https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1309 2026-06-09T06:50:40Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/21278 Aminila bit tjan kin-ning wurrkama gu? Ford, Linda Payi minila bit tjan kin-ning wurrkama gu? Are we all working together with a united voice for treaty & truth? The Tyikma (Indigenous) and non-Indigenous cultures are akin to joint arrangements and ought to be reciprocal. Oral and non-verbal traditional cultural ways of nurturing and caring for the nourishment of our spiritual beings in the landscape must sustain our Tyikma (Indigenous) ways of knowing, being and doing. These are not unencumbered by non-productive elements or barriers to voice, treaty and truth. The ultimate aim is to work together for a shared future – a vision laid down by our ancestral beings and those that followed in the past, such as Dr Charles Perkins AO, for a vision of hope. Charles’ hope was to provide a better future for his children and countrymen across this nation and elsewhere. He was an inspiration. He led the famous Freedom Rides in the 60’s and travelled abroad to influence people and to change the way people thought about First Australians. The way to communicate our hope is on a platform that continues to build what iconic figures have started. The actions of Charles Perkins weaved onto existing threads that continue the representation of our united voices, treaty and truth. These are depicted in our Australian and global societies today through people, policies and places. Today, we are the ones to continue making the choices about which threads to add to the social fabric of Indigenous Affairs. It’s about the words, the languages and non-verbal communication methods we use to design and develop our future people, policy and place. About the Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration and Memorial Prize: In 2001, the University of Sydney established an annual oration to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for their community, country and society. Named in honour of Australia's first Aboriginal graduate, the Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration and Memorial Prize was established with the full support of the Perkins family and in acknowledgement of his tireless dedication to human rights and social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Each year, we invite members from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to share their stories about their experiences, research, projects and ideas. With the support of the University faculties and The Charlie Perkins Trust for Children & Students, there are now three prizes awarded annually to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who have achieved outstanding results for Bachelor or Honours degree. 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18978 Truth telling Burney, Linda The Hon. Linda Burney reflects on the contribution that Dr Charles Perkins made to the struggle for social justice and Aboriginal rights in Australia, and how these efforts have contributed to current reconciliation initiatives and movements. About the Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration and Memorial Prize: In 2001, the University of Sydney established an annual oration to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for their community, country and society. Named in honour of Australia's first Aboriginal graduate, the Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration and Memorial Prize was established with the full support of the Perkins family and in acknowledgement of his tireless dedication to human rights and social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Each year, we invite members from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to share their stories about their experiences, research, projects and ideas. With the support of the University faculties and The Charlie Perkins Trust for Children & Students, there are now three prizes awarded annually to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who have achieved outstanding results for Bachelor or Honours degree. 2018-11-07T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/17336 Re-setting the relationship: why we need constitutional change Anderson AO, Pat Pat Anderson reflects on the contribution that Dr Perkins made to the struggle for social justice and Aboriginal rights in Australia, including his part in advocating a ‘Yes’ vote in the 1967 Referendum. Now, fifty years on from that Referendum, there is another opportunity for genuine and substantive reform to the Australian Constitution. Ms Anderson describes her recent work as a member of the Referendum Council, and her experience of the unique regional Dialogues, culminating in the National Convention of First peoples at Uluru in May this year, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Ms Anderson tells how these forums overwhelmingly endorsed substantive change to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take their rightful place in the country. In particular, she examines one of the key demands to emerge from the Dialogues and from Uluru, namely amending the constitution to establish a permanent representative body that would give First Nations a Voice directly to the Federal Parliament. 