Watch Romlie Mokak’s speech at the 18th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2025 on Honouring Lowitja: For the Love of Our People.
As part of the 2018 Governor’s Leadership Foundation Program, a report was commissioned by the Foundation to identify ways to increase Aboriginal participation in the South Australian economy. This report focused specifically on examining how contracts are awarded to Indigenous suppliers across Government, Private and Defence sectors.
As part of the 2017 Governor’s Leadership Foundation Program, a report was commissioned by the Don Dunstan Foundation to identify ways to increase Aboriginal participation in the South Australian economy.
Equity Works: Achieving the Target of 2% Aboriginal Employment in the South Australian Public Sector
Since 2003 there has been significant effort by the South Australian government to enhance Aboriginal peoples’ employment outcomes in the public sector. Objective 6 of the South Australian Strategic Plan has an accompanying target to increase the employment of Aboriginal employees in the public sector from 1.2% to 2% by 2009. The Don Dunstan Foundation allocated funding for a project to identify the factors which are assisting and the factors which are impeding progress towards the achievement of the 2% Target.
Aboriginal Economic Empowerment and Growing the Aboriginal Business Sector
Watch Tom Calma’s speech at the 17th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2024 on Looking Back to Look Forward – Lessons From the Past to Influence Actions of the Future.
Watch Anthony Albanese’s speech at the 16th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2023 on A Moment to Unite.
Watch Linda Burney’s speech at the 15th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2022 on The Way Forward – Informed by the Past.
Watch Pat Anderson’s speech at the 14th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2021 on Continuing the Story: Resolving the Issues that Won’t Go Away.
Watch David Rathman’s speech at the 13th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2019 on Storytelling: Culture, Truth-telling and the Arts.
Watch Noel Pearson’s speech at the 12th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2018 on The Uluru Statement from the Heart: One Year On.
Watch Frank Brennan’s speech at the 11th Annual Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration 2017 on Aboriginal Land: Seeking a Place at the Table.
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