Ganter, Elizabeth2015-12-101036-9872http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58220Aboriginal people comprise ∼30% of the Northern Territory population, but make up well under 10% of the government bureaucracy designed to serve that population. This paper is based on PhD research into Aboriginal experiences of participating in this buKeywords: Australian Indigenous history; Indigenous political studies; Northern Territory; political theory; public policy and administration.Representatives in orbit: Livelihood options for Aboriginal people in the administration of the Australian desert201110.1071/RJ110272016-02-24