Cameron Gooley

'Anger at Peter Dutton's disclosure of AUKUS submarine negotiations with the United States' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-10/anger-at-peter-dutton-disclosure-of-aukus-submarine-negotiations/101140372?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web … via @ABCaustralia

But I also knew it was important to report on that fact that the gov proposal wouldn't compensate the descendants of survivors who had died waiting for justice.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/stolen-generations-redress-must-include-descendants-indigenous-group-says-20211008-p58ybc.html …

Personally, this story was really important to me. After speaking with survivors of the Stolen Generations in the NT for stories on this very topic in the years prior, I knew it would be a massive moment for them.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/territory-stolen-generations-survivors-to-share-380-million-reparation-scheme-20210804-p58fsn.html …

At the Herald we also kept a very close eye on the Indigenous COVID-19 vaccination rates during the rollout (shout out to people like @rachelclun, @Dana_Adele, @Nigelgladstone, @marywardy and @lucy_carroll for their amazing coverage of the issue)https://www.smh.com.au/national/indigenous-vaccination-rates-lag-despite-priority-status-assurance-20210817-p58jdt.html …

Their work helped tell the stories of people like Catherine Bugmy, who was made to isolate in terrible conditionshttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/covid-positive-woman-s-fury-at-being-forced-to-wash-clothes-in-lagoon-20210902-p58o70.html …

The Herald's coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wilcannia was also, in my opinion, the most thorough of any non-local outlet. Photojournalists @nampix and @RhettWyman did incredible work in the community and made sure to give people a voicehttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-don-t-have-uber-eats-and-click-and-collect-how-wilcannia-is-getting-its-essentials-20210904-p58osi.html …

This yarn was good too. When government agencies make Indigenous employment targets, then don't hire Indigenous staff, where is the accountability? @Nigelgladstone also worked really hard to count the numbers for a follow on federal gov agencieshttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/peak-tourism-body-spruiks-diversity-but-has-no-indigenous-staff-20211104-p5963t.html …

This yarn about the CDP, the fed gov's controversial remote 'work for the dole' program, was really important for our audience. I think they needed to know about this program that's been accused of being racist and punitive for yearshttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/thousands-of-people-still-on-racist-work-for-the-dole-20220310-p5a3f1.html …

But there's more to Indigenous affairs reporting than the Voice. In this story I spoke to the new Aboriginal coronial information and support program officers at the NSW Coroner's Court about how their work was helping grieving families navigate the systemhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/thirty-years-on-greater-transparency-for-grieving-families-under-coronial-reforms-20220412-p5acve.html …

I feel similarly re this explainer on the Uluru Statement. I think this one was really important because the media tends to focus on the Voice but not what's called for in the rest of the statement.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-is-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-20220524-p5ao6y.html …

This feature about the parliamentary support for an Indigenous Voice was different to what I normally cover (I rarely write longer form yarns) but I'm really happy with how it turned out. (cheers to @anguslivingston for his VERY patient editing)https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/as-a-referendum-approaches-will-there-be-political-unity-on-a-voice-20220531-p5apx3.html …