Title: Community and Inequality: Part 2: Australia
Abstract: Inequality in Australia is reviewed with special attention to Indigenous Australians. Recent reviews reveal inequality between rich and poor is increasing. High levels of poverty exist in Australia amongst both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and there are serious impacts on young children. The situation of single parents, low paid workers and the unemployed is considered. The Intervention of the Commonwealth Government in the affairs of Indigenous peoples in the Northern Territory and its outcomes are reviewed. The importance of maintaining relations with cultural background is considered. Alternative views of the benefits of the Intervention are commented on and reference is made to the Harvard Project involving Native American peoples and sovereignty. Severe gaps exist in health and education and housing between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples which reflect the nature of the earliest encounters between them. Several programs providing opportunities for personal development of Indigenous peoples are considered.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-12-20
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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