This course provides a thorough analysis of public policies and programs directed at Aboriginal people and communities in contemporary Australia. It is based on acceptance of the essentially political nature of public management in the Aboriginal sphere, reflecting both the importance of political and institutional history in shaping current policy issues, and the highly contested nature of Aboriginal policies and programs. It begins by highlighting the historical and constitutional context for relations between the Australian state and Aboriginal Australia; provides a sense of the evolution of Aboriginal affairs policy over time; and then examines a number of specific policy and program areas to examine current policy debates and issues involved in the effective delivery of services to Aboriginal Australia. Areas examined will include native title and the state's role in relation to commercial development on Aboriginal land; health; education; and the Northern Territory intervention as examples of one specific approach to Aboriginal policy and program delivery.
10 (10)
Arrangements apply
New students (Non-grandfathered students)
Band 4
Grandfathered students
Band 2A