Fred Chaney. The challenge of providing fairness, opportunity and security for Indigenous Australians.

June 14, 2015

Policy Series It is unlikely that at any time since 1788 a sample of Indigenous Australians would agree they have enjoyed fairness opportunity and security. It is similarly unlikely that any Minister responsible for Indigenous Affairs, past or present, would claim as much progress in achieving those objectives as hoped for. The now obligatory annual report card delivered in Parliament by the Prime Minister of the day confirms the slow and irregular progress in closing the gaps in economic and social circumstances. Any snapshot of the circumstances of indigenous Australians at any time post settlement will reveal our...