Stakeholder perceptions of policy implementation for Indigenous health and cultural safety: A study of Australia's 'Closing the Gap' policies

• Published in: Australian journal of public administration Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 239 - 260
• Main Authors: Fisher, Matthew, Mackean, Tamara, George, Emma, Friel, Sharon, Baum, Fran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Aboriginal Australians; Academic achievement; Australasian cultural groups; closing the gap; cultural safety; Culture; Employment; Health and hygiene; Health disparities; Health education; Health status; Implementation; Indigenous health; Indigenous peoples; Native peoples; Partnerships; Perception; Perceptions; Policy implementation; Public policy; Public policy (Law); Racism; Safety; social determinants of Indigenous health; Stakeholders; AUSTRALIA; Australia

Indigenous peoples in Australia and similar colonised countries are subject to racism and systemic socioeconomic disadvantages, resulting in worse health outcomes compared to non-Indigenous counterparts. Such inequities persist despite governments' attempts to reduce them. Since 2008, Australia...