Report Confirms Our People Need to Have a Say
Congress Co-Chairs, Les Malezer and Jody Broun today responded to the Department of Finance Strategic Review of Indigenous Expenditure.
Click here to read their full media statement.
They said the document confirms two important findings: firstly that our peoples must be involved in decision making and implementation of services for those services to be effective and secondly, that a new approach is needed built on flexibility and working in equal partnerships with communities.
The Co-Chairs also said Congress must play a fundamental role in any new approach to decision making about services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Congress will now engage with members, Ministers and parliamentarians on a more detailed response to the issues raised in this report.
The Department of Finance has now published the full report reviewing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander expenditure.
Click here to read it. It is 470 pages long so don’t hit Print just yet!
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