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The NSW government needs to stop prosecuting Aboriginal fishers if it really wants to Close the Gap

  • Written by Janet Hunt, Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University
The NSW government needs to stop prosecuting Aboriginal fishers if it really wants to Close the GapFredrik Öhlander/ Unsplash

There is a contradiction between the New South Wales government’s plan for Closing the Gap and its persecution of Aboriginal people on the New South Wales south coast who want to maintain their saltwater culture.

The government needs to rethink what it is doing if it is to achieve the Closing the Gap outcomes...

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