Developing a national Indigenous policy framework that recognises needs, rights and legacies and delivers results

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15 May 2009It argues for a very different policy framework that looks to openly combine three interlinked elements: needs-based citizenship rights, special Indigenous rights, and compensatory ‘social justice’ rights.

This paper is based on a presentation to the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) National Conference, ‘Building a Fair Australia in Tough Economic Times’, Australian Technology Park, Sydney, on 2 April 2009.

Publication typeConference Paper
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia
CopyrightCentre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/14424
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