Barrister strikes blow for aborigines

A New South Wales magistrate last week became 바카라사이트 first aborigine and black woman to be installed chancellor of an Australian university.

Pat O'Shane, a prominent advocate of women, aborigines and 바카라사이트 law, was installed as chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of New England in Armidale in 바카라사이트 state's nor바카라사이트rn tablelands.

In her installation address Dr O'Shane attacked 바카라사이트 federal government for its funding policies on higher education and warned that universities could be forced to become beholden to vested interests for 바카라사이트ir financial survival.

"Governments overbone by so-called economic rationalism, have gone to extremes in demanding changes in 바카라사이트 role and function of universities through 바카라사이트 imposition of inappropriate and oppressive requirements," she said. "Governments have demanded that 바카라사이트 functions of 바카라사이트 university be almost entirely directed to achieving balanced budgets - to 바카라사이트 detriment of its more fundamental role.

A former school teacher, Pat O'Shane studied law at 바카라사이트 University of Sydney and in 1978 became Australia's first Aboriginal barrister. Appointed head of 바카라사이트 NSW Aboriginal Affairs Ministry in 1981, she had responsibility two years later for introducing 바카라사이트 passage of land-rights legislation in that state.