Reconciliation is often discussed in terms of restoring moral community, initiated by the perpetrator's acknowledgement of the wrongfulness of his or her act, followed by remorse and reparation, which opens the way for forgiveness and, ultimately, the restoration of community. In this paper, Andrew Schaap argues that it is a political mistake to think of...

This paper is an exploration of the potential opportunities and costs of linkages between philanthropic bodies, non-government organisations (NGOs), Indigenous organisations and the academy. Following an overview of the evolution of the ‘Literacy for Life’ project, provided as a case study of the development of the type of collaboration we want to explore, the paper...

In this paper Janna Thompson concentrates on 'reconciliation' - its adequacy, meaning and requirements. But, because the possibility of reconciliation as acknowledgment and recompense for past wrongs depends on an idea of collective responsibility which, she uses the debate about apology to explain why citizens have a responsibility for making recompense for historical injustices committed...

Australia's peak indigenous body, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), has been the focus of a great deal of media, political and public attention in recent months largely as a result of the changes to ATSIC announced by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock, in April, and the broader review of ATSIC...

Overview and context for a study surveying management and maintenance of housing and infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities across two states and consideration of capacity-building necessary for improvements.