Indigenous Aspirations and Structural Reform in Australia

Indigenous Aspirations and Structural Reform in Australia succeeds as an important addition to the literature on reform surrounding Indigenous empowerment … This book is recommended for scholars, legislative policymakers, academics and students with a keen interest in this area of Indigenous law reform. – Liew Xuan Ning * University of Tasmania Law Review *This book is deserving of a wide readership. It is directly relevant to the debate as to Australian contemporary constitutional reform … The book is superbly researched and deftly interweaves Indigenous and legal scholarship. * Australian Law Journal *This book is an important, excellent contribution to its subject matter, particularly in relation to its own suggestions for law reform … The text is well structured, measured, and accessible. It treats its subject matter sincerely and respectfully. – Nadia Stojanova * Law in Context *In this beautiful and well-written book, Dr Harry Hobbs … tackles an issue that has implications far beyond his stated subject. – Stephen Young * ASIL Rights of Indigenous Peoples Interest Group Newsletter *This book is a clear, concise, and comprehensive chronicling of options for reforming Australian law and politics related to Indigenous peoples. While this work is theoretically rich I especially appreciated the practical options for positive change which appear in every chapter. * John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, University of Victoria *Harry deftly seeks to find solutions to the seemingly intractable tension between Australia’s Western-biased constitutional structure and Aboriginal aspirations for self-determination through the inclusion of their voice in Australian governance. It is original, superbly researched and will propel debate forward, which is sorely needed to remedy the illegitimacy of the state-imposed constitutional structure and provide some long-awaited justice for Aboriginal peoples. * Claire Charters, Associate Professor, Auckland Law School *

Harry Hobbs is Lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney.