Vol 11 (1) Article – Joshua Gilbert, James Pratley, Paul Prenzler and Jeff McCormick
International Journal of Regional, Rural and Remote Law and Policy (IJRRRLP) 2024
EXCERPT
As the agriculture industry aspires towards a $100 billion gross value of production (GVP), workforce concerns remain at large for much of the sector. Despite significant interests in land, equating to over half of Australia’s landscape, the total production value derived from the Indigenous1 estate is less than 50% of GVP revenue.2 Concerningly, the majority of revenue generated from the Indigenous estate provides no benefit to Indigenous peoples. The employment of Indigenous peoples in agriculture is built on a history of tension, exacerbated by the contestation for land, facilitation of slavery and the ill-treatment of First Nations employees.