Title A decision to discriminate : Aboriginal disempowerment in the Northern Territory

Published East Melbourne, Vic. : Concerned Australians, 2012

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W'PONDS	305.89915 Dtd/Adi		AVAILABLE
MELB	305.89915 Dtd/Adi		AVAILABLE

Description 116 pages : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm regular print Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- Background: Consultations; Self-determination -- The Senate inquiry: The intervention -- Key areas of legislation: Alcohol; Food security; Land reform; Customary law; Income management; School attendance (SEAM) -- Evidence provided to the Committee at the Canberra Hearings -- The decision to discriminate: The committee; The report; The terms of reference; Review of the legislation; The parliamentary process -- Appendices Summary Important historical record that focuses on the Senate Committee Inquiry into the Stronger Futures legislation. It shows how the Government decision-making process chose to ignore the views and ideas expressed by many Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory communities in much the same way as has happened since colonisation Analysis Aboriginal communities Aboriginal reconciliation Aborigines Attitudes Australian Australian Aboriginal studies (Northern Territory) Civil & human rights (Northern Territory) Legislation Members Northern Territory Northern Territory Emergency Response Racial discrimination Self determination Senate committees State government (Northern Territory) Notes "First published in 2012 by 'concerned Australians'"--t.p verso Bibliography Includes bibliographic references (pages 114-116) Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate, General Notes Donated by Prof Lowitja O'Donoghue Subject Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Community Affairs. Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 Aboriginal Australians -- Children -- Government policy. Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Services for -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Civil rights -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Family services -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Human rights -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Intervention (Federal government) -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Author Harris, Michele. Concerned Australians (Vic) LC no. 2012518146 ISBN 0646588486 9780646588483

Other Titles Aboriginal disempowerment in the Northern Territory

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