2017-10-27T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/15863 50 years back – 50 years forward Browning, Daniel; Burney, The Hon. Linda; Wyatt AM, The Hon. Ken; McCarthy, Senator Malarndirri; Weston, Richard; Houston, Professor Shane The 2016 Charles Perkins Oration celebrates the 50-year anniversary of Australia’s first Aboriginal graduate, Dr Charles Perkins. Panellist reflects on the change over the past 50 years and explores what the next 50 years should hold. The Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration was launched in honour of Dr Charles Perkins AO, Australia's first Aboriginal graduate. A panel including The Hon. Linda Burney, The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, Richard Weston, and Moderator Daniel Browning delivered the annual Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration at the University of Sydney on 27 October 2016. 2016-11-04T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/14136 Whose voices shape reform: politicians or other people? Gooda, Mick Keynote Address - Mr Mick Gooda. Topic: ‘Whose voices shape reform: politicians or other people?’. MC Professor Stephen Garton and Mr Charles 'Chikka' Madden (Welcome to Country). The Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration was launched in honour of Dr Charles Perkins AO, Australia's first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduate. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda delivered the annual Dr Charles Perkins AO Memorial Oration at the University of Sydney on 15 October, 2015. 2015-12-09T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/12172 Turning community action into national policy Oscar, June Keynote Address - Ms June Oscar AO Topic: ‘Turning community action into national policy’. Other Speakers Professor Shane Houston (MC); Mr Charles 'Chikka' Madden (Welcome to Country); Belinda Hutchinson AM (Chancellor). 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/9449 Youth in our community Philips, Shane Keynote Address – Mr Shane Phillips: “Youth in our community”; Other Speakers Professor Shane Houston (MC); Mr Charles Madden (Welcome to Country); Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor & Principle). 2013-10-17T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/8764 Mabo The Man and Eddie Mabo as Principle Plaintiff: Tragedy and Triumph’ Mabo, Gail; Keon-Cohen, Bryan Keynote Address - Ms Gail Mabo Topic: ‘Mabo The Man’Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC Topic: ‘Eddie Mabo as Principle Plaintiff: Tragedy and Triumph’. Other Speakers Professor Shane Houston (MC); Mr Charles Madden (Welcome to Country); Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor & Principle). 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/7878 I am not a victim Houston, Shane Keynote Address - Professor Shane Houston Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) TOPIC: ‘I am not a victim’. Other Speakers - Dr Jeff McMullen (MC); Mr Charles Madden (Welcome to Country); Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor & Principle) Ms Janet Mooney (Director - Koori Centre) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/6765 Vetting, Vehicles and Vision: The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples Arabena, Kerry Dr Keynote Address - Dr Kerry Arabena Co-Chair and National Executive of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples. Other Speakers - Dr Jeff McMullen (MC); Mr Charles Madden (Welcome to Country); Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor & Principle) Ms Janet Mooney (Director - Koori Centre) 2010-10-28T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/5682 Charles Perkins: Liberty, Fraternity and Equality Briscoe, Gordon Keynote Address - Charles Perkins: Liberty, Fraternity and Equality" delivered by Prof Gordon Briscoe, AO.Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Mr Neville Perkins OAM, Master of Ceremonies; Ms Janet Mooney, Director, Koori Centre; Video is courtesy of ABC Fora - http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2009/11/06/2734926.htm. The audio recording has a slight distortion on it for the first 46 seconds. 2009-10-22T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/3940 "Unfinished Business": Accounting and the 'enslavement' of Aboriginal children Greer, Susan Several inquiries initiated by various Australian governments have documented the importance of policies and programs for the forcible removal of Aboriginal children from their families into forced indenture under government-negotiated contracts. The most recent of these studies completed in 2006 by the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs reveals the connectedness between these policies and accounting technologies. This study examines the roles played by accounting in the constitution and implementation of such programs. The analysis highlights not only how accounting facilitated the problematisation of Aboriginal children as a site for government, but also how accounting technologies enabled the constitution and translation of the indenture programs into practice. This study provides an historical context in which to comprehend both contemporary Indigenous experiences and the role of accounting in the subordination of Indigenous peoples. The analysis reveals how the reliance on accounting techniques, and the prioritisation of accountability relations with the State in the name of good governance helped mask the extent of the inequities and the racial (and economic) discrimination against the Aboriginal population. 