The economics of Indigenous deprivation and proposals for reform

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23 September 2005Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are demanding education that will lead to productive employment opportunities with mainstream earnings, decent health outcomes, decent housing and the same security that other Australians enjoy. Helen Hughes argues that reforming separatist policies that have resulted in Indigenous
deprivation is essential if Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders are to have the opportunities and standards of living as other Australians.

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