Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services was part of the now disbanded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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It was responsible for service provision under Australian Government
programs for Indigenous Australians
. The services it provided were transferred to a number of other government departments.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Services came under fire from the media in 2004 when it's benefactor, the CEO of ATSIC, Geoff Clark was disgraced by rape allegations.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives...
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It was responsible for service provision under Australian Government
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
programs for Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
. The services it provided were transferred to a number of other government departments.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Services came under fire from the media in 2004 when it's benefactor, the CEO of ATSIC, Geoff Clark was disgraced by rape allegations.