CDEP is a euphenism since it promotes neither community development or employment. Two factors not noted by Hudson and others is that in remote 'communities' under CDEP those Aboriginal people who do not 'work' in some capacity however menial, are payed FAR LESS that the dole. On the other hand some Aboriginal people are skilled and do work a full-time job but are not paid a wage because of CDEP. CDEP has been tolerated and the corruption associated with it's implementation have been hidden or ignored for far too long by governments and academics alike. It is discriminatory, since no other Australians have been subjected to CDEP. The denial of its real consequnces have served to perpetuate the margnialisation of Aboriginal people living in remote areas. So what were the true intentions of CDEP for remote Aboriginl communities? In whose interests does it continue?