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	Clark vows to fight as ATSIC scrapped - National - www.smh.com.au
		Suspended ATSIC chairman Geoff Clark said he would fight using "any means necessary" to resurrect the commission.
		ATSIC will be axed immediately and its regional councils by June 30 next year.
		ATSIC's acting chairman Lionel Quartermaine said he was very disappointed but not surprised by the decision.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/04/15/1081998279884.html (944 words)

	Joint Press Conference with Senator Amanda Vanstone Parliament House, Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But as a result of it, we’ve come to a very firm conclusion that ATSIC should be abolished and that it should not be replaced, and that programmes should be mainstreamed and that we should renew our commitment to the challenges of improving outcomes for indigenous people in so many of those key areas.
		Just back on ATSIC Prime Minister, what assurances can you give indigenous Australians that the new structures you put in place will be democratic or as democratic as the existing structure in which they do get a direct vote in their elected representatives.
		ATSIC was not serving them well, that’s the whole point, indigenous Australians haven’t been getting value for the money we’ve been spending and the whole purpose and priority of this Government in terms of indigenous affairs is to deliver better services on the ground.
	www.pm.gov.au /news/interviews/Interview795.html (2716 words)

	ATSIC submission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ATSIC is an important institution for Indigenous people, representing, in effect, the limits to which Australian governments have been prepared to go in accepting and delivering autonomy and self-management for Indigenous Australians.
		Reform of ATSIC, in determining the conditions of such acceptance for a considerable period into the future, is undoubtedly one of the most crucial policy decisions in Indigenous affairs of recent times.
		If ATSIC is to have a meaningful role in supporting Indigenous self-management and self-determination, then it must retain its role as the principal source of policy advice to government.
	www.antar.org.au /atsic_sub.html (3587 words)

	[No title]
		ATSIC is the culmination of a long line of attempts by governments to achieve Aboriginal self-management.
		ATSIC organised the consultative process - which was most impressive - and as the representative of indigenous peoples, negotiated the package of measures announced by the Commonwealth Government.
		ATSIC is fully committed to ensuring the success of the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples and we will be encouraging a range of activities which will provide lasting benefits to indigenous peoples.
	www.cwis.org /fwdp/Oceania/atsic.txt (3452 words)

	The Guardian
		ATSIC's staff is to be cut from 1300 to 20, with those remaining to be moved on to a new board run by the agency, to be known as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services.
		ATSIC is not responsible for the provision of essential services in health, housing, education and employment.
		Our constituents are more interested in the fact that ATSIC has, time and again, been forced to step in and provide the services to their constituents because the Commonwealth, States and Territories have not accepted their responsibilities.
	www.cpa.org.au /garchve03/1135atsic.html (1411 words)

	ATSIC Review: Complex Challenges, No Simple Solutions
		The Review Panel had also heard in its consultations and in submissions that 'the current leadership was considered to have reduced ATSIC to a disreputable state of affairs', and that the ATSIC Board seemed 'unable or unwilling' to deal effectively with this situation.
		The Head of the ATSIC Review Secretariat pointed out in response to media reporting that the comments of the Panel 'related to the nature of the structure of the organisation and not to any behaviour of the organisation or of the people operating within it'.
		That ATSIC should be the principal source of policy advice for the Commonwealth Government on Indigenous affairs, and should be utilised more by State and Territory governments.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn05.htm (1298 words)

	ATSIC review - Information to consider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ATSIC regarded the current review established in November 2002, as an opportunity in part to "address the systemic ignorance in some areas of government, mainstream media and in the wider community about what ATSIC was established to do and what it was not".
		ATSIC should have a defined role to provide advice on mainstream policy and service delivery by government departments and agencies at a national as well as state and territory level, and in monitoring the performance of those agencies to agreed standards and benchmarks.
		In addition, if concerns about ATSIC from within the Indigenous community are a significant reason for the need for change, as suggested in the discussion paper, then of paramount importance is that future changes are seen to have come from a proper and transparent process of negotiation with and consent from Indigenous stakeholders.
	www.antar.org.au /atsic_review_info.html (2283 words)

	ATSIC News August 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Minister Herron told the committee he had taken $2 million from the ATSIC budget to establish the Office of Indigenous Policy to give him "greater ability to develop research and policy".
		ATSIC will still be the principal source of advice on all matters Indigenous.
		A new funding agreement was signed on 10 August between ATSIC and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) at the Australian National University.
	www.atsic.gov.au /News_Room/ATSIC_News/August_1998/page9.asp (1153 words)

