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The Demise of ATSIC? Accountability and the Coalition Government
Author(s) -
Ivanitz Michele
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8500.00135
Subject(s) - accountability , demise , coalition government , argument (complex analysis) , government (linguistics) , public administration , political science , service delivery framework , service (business) , public relations , political economy , business , sociology , politics , law , marketing , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
ATSIC has been portrayed by the Coalition government as an organisation that is not financially accountable and, because of this, is not achieving positive service delivery outcomes for Aboriginal people. Drawing on documentary material and fieldwork data, this article argues that ATSIC is indeed accountable and that the Coalition is putting the accountability argument forward as a means of justifying the dismantling of ATSIC. Given the past and recent actions taken by the Coalition, it is unclear how much longer ATSIC will be able to survive in its current form.