Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
- Written by Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
At first glance, the most recent review of government expenditure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians is quite staggering. It estimates that direct expenditure was A$33.4 billion, an increase of around 23.7% since the first report in 2008-09 (taking into account inflation).
This equates to A$44,886 per Aboriginal and Torres Strait...






