Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Webliography: p. 43.
Contents:
Ch.1. Extent of Indigenous Disadvantage Outlook for blacks still far behind; Indigenous disadvantage: has anything changed?; Black-white divide greatest in city; Aboriginal jail rates soar, but incomes rise; Remote housing worsens report; Nation's child abuse shame; Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities; Illicit drug use in rural and remote communities; Lifespan of Aborigines 'shameful'; Largest national Indigenous health survey released; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance -- Ch.2. Intervention in Remote Communities I'm seizing control, says PM; A history of struggle; Remote areas face radical change; Responding to a crisis: what the federal government says it will do; An end to the tears; Duty of care to the young justifies Government's action; Policy revolution in black and white; Tough love needed to save NT children; Indigenous change a generational task; An entire culture is at stake; Lack of respect will not help Indigenous children; Indigenous people can, and do, address their own problems; What works in Indigenous affairs.
Summary:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are among the most disadvantaged groups in Australian society. The health and wellbeing of the first Australians has long been a cause of grave concern and national shame for such an affluent, developed country as Australia. Recent government intervention in communities riddled with substance abuse, violence, sexual abuse, law and order problems and overcrowding only highlights some of the many shocking effects of this disadvantage.
Series:
Issues in society ; Vol. 271 Issues in society ; Vol. 271
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