Towards closure? Coexistence, remoteness and righteousness in Indigenous policy in Australia

Towards closure? Coexistence, remoteness and righteousness in Indigenous policy in Australia Journal Article

Australian Geographer

  • Author(s): Howitt, Richard, McLean, Jessica
  • Published: 2015
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Volume: 46
  • ISBN: 0004-9182

Abstract: The policy framework claiming to support Indigenous people in remote parts of Australia is in disarray with Commonwealth, state and territory governments proposing closure of remote communities on a range of economic and social policy grounds, but facing significant criticism on economic, environmental, social and cultural grounds. Western Australia's proposal to close 150 remote communities, announced in late-2014, is reviewed and found to reveal a profound failure of geographical literacy.

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Howitt, Richard, McLean, Jessica, 2015, Towards closure? Coexistence, remoteness and righteousness in Indigenous policy in Australia, Volume:46, Journal Article, viewed 09 February 2025, https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=14290.

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