Introduction: visible and invisible? -- The northern Australian economy and the importance of public sector spending -- Aboriginal people and the pastoral industry -- Aboriginal people and the mining industry -- The mining industry and the 'national interest' -- The invisible people: Aboriginal people and regional development plans -- The invisible people: Aboriginal people and the northern Australian economic development strategy -- Aboriginal people and the 'social justice strategy' for northern Australia -- Taxpayers' dollars: don't Aboriginal people pay tax? -- The Mabo High Court case: how much is Australia worth? -- Where do the 'taxpayers' dollars' come from? Commonwealth funding of the Northern territory Government -- Aboriginal people and local government -- ATSIC regional planning or regional government? -- Some financial aspects of the use of Aboriginal land -- Don't Aboriginal people want to work? national park management arrangements
Summary
Discusses public sector spending in the Northern Territory; pastoral industry; mining industry; regional development plans for the Kimberley, Gulf region, Barkly region and Katherine region; social justice; local government; role of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission and its regional councils; royalties and other financial aspects of land ownership; national parks management
Analysis
Aboriginal land rights
Aborigines
Cattle industry
Economic development
Federal issue
Government expenditure
Interstate comparisons
Mining industry
North Australia
Northern Territory
Regional development
Social justice
State issue
Notes
Cover title : Visible & invisible
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138)
Notes
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