If the Czech Republic and China can transform from isolated impoverished backwaters into thriving economies in less than three decades, why can’t Indigenous communities?
Indigenous communities don’t need to wait for government to devolve responsibility to them. In many cases they can just take it.
We also need to correctly identify who the community is and who speaks for them. This doesn’t always happen.
Why can’t Cape York make as much of a go at it as Kangaroo Island? It can. But only if private asset ownership and commercial activities are allowed. At the moment they are not.
For decades now Australian governments have been talking about ending the disparity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The sentiments are genuine but so far very little real change has been achieved. [Read more…]
Remote indigenous communities will never achieve living standards equivalent to other communities until they embrace mainstream commercial activities.
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