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Protection Policy
-Involved separating the Aboriginals from the population and taking control over them.
-Movement in and out of reserves and missions needed permission, practising traditions and customs were prohibited and spare time focused on Christian worship. Income was sent to special ‘savings account’ which can only be used for a very good reason, marriage must be consented with no use of traditional names and young children were taken away from their parents to become domestic servants as well as far -
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Assimilation Policy
-Involved the aboriginals agreeing and approving to the communities’ behaviour, practices and beliefs. -After a conference was held for the issues of aboriginals, it was decided that those who were not of full-blood would be dispersed into the white population. -
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Integration Policy
-Involved aboriginals having a say and being able to practise their cultural traditions.
-Harold Holt initiated the Council for Aboriginal Affairs however, it was not sufficient as no funding was given. -
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Self-determination (Self-management)
-Involved the aboriginals having power over their own community and engaging in decisions making such as those related to politics and the economy. This was governed by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. They achieved this through the launching of Councils and national representative bodies such as the National Aboriginal Committee, The national Aboriginal Conference and the Aboriginal development Commission . -
1990 ATSICS
- Included the indigenous people’s engagement in the decisions made on the issues they faced and provide the Government with details on the problems that influencing them as well as suggestions to offer them more rights.
- It was put to an end in 2005.
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Reconciliation Policy
-Included the community realizing the past injustices and attempting to build our relationship.
-‘Council for Reconciliation Act’ was established by the federal parliament and it’s goal was to acknowledge that the indigenous initially owned the land and that they are disadvantaged in the society, economic world and in law. -
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
- Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission discovered that the separation of the children from their parents did not support the law in Australia and the values that people had during the period and was rather disobeying their obligation to the United Nation Convention which considered it to be genocide.
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Practise Reconciliation Policy
-Involved the improvement in health, academic education, and living conditions.
-Many criticised that it was not enough as it only realised the past injustices and looked towards the indigenous people to accept what had happened to them.
-In the late 1900’s, the indigenous remained disadvantaged in areas such as politics, land rights, wellbeing and housing. -
Intervention Policy
- The Government was protecting all children that were experiencing violence and abuse.
