'Taxpayers' money'? : ATSIC and the Indigenous sector

Katherine Curchin; Tim Rowse

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1bvncz1.12

'Taxpayers' money'? : ATSIC and the Indigenous sector

Katherine Curchin, Tim Rowse

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Funding organisations controlled by Indigenous Australians and dedicated to serving them, in the name of ‘self-determination’, has created risks both for governments (who must satisfy the public that ‘taxpayers’ money’ is being well spent) and Indigenous leaders (who must not only meet service expectations of Indigenous Australians but also acquit funding according to government criteria). This chapter compares two experiments in governance: the Indigenous sector (thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia: Histories and Historiography
Editors	Laura Rademaker, Tim Rowse
Place of Publication	Acton, A.C.T.
Publisher	ANU Press
Pages	143-164
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781760463786
ISBN (Print)	9781760463779
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1bvncz1.12
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
government policy
government relations

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