The future of successful settlement and development in Northern Australia is entirely dependent upon the control of certain tropical diseases endemic or likely to become endemic in the tropical environment. Prevailing environmental conditions will make the control of tropical disease difficult even in an enlightened white population. The existence of a substantial section of the […]
Aboriginal Protection – Aid or Hindrance to Integration?
A paper given by Dr Cook to the A.N.Z.A.A.S Conference in Adelaide 1969, extracted from Berndt’s edited proceedings of the conference From the time of Phillip it has been the acknowledged policy and objective of Australian governments to foster the friendship and co-operation of the indigenous inhabitants, and to extend the protection of the law […]
Problems obstructing the adaptation of the Aboriginal into white society
A paper Dr Cook presented at the A.N.Z.A.A.S conference held in Brisbane – 1971 What I am about to say will, I am afraid, make no scientific contribution to the symposium we have enjoyed during the past few days, yet I venture to hope my message may prove as important as any other to scientists […]