Abstract
There are fewer more pressing and energetic topics in social policy than the fate of Indigenous young people in remote communities. The past decade has seen a hotting up of debates, with considerable polarisation, accusation and hyperbole. On one side are those who oppose what they see as a proliferation of the ‘homelands’ or ‘outstation’ movement (Austin-Broos 2011:82). In contrast are those who stand in defense of remote communities and the maintenance of traditional law and culture...