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Warren Mundine

Forrest hones jobs push

Hewett | Warren Mundine calls it wanting things to be ‘’normal’’. A father going to work all day. But it doesn’t exist for most Aboriginal families.

Mundine joins Twiggy’s jobs campaign

Andrew Forrest is serious about his Aboriginal jobs cause, and he says that there are big savings to be made in slashing the rate of indigenous unemployment .

Promise on indigenous training broken: Forrest

Mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest yesterday demanded the federal government only fund training for indigenous people when it is attached to guaranteed jobs.

Mitchell trumps Mark

Sky News aired an interesting program on Monday called State of the Nation in which anchor David Speers discussed “A Question of Leadership” with 12 eminent Aussies

Our radioactive racism

As a co-convener of the Australian Uranium Association’s Indigenous Dialogue Group, it’s a shame that Warren Mundine turns a blind eye to the crude racism of Australia’s nuclear industry (“Step into the nuclear age”, Opinion, March 29).

Gillard under attack over reshuffle

Prime Minister Julia Gillard was on Wednesday forced to defend her authority over the party amid messy manoeuvring around a cabinet reshuffle that might have involved former NSW premier Bob Carr.

Furore at Senate faction-fixing

Constitutional experts have branded as “totally disgraceful” the NSW Labor Right’s deal-making in trying to find a Senate replacement for the faction’s power broker Mark Arbib.

PM’s challenge to unite Labor

Prime Minister Julia Gillard was last night working on a ministerial reshuffle, trying to marry her pledge to bring a divided Labor Party together with the reality that five ministers voted against her in the leadership contest.

Notebook: Inside the tent

In saying that I have conflicting views about the hustling of Julia Gillard to her car through a cordon of Aboriginal demonstrators and police on Australia Day last month, I am merely reflecting a genuine confusion many of us feel.

Security scare: PM details adviser’s role

Updated | Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her former media adviser Tony Hodges did not say or suggest that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had called for the Aboriginal tent embassy to be torn down.

Tense times in tent embassy

Former ALP president and indigenous leader Warren Mundine has backed Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s suggestion it is time to move on from the tent embassy.

PM staffer resigns as tensions run high

Updated | A member of the PM’s staff has lost his job after passing on information that alerted Aboriginal protesters to the location of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, leading to a massive security scare involving both leaders.

Labor’s last legs: a tale of influence lost

From cricket to commerce, NSW boards have long been dominated by former Labor politicians – but that’s set to change.

Mundine cautions against witch-hunt

Former Australian Labor Party president Warren Mundine has warned his party not to use a post-election review to conduct a witch-hunt against party powerbrokers like Karl Bitar.

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