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As Australia moves into the twenty-first century, its policy towards its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has focused on two primary areas: (1) making Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities safe as part of the Council of Australian Governments National Indigenous Reform Agreement (Closing the Gap); and (2) providing a fair, equitable, and accessible system of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander peoples.
This research was supported under Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Research Award funding scheme (project DE120100798). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Australian Research Council. The final draft of this chapter was sent to the New South Wales Department of Attorney-General and Justice and the Office of State Revenue for consideration and comment. Their comments were incorporated into the final draft prior to submission for consideration for publication.
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Howard-Wagner, D. (2018). Taking Justice to Aboriginal People: Everyday Access to Justice as a Promising Area of Indigenous Policy in Australia. In: Hendry, J., Tatum, M., Jorgensen, M., Howard-Wagner, D. (eds) Indigenous Justice. Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60645-7_9
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