It as been claimed that remote Australia fits the definition of a Failed State.
Fred Chaney (2008), former Indigenous Affairs Minister, describes that failed state common characteristics are: prevalence of poverty, lack of security from violence, lack of capacity to provide basic services and needs and lack of legitimacy of government in the live of the people.
Chaney (2008) & (2012) explains that remote Australia makes up 85% of the land mass of Australia accommodates, 2/3 of the country's wealth, 5% of population with few areas of great wealth production, however the population is very scattered.
As Chaney (2012) states, most of government services and administration approach has a huge reliance of markets which do not exist through out most of Australia's geographical area. This and the vastness of remote Australia makes it extremely difficult to provide basic services to the population of this area and develop a strong government-community relationship.
The Government doesn't work to the satisfaction of the people of the area,
there is great dissatisfaction of the reforms that are enforced from the "outside", with no consistency with the different levels of governments or local communities
Therefore a new system is needed that deliver outcomes and services where and when they are needed and desired. This project is primarily concerned with the lack of basic services such as the much needed health care services that people in cities take for granted.
Chaney, F. (2012, September 10) Fixing the hole in Australia's heartland
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-10/fixing-the-hole-in-australias-heartland/4252814
Chaney, F. (2008, September 1) Desert Knowledge pushes for rural governance reform
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-15/desert-knowledge-pushes-for-rural-governance-reform/510956
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