Miriam Dixson

Article Abstract:

This article presents the views of Australian social historian Miriam Dixson, as most recently expounded in her book "The Imaginary Australian." Relevant points include Dixson's criticism of intellectual elites who have lost the ability to empathize with ordinary people, her belief in the worth of Australia's core Anglo-Celtic culture and that Australian is passing through an era of extreme social stress.

Criticism and interpretation, Social history, Dixson, Miriam

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Noel Pearson

Article Abstract:

Australian Aboriginal Noel Pearson is the Cape York Land Council team leader in Far North Queensland and he believes that the social collapse of his people is being caused by alcohol and drug addiction, by the wekness of Aboriginal leadership, and the Aboriginals' tendency to become victims. Pearson is on a campaign to rid Cape York of drink and drugs.

Behavior, Drug use, Social change, Australian aborigines, Aboriginal Australians, Pearson, Noel

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Dale Spender: digital educator

Article Abstract:

This article presents a profile of Dale Spender, an Australian woman who has progressed from academic and feminist publisher to become a leading advocate of the digital age. Relevant points include her belief that technological change represents fundamental cultural change.

Businesswomen, Women teachers, Women educators, Spender, Dale

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