Dysfunction in Indigenous Australia will not be solved through a Voice, but by addressing the underlying factors on the ground, writes Warren Mundine.
In the nearly two months since restrictions were brought in, property break-ins were down by nearly 46 per cent, domestic violence calls were down more than 30 per cent, youth offences dropped 36 per cent and alcohol-related incidents were down between 45 per cent and 67 per cent.
Alice Springs residents and organisations, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal warned the federal and Northern Territory governments last year that if restrictions were removed, all hell would break out.Representatives of both governments were slammed earlier this year because of the rise in the crime rate and out-of-control youths.Alice Springs was only the tip of the iceberg.
Writing for The Spectator Australia in January, Professor Matthew Ogilvie of the University of Notre Dame Australia, observed that “The proposed Voice also has another fatal flaw. It is a national solution to issues that are fundamentally local”. We also need to recognise that the biggest gap is between regional and remote communities on the one hand and large provincial towns and cities on the other.My research report that was released on Thursday - Joining the Real Economy - analyses comparable remote Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities and uses quantitative evidence to argue that it is feasible for Aboriginal communities to participate in the real economy, just as their non-Aboriginal counterparts have been able to do.
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