PublishedAllen & Unwin, August 2011 |
ISBN9781742370491 |
FormatSoftcover, 224 pages |
Dimensions20.8cm × 13.8cm × 1.8cm |
Great beauty is juxtaposed with seemingly endless grief in remote Aboriginal Australia. Communities which produce magnificent art and maintain ancient ways also face extremes of social stress. Why does our society seem to get it so wrong for remote Aboriginal communities?
Why, despite decades of consultation and policy shifts, can't governments introduce initiatives that will really close the gap? Diane Austin-Broos looks beyond the dire living conditions, lack of employment opportunities, misspent funds and wrangles over resources, to ask where the obstacles really lie.