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Comment on A Comedic View of the Intervention by Notes and Blogs | Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye

Notes and Blogs | Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:25:54 +0000

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Comment on The Wilcannia Mob by Notes and Blogs | Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye

Notes and Blogs | Aboriginal Art & Culture: an American eye — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:25:37 +0000

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Comment on Contact Me by Robbo

Robbo — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:28:11 +0000

g’day Julie

My favourite open air dunny. I used to have a favourite open air shower with a view of the Cooper….
Is the causeway flooded? still passable?

Comment on Contact Me by Julie

Julie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:25:22 +0000

Love your blogs Andrew…when I get time to read them.

Also loved the old photo of the triple 44-dunny at old Gidgealpa outstation—yes it is still there, although the house looks very sad. Of course it all went under when the Streze went down last year.
Our creek is steadily rising now. The Queensland Cooper water arrived yesterday. Before that it was quit a good “clear” colour from the Wilson. Now we have cafe Au Laite colour again.
Catch you soon

Comment on Indigenous Interlude by Miss Eagle

Miss Eagle — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:06:06 +0000

In the middle of 2010, I went to see Shane Howard’s first concert in a long, long time. What a night 300+ people packed into the performance space at Oakleigh RSL here in Melbourne. Everyone was there – his former wives, Sally Dastey from Tiddas, and heaven knows who else. I was in tears by the end of the night thinking what a wonderful nation we might be if only we had the mind set of those in that room on that night. We were at one. Whitefellas don’t lose anything of themselves singing about this land and its first peoples. Blackfellas don’t lose anything by singing about the values we all share. Why, oh why, does this country have to be filled in the way it is with such hatreds and negativity?

Comment on Language and Health by Robbo

Robbo — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:21:00 +0000

G’day Sally

And when will we see you back out here? Thanks for your comments. An ongoing problem I find.

Robbo

Comment on Language and Health by Sally Taylor

Sally Taylor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:47:58 +0000

Hi Robbo!
Just found your column, great reading! So many times while working in the Lands I had the same thoughts, can only imagine how it must have felt for Ngaanyatjarra people in hospital.
Nice to see you’re still out there!
Sally

Comment on Indigenous Interlude by Robbo

Robbo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:09:03 +0000

G’day Ray

Some of the musicians we have out bush are pretty inspiring.

Comment on Indigenous Interlude by Ray Wilson

Ray Wilson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:42:29 +0000

Hi Robbo,

Thanks for posting another Indigenous Interlude gem.
Being able to share personal emotion of this magnitude (in public) is to me, the mark of a true artist.

Regards,
Ray

Comment on South Australia Health Social Media Policy by Robbo

Robbo — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:43:09 +0000

G’day Cathie
John Hill the Health Minister for SA has a twitter account @JohnHillMP A shame there isn’t a policy to allow health department staff to tweet away as he does

Robbo

Comment on South Australia Health Social Media Policy by Cathie

Cathie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:34:45 +0000

@John Hill has an Twitter account and is interactive … But I haven’t seen him on there for a while.

Comment on Cross Border Health: Renal Disease by Should pharma industry fines be used in good works that create positive industry PR? | Croakey

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:13:29 +0000

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Comment on Cross Border Health: Renal Disease by Medicines Australia and the Western Desert Dialysis Truck

Medicines Australia and the Western Desert Dialysis Truck — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:56:34 +0000

Comment on The Benefits of School Libraries in Rural Australia by Robbo

Robbo — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:22:00 +0000

G’day Liz

The federal government has just released their response to the House of Representatiwes Standing Committee on Education and Employment “School libraries and teacher librarians in 21st century Australia report”
It consists of mainly “We agree to consider” sprinkled with a few “we are already doing that”

Comment on A New Model of Schooling by Robbo

Robbo — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:01:07 +0000

It will be interesting to see how it is going. However in other parts of Australia they are moving away from this. There are a few relevant articles in my recent readings

Comment on The Benefits of School Libraries in Rural Australia by Liz Sinnott

Liz Sinnott — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:00:48 +0000

Librarians and well equipped libraries are essential if we are to close the gap. how do we expect people from remote communities to engage in the world if they don’t know how to efficiently access it? I’ve spent some time at remote schools and while the govt may fund these schools well, these schools find it increasingly difficult to staff them with the funds they do have. Until the govt deals with this the gap will never close and will continue to grow!

Comment on A New Model of Schooling by Liz Sinnott

Liz Sinnott — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:44:17 +0000

Thank you for the blog, it will certainly be interesting how this goes in Walgett. Many schools have tried similar initiatives and they haven’t been successful due to exactly what you noted – high turn over of staff. I suffer a similar issue in the city.

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Sam Tomarchio Found Guilty of Illegal Money Lending — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:03:05 +0000

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Comment on Australian Project to Increase Livability of Remote Indigenous Communities: Warburton by Robbo

Robbo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:21:13 +0000

G’day Anne-Maree
Many of us out here did not even know this planning was occurring.
Nothing concrete yet but I am very interested to see what takes place in the near future
Robbo

Comment on Australian Project to Increase Livability of Remote Indigenous Communities: Warburton by Anne-Maree

Anne-Maree — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:09:09 +0000

Fabulous news, a viable and sensible approach in working WITH the community to develop an environment driven by the poeple for the people. As the Naidoc slogan went “Value my culture, value me’