O'Flynn, JanineBuick, FionaBlackman, DeborahHalligan, John Angus2015-12-100190-0692http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67070In 2004 a bold experiment in the use of joined-up approaches to policy-making and implementation, best captured in the design of new policy architecture and the creation of a co-location model for service delivery, was undertaken to address the entrenched disadvantage of Indigenous Australians. In this article we report on inhibitors, explaining the under-performance of the joined-up experiment, and facilitators, which explain, in part, the existence of a small number of examples defying the broader trend.Keywords: Inhibitors and facilitators; Joined-up government; Service delivery; Whole of government201110.1080/01900692.2010.5407032016-02-24