February 2008 Volume 7, Issue 3

Volume 6 - Index

Editorial

Volume 6 – March-April 2004 through to September-October 2007 – saw myriad developments in legal and related issues for Indigenous peoples. Throughout these times, the Indigenous Law Bulletin has strived to bring focus to those issues so often ignored by mainstream media, and neglected by those with the greatest power to effect change.

In August of 2006 the Indigenous Law Bulletin celebrated its 25th anniversary. Twenty-five years (16 of those as the Aboriginal Law Bulletin) of informing, analysing, and agitating for change have seen this publication grow in reputation as the only publication of its kind in the country.

To celebrate our birthday, special anniversary sections were included in each edition for 12 months, containing short pieces by former editors and their choice of past articles. While making a selection was indeed a difficult task, this difficulty reflected just how pertinent so many of these issues remain. That an article from 1990 calling for action by governments and communities on culturally appropriate ways to deal with violence against women and children can still ring true 17 years later is a sad indictment on the recognition of the human rights of Indigenous Australians.

In the last few issues of this Volume, the Indigenous Law Bulletin turned its attention to the Howard Government’s ‘national emergency’ intervention into Northern Territory Aboriginal communities. Most prominent in these articles was the call for an evidence based approach to dealing with issues of violence and abuse in Indigenous communities. The need for action is not denied, however the oppression of human rights and freedoms remains abhorred.

Special thanks go to all those who have been integral to the continued production and success of the Indigenous Law Bulletin: the Editorial Panel, the staff of the Indigenous Law Centre, writers, peer reviewers, volunteers and social justice interns. To the Indigenous artists who provided their phenomenal works to grace the pages of each edition, we thank you for that privilege. To John Hewitt, who designs each edition and makes each one look amazing and just begging to be read, thank you.

Jacqui Houston

Editors through Volume 6
Jacqui Houston, Samantha Newman, Catherine Hunter.

Guest Editors
Nicole Watson, 6(8) Racism in Legal Education

 

Archives of the ILB from Volume 1, Issue 1 (1981) to 6 (23) 2006 are available online at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AboriginalLB and http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ILB/.

 

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