Inclusion of Self-Determination by First Nations Australians in Alcohol-Related Policy Development in the Northern Territory

Abstract

Evidence increasingly demonstrates that inclusion in decisions over one’s life – self-determination – can contribute to improved wellbeing. This thesis examines how self-determination of First Nations Australians can be exercised in the development of alcohol policies in the Northern Territory, Australia. This thesis is comprised of four inter-linked studies, in which the elements necessary for First Nations Australians' self-determination in alcohol policy were identified and explored in the context of Central Australia.