Indigenous development - without community, without commerce

12 September 2006Most participants in the current debate about Aboriginal development believe that government policy has failed. Government handouts are seen as passive welfare or 'sit down money', which perpetuates Indigenous joblessness. And many Indigenous communities have been unable to combat self-destructive alcohol and substance abuse as well as criminal and violent behaviour. So why is law and order rather than economic development at the centre of Indigenous policy debate asks Anthony Smith?

Noticeboard

10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1