History, law, and policy as a foundation for health care delivery for Australian indigenous children.
This article identifies significant historical and contemporary issues, programs, and progress to better understand the current policy in Australia relating to Aboriginal child health and well-being. A legislative perspective gives context to contemporary issues based on legally sanctioned historical practices specifically designed to make Aboriginal peoples disappear, particularly through the control and assimilation of Indigenous children.
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Bullana, the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Edward Ford Building A27, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. n.brown@usyd.edu.au
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