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'Why do Aboriginal communities struggle so hard to be heard in mainstream politics? How do remote and urban communities respond to frequent dramatic shifts in federal and state Aboriginal policies?
'Since the early 1990s Aboriginal Australia has experienced profound political changes with very real and lasting implications, from the Mabo land rights case in 1992, to the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 2005, to more recent attempts to reduce the autonomy of remote communities. Sarah Maddison identifies the tensions that lie at the heart of all Aboriginal politics, arguing that until Australian governments come to grips with this complexity they will continue to make bad policy with disastrous consequences for Aboriginal people.
'Based on original interviews with influential Aboriginal leaders including Mick Dodson, Tom Calma, Alison Anderson, Jackie Huggins, Warren Mundine and Larissa Behrendt, Black Politics seeks to understand why Aboriginal communities find it so difficult to be heard, get support, and organise internally. It also offers some suggestions for the future, based on the collective wisdom of political players at all levels of Aboriginal politics.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Interviewees include several Indigenous writers such as Larissa Behrendt, Jackie Huggins, John Maynard and Sam Watson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , March vol. 35 no. 1 2011; (p. 125-127)
— Review of Black Politics : Inside the Complexity of Aboriginal Political Culture 2009 single work non-fiction -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Feminist Studies , December vol. 25 no. 66 2010; (p. 511-512)
— Review of Black Politics : Inside the Complexity of Aboriginal Political Culture 2009 single work non-fiction -
Doing It by the Book
Graham Ring
(interviewer),
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 28 May vol. 8 no. 178 2009; (p. 30)
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Feminist Studies , December vol. 25 no. 66 2010; (p. 511-512)
— Review of Black Politics : Inside the Complexity of Aboriginal Political Culture 2009 single work non-fiction -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , March vol. 35 no. 1 2011; (p. 125-127)
— Review of Black Politics : Inside the Complexity of Aboriginal Political Culture 2009 single work non-fiction -
Doing It by the Book
Graham Ring
(interviewer),
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 28 May vol. 8 no. 178 2009; (p. 30)
Awards
- 2009 joint winner Henry Mayer Book Prize for Australian Politics Joint winner with Beyond Right and Left by David McKnight.
- 2009 shortlisted Human Rights Awards — Literature Non-Fiction Award
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cAustralia,c
- 1990s
- 2000s