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It's Not the Money It's the Land
by Bill Bunbury
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- About the Book
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As a result of the 1965 Equal Wages Case Aboriginal people in Australia’s north were forced into unemployment and off their country into refugee camps on the fringes of towns. The outcome of a simple and just decision was a complex social, economic and cultural catastrophe. Lack of planning by the government, and a failure of communication with Aborigines and pastoralists, meant that the High Court’s decision resulted in a range of problems, the effects of which are still being felt. Thirty-five years on, Aboriginal people have, largely by their own efforts, begun the process of recovery — but there is still a long way to go.
- Categories
- Biography & Autobiography, Current Affairs, Culture & Social History
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fremantle Press
- ISBN11
- 1 86368 366 6
- ISBN13
- 9 781863 683661
- HB/PB
- Paperback
- Format
- B+ Format (205 x 138mm)
- Pages
- 192
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