Peoples or Populations? It’s all in the terminology

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Current policies towards indigenous Australians, including the Northern Territory intervention, view Aboriginals as a ‘population’, with all the associated negative health and employment statistics. Using the word ‘people’ instead puts them in a different light and could lead to better outcomes, says a new book “Rethinking Social Justice”.

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