Various legumes and herbs grew among the clumps but there was space for Plains Rats, Gould's Mice and Pale-Field rats to run about in the open as they fed. These are graceful and beautiful creatures. Although they are true rats and mice, the association of the name with the introduced rodents unfairly denigrates them.

Eric Rolls, The Pillaga, Murray-Darling Basin Commission Reading the Land, 1997

Latest Papers

The working papers collection comprises historical papers as well as current ideas and works in progress on some of the major issues and topics of our times.

Wonders of the World (released 28 September 2014)
Tribute to one of the great men of Lake Evala
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The Greatest Show on Earth (released 15 September 2014)
Stephen Pigram, Australia’s greatest contemporary troubadour, is the artistic director of a show that will take not only Australia, but the world by storm.
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Work With What You Have Got (released 4 August 2014)
An Independent Review of Andrew Forrest's Creating Parity
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The Good Sock (released 28 July 2014)
A story about the value of good socks for a working man.
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Inside Words (released 20 June 2014)
Reviving the Ancestral Ties, Friendship and Trade between Cape York Peninsula and Timor Leste
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Tough Times, Tough Questions (released 14 June 2014)
Nyunggai Warren Mundine calls an extraordinary meeting of his Indigenous Advisory Council with Prime MInister Abbott and says the Commonwealth government must earn the trust of the Aboriginal community.
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Twelve Things You Need to Know About Timor-Leste (released 25 May 2014)
We Australians need to act quickly to understand the new Timor-Leste.
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Recognition and Beyond (released 15 April 2014)
A Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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Submission to Senator Brandis (released 7 April 2014)
Submission to Senator Brandis in the light of the WA Senate election and other considerations
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18C (released 29 March 2014)
Nyunggai Warren Mundine on Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal Language, Juvenile Justice, Employment and Training
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