Nor did the media see this slow motion car crash coming. I called for a reservation policy in my 2012 b…lnkd.in/dCWHgEJT

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28 May 2022
From paper boy to PM: my piece on growing up with Albo (note there is a paywall) lnkd.in/dQkdMDmQ
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24 May 2022
For the record, #USYD called the police to the campus, including paddy wagons, when Albo & co occupied a staff common room in 1984 to protest the planned downgrading of his political economy course. And the uni later went ahead and turned political econon…lnkd.in/d3gqixBZ

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20 May 2022
And congrats on your long tenure @THEMONTHLY imho your greatest achievement was the headline Title Fight on a 2017 cover i wrote about FMG and the Yindjibarndi battle, which is now the title of my book.
20 May 2022
Congrats @mmccwill! Go well.
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19 May 2022
You've really shown your true colours as a pathetic north shore snob by mocking the way Albo pronounces a few selective words.
There is little enthusiasm for Albo, other than as a way to kick out a government Aussies are sick of writes @mirandadevine. dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o…
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16 May 2022
Helen, this really is a disappointing piece based on flimsy evidence. My recent treatment in emergency, including before and during Covid, have been exemplary and I've come away super impressed at the professionalism and dedication of our medical workers.…lnkd.in/g3R67dcN

Thanks so much to author and Guardian journalist Paul Daley for the interest he's shown in Title Fight. In this podcast I talk about the heritage impacts from mining Aboriginal land in the Pilbara, and say there may have been many…lnkd.in/gRRsdu3a lnkd.in/gwgzGc5y
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27 Apr 2022
It was a very moving piece and I learnt a lot more about the Forrests. It was good that the ABC included some brief comments on FMG's way of doing business with native title groups. However some of my quotes not included touched on how 20% of Minderoo's i…lnkd.in/gRiDGNVm
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26 Apr 2022
ABC's Australian Story did a reasonable job last night of telling the complex story of the Forrest family's/Minderoo Foundation's philanthropic efforts. My comments were curtailed and one important angle not included was that MF do…lnkd.in/gQfKjf8u lnkd.in/gT9EX_ew
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