2008-08-29T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/3763 'Still Riding for Freedom' – An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human Rights Agenda for the Twenty First Century Calma, Tom Keynote Address - Mr Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission. Other Speakers - Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney; Mr Neville Perkins OAM, Master of Ceremonies; Mr Charles Madden, Welcome to country.; Ms Janet Mooney, Director, Koori Centre; Paul Gray, Naomi May Cook and Alana Moffett, Prize winners, Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Prizes. 2008-10-23T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/2323 Towards a model for training Indigenous languages educators in Australia Hobson, John This lecture explores the current situation in Indigenous languages education and teacher training for that purpose, particularly in NSW and Australia at the moment, and then examines examples from overseas similar to our own. We will look at what might be the way forward for us using the resources we have access to, and using some ideas from overseas. 2008-04-11T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/2300 Audit Of Aboriginal Studies/Perspectives and Related Issues in the Professional Activities of the Faculty of Education and Social Work in Association with the Koori Centre. Cleverley, John The objective of this Audit is to reveal and reflect upon interactions with Indigenous issues in the teaching, learning and research activities of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, with particular reference to the teaching of Aboriginal studies and Aboriginal perspectives. Attention is paid to the association between the Koori Centre and the Faculty, and the wider University, and state and national institutions and agencies. 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1985 Whose national emergency? Caboolture and Kirribili? or Milikapiti and Mutitjulu? Scrymgour, Marion Keynote Address - Ms Marion Scrymgour MLA Member for Arafura, Northern Territory Government. Other Speakers - Professor Gavin Brown AO FAA, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney; Mr Neville Perkins OAM, Master of Ceremonies; Mr Charles Madden, Welcome to country; Ms Michelle Blanchard, Acting Director, Koori Centre; Mr Nicholas Beeton, Ms Kerry Wallace-Massone, Ms Jade Swan Prize winners, Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Prizes 2007-10-23T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1918 Stolen wages: the long wait for Northern Territory Indigenous workers Anthony, Thalia Justice for Indigenous cattle station workers requires recognition that unknown numbers of Indigenous people throughout the 20th century had their wages either stolen or wholly withheld. Research has disclosed both the negligent administration of stations by State Governments and the fraudulent expropriation of moneys held on trust for workers. Substantial evidence of fiduciary breaches of trust on the part of both the New South Wales and Queensland Governments has been uncovered. Both of these States have established compensation schemes for victims of stolen wages. By contrast the Northern Territory (which was the largest employer of Indigenous workers nationally) and the Commonwealth have failed to address the fact that, with few exceptions, Indigenous workers went unpaid for nearly half a century. This lecture will provide a moral and legal argument for Commonwealth government compensation. It is a timely call for action in the aftermath of the 2006 Commonwealth Senate Inquiry into Stolen Wages. 2007-08-29T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1856 Social & Indigenous Entrepreneurship Seymour, Richard This lecture will discuss social entrepreneurship, students and remote indigenous Australia. Researching, teaching or learning about entrepreneurship is very different to researching teaching or learning about functional disciplines such as accounting and finance. In functional disciplines there is generally a well defined skill set, this is not the case with entrepreneurship as it is as much a mind set as it is a set of activities. Identification of opportunities, learning about them and taking actions all take place within a context. 2007-05-17T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1666 Activism, leadership and the new challenges for Indigenous Communities Smith, Linda Tuhiwai; Lord, Sue 2004-10-26T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1635 "Best Buys" and "Trained Monkeys" Anderson, Ian 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1634 A New Deal? Indigenous development and the politics of recovery Langton, Marcia 2002-10-04T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/1312 Aboriginal health over two decades 1986-2005: the highs and lows Eades, Sandra Keynote Address - Professor Sandra Eades, The Sax Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney. Other Speakers - Professor Gavin Brown AO FAA, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney; Mr Neville Perkins OAM, Master of Ceremonies; Mr Charles Madden, Elder, Director, Aboriginal Medical Services; Ms Michelle Blanchard, Acting Director, Koori Centre; Stephanie Walton 2nd Prize winner, Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Prizes 2006-10-26T00:00:00Z