What Is Public Involvement And Consultation?

Australian government today recognises that educational policies regarding Aboriginal people cannot be made without considering social and economic policies aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal communities in general (TICHR, 2006). Main contemporary issues facing Aboriginal communities are proving land ownership, remoteness, health status, education and employment status and social attitude of Non-Aboriginal population towards the Aboriginal communities (Challenges facing the Indigenous communities today, n.d.). Tackling this issue is not a simple task: the document “National Indigenous Reform Agreement” (2010) which aims to improve outcomes for all Indigenous Australians recognizes that this process needs approach from different aspects, taking into account “seven key building blocks: Early Childhood, Schooling, Health, Economic Participation, Healthy Homes, Safe Communities, and Governance and Leadership” (as cited in DET Queensland,

6. Build Indigenous capacity (VIAF 2006). The Victorian Government has also established representative structures across the state so that Indigenous people can have a stronger connection with and greater participation in their local community, as well as opportunities to have a say about decisions that impact on their

In 1967, a landmark event occurred for the Indigenous Community of Australia. They were no longer declared Flora and Fauna This means that Aboriginal people would be considered a part of the landscape and not humans in their own right.. In 1967, a Referendum was held by all members of Australian society voting on the issue of allowing Indigenous Australian to be a part of the census and thereby able to vote and be counted as part of Australia’s population. This achieved not only citizenship for Aboriginal people, but put the issue of Indigenous Rights on both the political and social platforms. This essay will look at the lead up to the Referendum, how Aborigines and their supporters communicated their belief in their rights to the

The efficacy and implementation of the Northern Territory Intervention has received wide spread criticism due to the lack of prior consultation with the Indigenous Community leaders as well as the questionable reforms subsequently implemented. Amongst these reforms were the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) (Korff, J, 2016) and forceful leasing of Indigenous land to the commonwealth as documented in The Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act, 2007 (Cth). The Northern Territory Intervention consequently has had numerous negative impacts on the community, “The intervention has had consequences that will have repercussions for generations” (Dodson, 2016)

Although drinking water is not yet known to have been affected, the groundwater was contaminated with volatile organic compounds and heavy metals (5). Both of these types of contaminants have been linked with one or several of the following: cancer, liver, kidney, and nervous system problems (4). In July 1979, the State Court required that all material be removed from the site by July 1980 (5). The state has spent over $300,000 cleaning this site (5). According to EPA standards, this site is in the "construction completed" stage of clean up. This does not mean, however that actual cleanup is complete because groundwater may need to be treated more than 30 years before contaminants are at accepted levels (5).

2018. Why evaluate Aboriginal health initiatives - health.vic. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/news-and-events/videos/integration-digital-stories. [Accessed 12 April 2018].

6). If collaboration and engagement occurs at the beginning, however, and if the process of policy development provides opportunities for each community to pursue their priorities based on what they value and hope to accomplish, this it is feasible. (Lavoie, 2013) Having said that, collaboration and communication is not easy given the diversity and geographic locations of First Nations communities provincially an throughout the nation. To overcome this challenge, local authorities and local community forums may be

To expand our understanding of the development of partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Striate Islander people, I will discuss the following points.

To ensure a sustainable and fair native title system that creates economic and social opportunities for Indigenous Australians, the Australian Government has conducted a new review to Native Title Act 1993. The terms of reference for a review of native title organisations have been announced to ensure the system is delivering for Indigenous people and communities. Not only Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Service Providers will be examined, but also the role and impact of other service providers to native title groups will be considered.

The challenges that are associated with this plan and strategic direction are that there would need to be new systems implemented as to how to provide services to aboriginals. They have their own culture and thus this requires more knowledge to be learnt about these individuals so that they are able to receive the crucial and rightful services they require.

Aboriginals are the indigenous people of Canada and have been around for thousands of years. But it has not been until recently that they have been integrated into the outsider culture. In return, Aboriginals have been protesting across battle in an effort to be recognized and have their rights adhered to. They have been raising concerns that the government and industry have failed to consult with them when it came to development projects on their land. The issues are two-fold: in the past there have been large dams built on Native territory, as they are concerned with the impacts on fish and wildlife, and the fact that it destroys rivers and jobs. Secondly, the impact the government has had on the sovereignty of Aboriginals and how

The Aboriginal people believe in a political, economical and cultural institution to properly benefit the needs of their people. Many research and policy committees across Canada have been highly exploring research and policy development of how self-governance has worked with other Aboriginal organizations. In addition a majority of Canadians believe that Aboriginals should have the rights to sustain self-governance, which points to increasing public support. To conclude, the aboriginal people have been at odds with the Canadian government for too long and have ignored their needs. In order to properly fulfill the needs of their society self-governance is the best way to ensure that Aboriginals can properly govern and control their own

The “community-driven” Closing the Gap 2030 program was implemented from last year with the aim of increasing Aboriginal life expectancy; recently proven to be 11 years below that of non-indigenous Australians in addition to the fact that there is a huge difference in health between these two groups. In creating solutions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the government ensures these programs accommodate the Social Justice Principles of equity, diversity and supportive environments. These principles target the marginalised and disadvantaged groups in society, and is concerned with ensuring every Australian citizen lives free from discrimination and has the means to make choices about how they live.

The process served to clarify the significant differences in the interests of the sub-sectors of Aboriginal society

Admittedly, it is important to have an effective government for the growth and development of a nation. Equally, it is important to maintain a democratic government. While there are different ways of understanding what constitutes a democratic government, in public administration, democratic government can be viewed as a government that is responsive to the perspectives of its citizens and exhibit responsibility to the citizens. This can be promoted by the public institutions and public administrators (King, Feltey, & Susel, 1998). They can use various processes to ensure a democratic government including collaborative governance, decision making, citizen participation, administrative reforms, and budgeting. This paper seeks to discuss and analyze the efforts that the public organizations and the public administrators can make with regards to collaborative governance, citizen participation, and decision making to maintain a democratic government.