Addressing priorities in indigenous affairs : statement by Senator the Honourable John Herron, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, 12 May 1998
Published
Canberra : Australian Govt. Publishing Service, 1998
1. Accountability -- 2. Improving outcomes in key areas -- 3. Promoting economic independence -- 4. Support for women and families -- 5. The importance of land -- 6. Recognising and protecting culture and heritage -- 7. Law and justice -- 8. Torres Strait Islands -- 9. Reconciliation -- 10. Future -- Appendices
Summary
The government has concentrated its effort in indeigenous policy in the areas of greatest need - health, housing and infrasturcture, education and training, and employment. By specifically targeting these areas of severe socio-economic disadvantage, particularly in remote communities, the government will produce improved outcomes for the most needy indigenous Australians. These programmes were also protected from budget savings measures in 1996-97
