Assessment 3: Community Organisation Report for ATSI Peoples

This report examines the community organization ANTaR, which works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (ATSI). It begins by describing ANTaR's functional purpose, which is to advocate for justice, rights, and respect for Indigenous Australians. The report then explores the theoret...Read More

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Introduction
Number of indigenous organisations in urban rural and remote regions is successfully
managing a wide range of programs and services in support of their communities. Since
the1970s, indigenous communities in Australia have been playing significant roles in
building community controlled services in domains like local government, housing, welfare,
services community and health (Teece, 2017). The increasing Government support for
indigenous organisations for managing initiatives and services still continues and involves
several local communities as well as national representative agencies across the nation. The
following paper will discuss the functional purpose ideology behind the chosen community
organisation for the Aboriginal and Torres islanders (ATSI).
Discussion
Functioning purpose of ANTaR
The purpose of the ANTaR is to work with the ATSI organizations, representatives
and leaders on privileges, rights and settlement issues since the 1970s. The core purpose of
the organisation is to establish associations with other agencies and across other divisions in
support of shared goals and objectives (ANTaR, 2020). The functional purpose of ANTaR is
to “engage, educate and mobilise a broad community movement to advocate for justice,
rights and respect for Australia's First Peoples" (ANTaR, 2020). Its current priorities are to
inform the inclusive community regarding reconciliation through the organization’s Sea of
Hands program.
Theoretical underpinnings of ANTaR’s purpose
Effective engagement is considered as a sustained procedure which offers Indigenous
communities in Australia with opportunities to enthusiastically make dynamic participation in
decision making process from the initial stage of describing the issue to be explained.
Indigenous participation maintains its existence in the development of policies as well as the

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programs besides projects which are planned to implement them as well as the assessment of
outcomes (Robeyns, 2017). From the founding purpose of ANTaR it is understood that the
organization which stands for Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation primarily
functions as a small, self-governing organisation signifying a common undertaking of
Australians in backing of righteousness, privileges and veneration for the Indigenous
communities of Australia. By drawing relevance to ANTaR’s purposes and key precedence it
can be understood that the theoretical underpinnings of the organization can be linked to
capability theory (ANTaR, 2020). In accordance to the capability theory, ANTaR understands
the rational that shapes Indigenous adoptions in addition to the significance of cultural and
social values of empathy towards their sense of welfare. Australian Torres and Islanders have
been participating in ANTaR as they have they developed the understanding of the link
between what ANTaR is proposing, as well as ways in which these purposes and functioning
of the community organization will improve their individual sense of health safety and
welfare. This necessitates significant discourse in which Aboriginal public can place their
genuine ‘voice’, where they have a scope to comprehensively understand the discussions and
consultations taking place (Nielsen, 2015). ANTaR has given Aboriginal Australians the time
and scope to make significant and critical consideration of concepts and development of
agreement, thus giving an avenue for development of mutual understanding between the
organization and ATIS. Such a comprehensive functioning has led to ‘shared understandings
as well as agreements to bring relevant resolutions to the intricacies and challenges ATIS
experiences and ways in which their safety values are to be reinforced in contemporary
settings. Comprehensive studies have shed light on range of values and principles which are
important for effective engagement (Altman & Hawke, 2018). These engagements have been
successfully identified and acknowledged through cultural heterogeneity, respect of
affiliation, open communications, suitable openings for discussion and negotiations in

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addition to delivery of information and exploration. Thus, through these principles and
support of ANTaR, ATSI will be able to overcome the failures and challenges they face while
engaging in broader community activities and develop meaningful opportunities to
comprehend or influence governmental decisions like non-Indigenous Australians.
ANTaR’s fundamental processes and practices
ANTaR’s fundamental processes are related to their work which they perform in
utmost harmony with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Furthermore, their
practices are steered chiefly by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as
organisations in setting up its movement precedence and course. The organization has
affiliated with Aboriginal people and other community groups. Nevertheless, one of the
essential practices of ANTaR is to strengthen the opinions of Australian Aboriginals and
community organisations. Thus, they necessitate building alliances with additional
organisations in addition to across subdivisions in support of shared objectives and
goalmouths (McLennan & Woods, 2018). The organization by engaging ATSI holds
governments with an aim of accounting and advocating another policy solutions grounded on
confirmation. As a result, they chiefly seek to improve the knowledge and awareness among
broader community regarding integrity, rights and deference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. The principle of capability approach has led ANTaR to work diligently and
in an integrated manner with associates, State and Territory ANTaR as well as its Campaigns
and Advocacy Council. Most importantly, ANTar functions in a way that is responsible and
apparent and have an organised assurance to evaluate and assess the work contrary to stated
results as well as conducting effect assessment of their fundamental processes and practices
(Nielsen, 2015).
Funding for ATIS

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Scholarship grants are accessible to individuals and organisations for taking
educational services and build employment prospects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people living in the ACT in which people can apply for around $5,000.00. As per
reports, the Australian Government is aiming to expand its highest level of continuing
subsidy for institutes from around $17.5 billion in 2017 to approximately $30.6 billion in
2027 (Health.gov.au, 2020). Furthermore, the Australian Government is aiming to finance a
highest of $247.2 billion for institute regular funding that will include around $4.3 billion for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. However in 2018, this added subsidy has
benefited an projected 213,504 Aboriginal people.
Conclusion
Thus, ANTar is efficiently providing the best conceivable organisational groundwork
with an aim of delivering the purpose that is taking account of their branding, accounting as
well as other fundamentals which will contribute to the effectiveness of the ATSI.

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