Closing the gap between policy and 'Law' : Indigenous homelands and a working future
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2011
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The Northern Territory Government's Working Future: Outstations/Homelands (2009) policy statement gives effect to the Council of Australian Government's Closing the Gap policy on Indigenous housing and remote service delivery. These policies mark a radical shift in public policy that winds back the outstations and homelands movement that began in the 1970's. This paper examines Indigenous homelands policy and considers whether these policies are consistent with the Indigenous human rights and in particular the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007), which Australia endorsed in 2009. The author argues that the current homelands policy breaches a number of Indigenous human rights and promotes assimiliation by forcing Indigenous Australians to relocate to access basic services such as health, housing and education. As a consequence these policies are counter-intuitive to the overall Closing the Gap goals of improving Indigenous health outcomes because they fail to take into account the importance of country and culture to Indigenous wellbeing. She concludes that Australian governments need to formulate a homelands policy that is consistent with Indigenous human rights and in particular the right of self determination, enjoyment of culture and protection against forced assimilation. |
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Federation Press |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/42110/2/42110.pdf http://www.federationpress.com.au/journals/abstract.asp?id=344 Burns, Marcelle J. (2011) Closing the gap between policy and 'Law' : Indigenous homelands and a working future. Law in Context, 27(2), pp. 114-134. |
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Copyright 2011 Federation Press Copyright in the monograph is held by the Editorial Board, Law in Context, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. |
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Faculty of Law; School of Law |
Palavras-Chave | #180101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law #180119 Law and Society #Indigenous Australians #Human Rights #Government Policy |
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Journal Article |