Elizabeth Ganter
Elizabeth Ganter, a public servant and academic, lived and worked in the Northern Territory for over 25 years. She wrote Reluctant Representatives: Blackfella bureaucrats speak in Australia’s north as a CAEPR Centre Associate in Canberra. Elizabeth is dedicated to improving public administration in Australian Indigenous affairs through better relationships between government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Blackfella bureaucrats speak in Australia’s north
Authored by: Elizabeth Ganter
Publication date: November 2016
‘How can you make decisions about Aboriginal people when you can’t even talk to the people you’ve got here that are blackfellas?’ So ‘Sarah’, a senior Aboriginal public servant, imagines a conversation with the Northern Territory Public Service. Her question suggests tensions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have accepted the long-standing invitation to join the ranks of the public service.
Reluctant Representatives gives us a rare glimpse into the…