	ATSIC: Flaws in the Machine.
		ATSIC has no access to information, knowledge, research capacity or objective advice except through the existing bureaucracy which is responsible to, and controlled by, the government.
		Finally, I conclude that ATSIC is merely the latest policy fiasco in a long history of similar failures, and that until Aboriginal Affairs policy makers can understand the mistakes made in the conceptual evolution and creation of ATSIC, then indigenous people are faced with frequent further fiascos in he future.
		The problems inherent in both the concept and practice of the ATSIC electoral process are one of the primary causes of indigenous discontent with the organisation.
	www.kooriweb.org /foley/essays/essay_4.html (3342 words)

	[No title]
		ATSIC is the culmination of a long line of attempts by governments to achieve Aboriginal self-management.
		ATSIC organised the consultative process - which was most impressive - and as the representative of indigenous peoples, negotiated the package of measures announced by the Commonwealth Government.
		ATSIC is fully committed to ensuring the success of the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples and we will be encouraging a range of activities which will provide lasting benefits to indigenous peoples.
	www.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP/Oceania/atsic.txt (3452 words)

	HREOC Website: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
		ATSIC stated that for all programs and policy proposals ‘the values and aspirations that are meaningful to, and express priorities of, Australia’s Indigenous peoples must be the basis for the policy approaches being taken.’ Accordingly, the question that they saw as being the central one was:
		ATSIC’s Regional Autonomy report suggested that state and territory accountability could be improved through the adoption of a more active leadership role by the Commonwealth, including forms of leverage to ensure compliance such as performance conditions on grants to states and territories.
		ATSIC should seek to negotiate a funding contribution from the states and territories for such audits to be undertaken on a regular basis within their agreement making function.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /social_justice/submissions/atsic_review.html (9566 words)

	NATIONAL REPORT VOLUME 4 - 27.2 THE ROLE OF ATSIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		While nominations for ATSIC Regional Councils were open, it must have occurred to many experienced Aboriginal politicians that whereas in their own organisations (housing associations, legal services, land councils, medical services, etc.) they had powers to hire and fire their staff, as Regional Councillors or ATSIC Commissioners they would not.
		ATSIC staff remain Commonwealth public servants whose primary accountability, in the performance of duties and in the interpretation of policy guidelines, is to the Chief Executive Officer, a full-time public servant appointed by the Minister.
		ATSIC, whilst it may not redress that in all areas, nonetheless allows a significant devolving of decision making to Aboriginal people over a range of issues which would otherwise be determined by non-Aboriginal people.
	www.austlii.edu.au /au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/rciadic/national/vol4/7.html (1993 words)

	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: Media Releases 2004
		ATSIC is now being blamed for lack of progress by government in addressing issues for which it has no programme responsibility.
		Replacing ATSIC with an appointed board of advisors will entrench this problem further, by ensuring that the government only has to talk to select Indigenous people when it chooses to and only on issues that it wishes to engage.
		It also identifies the need to reform ATSIC to ensure that it is capable of interacting with governments while also being representative of and accountable back to Indigenous communities and people.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /media_releases/2004/28_04.htm (722 words)

	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: Media Releases 2003
		Under the changes, ATSIC will be split into two bodies with a new executive agency established to manage ATSIC's programmes and to make individual funding decisions.
		The ATSIC elected arm of Commissioners and regional councillors will continue to exist in an advisory role, but will not make funding decisions so as to avoid the potential for conflicts of interest.
		ATSIC has identified shortfalls in funding for adequate housing, infrastructure and water supply in remote communities - all factors which are linked to the poorer status of health and education in Indigenous communities.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /media_releases/2003/20_03.html (1109 words)

	Bye bye ATSIC - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ATSIC is not only a waste of oxygen but also a waste of $3,000,000,000 per year.
		ATSIC commissioners are set to receive up to $80,000 in severance pay after federal parliament on Wednesday finally abolished the indigenous body.
		You watch as they piss and moan for the reason ATSIC didnt work is because it was set up by evil whitey gov, and the government should instead just hand over billion to them and allow them to set up a more "mudder land" and "elder" endoursed tax payed gravy train.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=121806 (964 words)

	Good Governance And Conflicts of Interest in ATSIC - Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I notice that last week a group of ATSIC Regional Council Chairs called for implementation of a good governance model within ATSIC very similar to that which the Government is pursuing.
		The agency, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS), will be headed by the ATSIC CEO and will be required to operate in conformity with policies and priorities established by the ATSIC Board and Regional Councils and to report on performance to the ATSIC elected arm.
		The agency will be staffed by existing members of ATSIC's administrative arm and will be subject to checks and balances in its decision-making, including internal and external reviews, to ensure that the administration exercises its responsibilities on a transparent, merit basis without external interference.
	www.atsia.gov.au /media/ruddock_media03/r03028.htm (694 words)

