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

Richard Howitt; Jessica McLean

doi:10.1080/00049182.2015.1020992

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

Richard Howitt^*, Jessica McLean

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-145
Number of pages	9
Journal	Australian Geographer
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2015.1020992
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2015

Keywords

remoteness
locational disadvantage
Indigenous rights
Indigenous geographies
COUNTRY

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