	ATSIC Bowled Out
		There’s certain Aboriginal leaders around who were quite happy to sort of jump in bed with the A-L-P when they set up their self-appointed bunch of supposed experts and leaders to negotiate the native title act which has proven to be a complete and absolute disaster.
		It doesn’t surprise me that the public opinion polls show so much support, the way in which the media flogged ATSIC in the last few years it’s clear that the Australian people have been conditioned into supporting the position of the government, after all, Australia is a nation of sheep.
		I think it was, I got a great deal of respect for my brother and other people on ATSIC and that’s probably the tragic part of it that some of them are going to get tarred with the same brush of others.
	www.abc.net.au /message/radio/speaking/stories/s1096747.htm (2784 words)

	FAIRA Policy: Open, Honest and Fair ATSIC
		Although ATSIC is intended to be an organisation which is representative of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people there are many features of the organisation and its operation which are not accountable to its clients.
		ATSIC has previously claimed that its meetings and decisions were secret matters in the style of Cabinet business.
		The ATSIC Regional Council meeting should be held in various locations in the region and councillors should be inclined to attend organisations in their official capacity.
	www.faira.org.au /policy/open.html (453 words)

	ATSIC About ATSIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ATSIC is established by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (ATSIC Act) and began operations on 5 March 1990 as a means to involve Indigenous people in the processes of government affecting their lives.
		ATSIC’s structure and functions are currently the subject of a Government review.
		From 1 July 2004, ATSIC consists of the Indigenous elected structures and a CEO, Mr Mick Gooda.
	www.atsic.gov.au /about_atsic (359 words)

	Aboriginals of Australia: Howard puts ATSIC to death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mr Howard yesterday said ATSIC had become "too preoccupied with what might loosely be called symbolic issues and too little concerned with delivering real outcomes for indigenous people".
		ATSIC's regional councils would be retained until the end of June next year to help set up the new structure.
		ATSIC acting chairman Lionel Quartermaine said abolishing ATSIC would do nothing to improve indigenous problems as mainstream departments had already failed to lift living standards.
	www.unpo.org /news_detail.php?arg=04&par=524 (689 words)

	D-Lib Featured Collection March 2002: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)
		ATSIC is Australia's national policy making and service delivery agency for Indigenous people.
		Established years ago under the ATSIC Act of 1989, the organization embodies "the principle of Indigenous self-determination and forms the principal agency in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio."
		(Above right the cover of the Spring 2001 issue of ATSIC News is displayed.) ATSIC News is a quarterly publication produced by the National Media and Marketing Office and distributed to Indigenous communities and organizations.
	www.dlib.org /dlib/march02/03featured-collection.html (476 words)

	Australian Aborigines become first target for "welfare reform"
		Many were previously administered by the elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), which the government is seeking to abolish as soon as parliament resumes this month.
		Among its members are John Moriarty, a prominent Sydney businessman, Joe Proctor, an investment banker and chief executive officer of Indigenous Capital Ltd, Joseph Elu, chairperson of Indigenous Business Australia, and Robert Lee, chief executive officer of the Jawoyn Association, which is associated with tourism ventures in the Northern Territory.
		Along with other ATSIC board members, he was one of the first exponents of developing welfare “smartcards”.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/nov2004/abor-n16.shtml (1749 words)

	Tim Blair: ADVANCEMENT AT LAST
		I think the most damning indictment on ATSIC came last night on ABC's 7.30 Report when the Acting Chairman of ATSIC, Lionel Quartermaine, tried to argue that mainstreaming funding was not the solution.
		The fact I missed out on a vote for ATSIC was no skin off my own nose, since the matters it controlled weren't ones that affected my life -- although it was still a shame for ATSIC's own constituents that the august body spent so much and achieved so little.
		ATSIC is about the fourth attempt over the years to have "self determination" for Aboriginal people.
	timblair.spleenville.com /archives/006482.php (1670 words)

	Review of Shooting the Banker: Essays on ATSIC and Self-Determination
		What comes through clearly is that ATSIC is so much a creation of mixed motives, and was structured with such built-in dilemmas, that difficulties were impossible to avoid.
		Because the creation of ATSIC was heralded and accompanied by a major campaign of disinformation and implicit racism by the Coalition, as the federal opposition at the end of the 1980s, ATSIC has always been oversold By supporters.
		Sullivan worries that while ATSIC is presented abroad as the embodiment of indigenous self-determination, it may be simply a means of continuing colonial control.
	www.yukoncollege.yk.ca /~agraham/jull/atsicrev.htm (1511 words)

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